BIG SINGLETON SALE FOR MURPHY BROTHERS

An expanding Sydney hotelier has paid a booming market price of around $18.5 million for the Imperial Hotel in Singleton, bought only a few years ago by the Murphy brothers. Situated amongst a growing residential population in the upper Hunter

HERBERT PASSES BATON ON BOOMING BERESFIELD

The big Beresfield Tavern and bottle barn have been sold by ‘accidental publican’ Craig Herbert to local business owners and fellow first-timers Sam and Pierre Patel. In 2021, the Tavern and bottleshop were put to market by Herbert, who had

MELBOURNE’S BIGGEST PRIVATE GAMING OPERATOR BUYS AGAIN IN SA

Dave Tomsic’s Black Rhino continues its run into South Australia, announcing settlement of the Kadina Hotel, in the ‘Little Cornwall’ region. A handsome, Federation-style two-storey stone pub on the corner of Taylor and Hallett Streets, the Kadina boasts a classic front

AVC ON THE GREAT ROAD TO APOLLO

Australian Venue Co has announced its acquisition of the newly-sold Apollo Bay Hotel, on Victoria’s famous Great Ocean Road. Following the $10.5 million sale last week to an unnamed Victorian publican, AVC has entered an exclusivity agreement with the freeholder

ARK ARE NEW KEEPERS OF THE PADDO

ARK Hospitality Group has announced it is the new owner of the celebrated Paddington Ale House. The sale represents the first time the Mount Hawthorn community landmark has changed hands in four decades. ARK is an award-winning, family-owned group that

SYDNEY FREEHOLDER TIM FALLON GOES AGAIN IN GUNDAGAI

Tim Fallon’s newly-formed Lancer Group has fended off the competition to expand locally with acquisition of Gundagai’s Criterion Hotel. Gundagai is an iconic regional town, around halfway between Melbourne and Sydney, and home to the famous ‘Dog on the Tuckerbox’

LAUNDYS GROW COASTAL ACCOM AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH FLOWER AND PORT

The Laundy family have furthered their coastal acquisitions and partnership model, buying the Mercure Centro Hotel with Mr Port Macquarie, Alistair Flower, for around $25 million. Rated 4.5-star, the five-level 72-room Hotel is in the heart of Port Macquarie’s commercial,

HIGH-FLYING APOLLO BAY SALE SURPASSES TARGET

The appetite for coastal pubs continues unabated with sale of Victoria’s iconic Apollo Bay Hotel, south-west of Melbourne. The picturesque property came to market for the first time in over 30 years in February, offering the freehold title and a

PUBLIC HOSPITALITY GROUP PICKS UP CAMPERDOWN’S LADY

Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality Group has taken the hand of the Lady Hampshire of Camperdown, for around $11 million. The Lady is a well-known landmark of the inner west, passed by thousands of cars each day on bustling Parramatta Road.

BLACK RHINO CONQUERS COPPER TOWN

Melbourne-based Black Rhino Group has taken another run at South Australian potential, buying all three pubs in the Copper Coast town of Moonta. Found around 160 kilometres north-west of Adelaide, Moonta is a community of over 4,000 people and one