NEW TEAM INTO BRIGHT BROLGA HOTEL

The thriving Brolga Hotel of Coleambally has been sold by successful first-timers to new ambitious first-timers Darren and Nathan Maddison. Located north of Albury, around 600 kilometres south-west of Sydney, Coleambally is home to around 650 people, and one pub

ROCHE RICH-LISTERS CONTINUE EXPANSION INTO PUBS

A new generation of hotel royalty is stepping up its footprint in pubs, with rich-listers the Roche family consolidating their pivot with purchase of Armidale’s Royal Hotel. The Royal is the latest acquisition by the Roche Group, headed by Bill

STAR GROUP SEES BLUE SKY IN TOWNSVILLE

Star Hotels’ expansion and diversification continues with purchase of the Central Hotel in Townsville. Steven Shoobridge’s Star Group lays claim to being Queensland’s largest independently owned and operated pub and liquor retail chain. The company moved into hospitality in 1996

FEROS AND CO TAKE ONE50 FOR $12M

The Gold Coast’s dormant One50 Public House has been bought by the Feros’ JDA Hotels for $12 million, in partnership with Queensland hotelier Nick Kalaf, as market heat cooks prices. Nestled in the heart of the main commercial precinct of

AVC’S STRATEGIC PLAY ON THE SKI SLOPES

Australian Venue Co. continues its expansion into domestic tourism hubs with acquisition of the Hotham Hotel in Mount Hotham Previously known as Swindlers Bar, the venue is the heartbeat of the Hotham ski fields and a staple for food and

SYNDICATE TAKES NEWCASTLE’S OLD GRAND

The handsome Grand Hotel of Newcastle East has been sold, bringing an exit by Mike Angus and re-entry by some former hoteliers. Grand Hotel, Newcastle. Images: website The Grand is one of just three pubs in Newcastle East, built 1891,

ZAGAMES DIVEST FOUR PUBS FOR $99M

A growing Melbourne group has scooped four pubs from the highly awarded Zagame family for $99 million, in demonstration of the strength of the Victorian market despite lockdowns. The institutional Zagame Group has sold lease interests in its self-branded venues

GURRS PASS THE WHITEBULL REINS TO KNOX’

The stalwart Gurr family of Armidale have sold their local institution, the Whitebull Hotel, to the family operation of hotelier Jim Knox. Located in the heart of Armidale’s retail precinct, the Whitebull Hotel is a prize of the New England

AVC HEED THE CALL FOR THE TELEGRAPH

Australian Venue Co (AVC) has jumped the Strait, taking its first pub in Tasmania in Hobart’s historic Telegraph Hotel. Built 1858 as the Electric Telegraph Hotel, on a prime waterfront site, the shortened name was adopted in 1877. It has

TILLEY & WILLS LATEST INN, ON RICHMOND

The growing partnership of Simon Tilley and Nick Wills is the latest to get a foothold in Sydney’s burgeoning north-west growth corridor, buying the Richmond Inn Hotel. Set on a 3,007sqm corner site, the large-format suburban hotel is located in