OSCARS DIVE INTO WESTWATERS RECORD DEAL

AFL legends the Hawthorn Football Club have executed sale of their massive WestWaters Hotel & Entertainment Complex to Oscars Hotels, in a new record deal for the state. The WestWaters Hotel & Entertainment Complex was built around Lake Caroline, occupying

RED STEER WAGGA JOINS FEROS PORTFOLIO

Acclaimed Sydney operator the Feros Group is the latest to stake a claim in regional centres and into Wagga Wagga, snapping up the Red Steer Hotel and Motel. The relaxed country Hotel offers multiple bars, gaming room with nine machines,

ROYAL ALBERT MEETS MOMENTO’S MOVE

Marcello Colosimo’s Momento Hospitality has continued its march into inner-city prospects with purchase of the famed Royal Albert Hotel of Surry Hills. On the southern edge of the Sydney CBD, the Surry Hills boozer is well known as one of

WAUGH PICKS UP REDCAPE’S MINSKYS

Redcape has divested its lower north shore party venue Minskys Hotel to a partnership between Mitchell Waugh and the Karellas family. Situated on major thoroughfare Military Road in Cremorne Plaza, the freehold going concern Hotel offers bar areas, with 24-hour

NED KELLY HEADS NORTH TO AMBLE INN

Ned Kelly has charged into the Amble Inn, bolstering the gang with a massive coastal lot at Corindi Beach, near Coffs Harbour. The Amble Inn was built by the family operators in 1985, on a huge 1.6-Ha (16,000sqm) property around

KICKON HIT THE MARK IN TOWNSVILLE

Craig Shearer’s Kickon Group has announced its expansion into northern Queensland and new partner Bart Furst, in acquisition of Townsville’s The Watermark. The Watermark, in the heart of Townsville tourist hotspot The Strand, features a relaxed sports bar and contemporary

THE FRIEND FINDS COLOSIMO IN NEED

Glebe stalwart the Friend In Hand Hotel has been sold by Wallaby publican Bill Young to Marcello Colosimo’s Momento Hospitality. In a return to fortune, Young bought the pub in 2019 for around $10 million. His father and the Young

PIPER LANDS MEREWETHER’S BEACH

Property guru Glenn Piper has sealed the deal on Andrew Lazarus’ magnificent Beach Hotel at Merewether, in another new record for the Newcastle region. The large-format heritage-listed pub occupies a 1,850sqm site just three kilometres from the Newcastle CBD, with

PENDLE INN HOTEL THE LATEST BIG WESTERN SYDNEY SALE

Another big western Sydney pub has sold, with a private family the latest riding the gravy train on skyrocketing values through sale of their rail-side Pendle Inn Hotel. Established in the 1950s by the vendors, the pub’s sale now represents