FAIRFIELD UNICORN NEW VICTORIA TAVERN FOR SALE

Rare bird and Top100 Fairfield LGA pub the New Victoria Tavern has been offered up to a red-hot market by Matsal Investments. Located in Wetherill Park, the New Vic hosts a lively sports bars and TAB facilities, with Punters Paradise

IRVIN PUSHES NORTH, INTO GIBSONS’ BUNGALOW

Joe Irvin has furthered his push into Queensland hotspots, taking over the Bungalow Hotel in Cairns from long-timers the Gibson family. The original Bungalow Hotel was built in the early 1970s, and in 1989 its name was changed to the

SOLOTEL JUMPS ON BIG-TICKET CAROUSEL

The Stanford family has continued its divestment run with another massive transaction, selling the Carousel Inn of Rooty Hill to Bruce Solomon’s Solotel Group. After sale of Little Big House in May and of Green Park Hotel last November, purchase

JIM SECURES FORT KNOX

Hotelier Jim Knox has completed his play for a monopoly in Moree with acquisition of the last piece of the puzzle, the Amaroo Tavern, from Waratah Hotel Group. The Amaroo incorporates a public bar, commercial kitchen and bistro, gaming room

ARTHUR AND STU TEAM UP FOR WOY WOY LANDMARK

Pub dynasty Arthur and Stuart Laundy have teamed up for the first time, to buy the Bayview Hotel in Woy Woy in a new record for the region. The large-scale Bayview overlooks Brisbane Water, around an hour by car or

KNOX LOCKS UP MORE IN NEW ENGLAND

Growing hotelier Jim Knox has pulled a trifecta in New England, consolidating his portfolio in the Moree region with purchase of three of the town’s hotels. Knox Hotels now counts the titles of the Post Office Hotel, the Victoria Hotel,

AVC’S BIG INVESTMENT IN VICTORIA

Australian Venue Co is “full steam ahead” on investment into Melbourne hospitality, announcing a revived Bimbo, beachside pop-up and no less than three new pubs for the stable. In expectation of a hot summer of strong economic recovery and record

HUNT FAREWELLS DUKE OF WELLINGTON

Stephen Hunt’s Hunt Hospitality has flipped the august Duke of Wellington Hotel in New Lambton, selling for $16 million to Nick Walker’s Reklaw Hotels. The Duke was built 1876, named in honour of the famous commander of the English and

OSCARS PART WITH THE EMPIRE

Oscars Hotels has sold the freehold going concern of Annandale’s Empire Hotel to Jon Adgemis’ new Public Hospitality Group. The Gravanis brothers’ group bought the pub mid-2019 from Sam D'agostino for around $10 million. It was being operated by Eric

AVC LETS GO DARLING & CO

Australian Venue Co has divested its leasehold interest in Darling & Co, in Brisbane, to local sweethearts Catchment Brewing Co. Located in the Queensland capital’s affluent suburb of Paddington, the chic bar-restaurant previously incorporated a charter cruise business on the