Property

BLACK FOX TAKES DORE INTO BALLINA

Posted on June 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Ged Dore has partnered again with private equity fund Black Fox Property, securing the Australian Hotel in idyllic Ballina, outside Byron Bay. The classic two-story ‘Aussie’ occupies a large 1,787sqm corner site, offering a main public bar, bistro, gaming room

BROPHYS OUT FOR THE COUNT

Posted on June 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Fred and Sandi Brophy, the couple behind the famous Fred Brophy’s Boxing Troupe, have sold their last pub, the Kilkivan Hotel, to newcomers as they exit the industry. The Brophys owned the Cracow Hotel, 500 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, which

COLEMAN DISPATCHES POST OFFICE AS GDM GROWS

Posted on June 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Publican Matt Coleman has executed a sale and leaseback on his Post Office Hotel in Forbes, as part of the further expansion of GDM Hotels, which includes purchase of Stockton’s Boatrowers Hotel. The historic Post Office was built 1864 and

AVC PICKS UP NINE PUBS, FROM ARK AND CLG

Posted on June 15th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has announced agreement to purchase nine venues in Western Australia from Ark Group and Colonial Leisure Group, for a reported $30 million. The conditional acquisition brings all seven venues under the banner of Ark Group. In Perth

UPMARKET BUSH INN BUSINESS FOR SALE

Posted on June 10th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
One of Melbourne’s best-known establishments, the iconic Bush Inn, has hit the market with long potential. The large footprint pub occupies a high-profile corner on the borders of some of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs, Toorak and Hawksburn. It provides trading

PUBLIC HOSPITALITY HITS BONDI WITH PLANS FOR NOAH’S

Posted on June 8th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality Group has beat major developers to buy the well-known Noah’s Backpackers on Bondi Beach for $68 million. Noah’s occupies a prominent 1,087sqm site at the world-famous Beach, comprising two corner buildings configured for 260 beds and

TEAM REILLY TAKES ON CRICKETER’S ARMS

Posted on June 3rd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Acclaimed operator Ray Reilly has executed another team expansion, taking on Tim Condon’s Cricketer’s Arms Hotel in Balmain with a long-time employee as partner.  The Cricketer’s Arms was established in 1872 and for many years served as host to the

BROWNS FIND ANSWER FOR WYE BEACH

Posted on June 1st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Continuing the run of pub sales on Victoria’s famous Great Ocean Road, the Wye Beach Hotel has been sold, for the first time in over 30 years. Considered one of the state’s iconic coastal pubs, on The Road between nearby

WAUGH SNAPS UP O’HARAS KELSO HOTEL

Posted on May 27th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Ashton Waugh and Co are growing the pot, swooping on the O’Hara-owned Kelso Hotel in NSW landmark Bathurst. The Kelso is a large-format pub on a prominent corner, first established in 1860. It incorporates a classic public bar, gaming room

RYAN JOINS WITH FILIPOVIC FOR REDBANK’S COMMERCIAL

Posted on May 27th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Industry stalwart Patrick Ryan has teamed with the recently unemployed former CUB CEO Peter Filipovic in a new independent pub venture, buying the Commercial Hotel at Redbank. The principal of Ryan’s Hotel has joined with the recently former head of