Property

FRASER SHORT TAKES ON SIR GEORGE

Posted on November 26th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
High-profile hotelier Fraser Short has picked up the acclaimed and rescued Sir George Hotel of Jugiong for $14 million. Vendors on the sale were mother-daughter duo Liz Prater and Kate Hufton, who acquired the dilapidated Hotel in 2015 and undertook

FLOWER HOTELS GROWS AGAIN, EYEING REGIONAL TOURISM

Posted on November 26th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Flower Hotels has expanded its local wheelhouse, picking up the Traveller's Rest Hotel of Long Flat from long-term private owners the Thompson family. The subdued Traveller's Rest resides on a huge lot of almost four hectares, on the banks of

LAWLER WINS RACE TO ROYAL

Posted on November 24th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Ben Lawler and Ryan Haynes have expanded back into greater Sydney, with purchase of the Royal Hotel in Camden. Established 1841, the Royal occupies a 1,526sqm site in the main retail zone of Camden LGA – forecast to surpass 200k

PIPER EXPANDS INTO Q STATION

Posted on November 24th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Harbord hotelier Glenn Piper has signed to take on the long-term lease of Manly’s historic Q Station. Q Station was Australia’s longest continuously operating quarantine station, until its closure as an operational maritime facility in March 1984. It was operated

LAUNDYS HELP YOUNGS UP THE CABBAGE TREE

Posted on November 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Laundy legion is back in The Gong, through acquisition of the Cabbage Tree Hotel in Fairy Meadow. Located approximately three kilometres north of the Wollongong CBD, the CTH has been operated by husband and wife team Brad and Corrina

LAWLER SELLING STEADFAST NEVERTIRE

Posted on November 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Indefatigable icon the Nevertire Hotel is for sale by long-standing owner and local legend Sam Lawler. Built in 1882, the thriving Nevertire Hotel stands at the crossroads of the Mitchell and Oxley Highways, around 100 kilometres north-west of Dubbo. In

PARRAS PICKS UP SHAWS BAY AND FENWICK HOUSE

Posted on November 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Shaws Bay Hotel and the majestic Fenwick House have sold for circa $31 million to Sydney-based Parras Hospitality. The ‘Shawsy’ of East Ballina comprises public bar, restaurant, gaming room with 14 machines, and waterside beer garden, 25 minutes from Byron

THE PUB @ RIVO HITS THE MARKET

Posted on November 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
On the back of recent successes, the Stanford family has listed the last of the portfolio, in the Pub @ Rivo. Located immediately adjacent to Riverstone train station and the proposed Riverstone town centre, the single level hotel enjoys multiple

IRIS PASSES TWO REGIONAL PUBS TO KEEN LOCALS

Posted on November 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Iris Capital has sold off two regional pubs, putting enthusiastic local operators into promising local watering holes. The Kearsley Hotel at Kearsley and Condobolin’s Royal Hotel are both two-storey venues with impressive street presences on major regional thoroughfares, providing food