LAUNDY TINDALL SHORT SEE WISDOM IN EVANS HEAD

A Laundy-Tindall-Short partnership has furthered their NSW north coast footprint with acquisition of the re-stapled Illawong Hotel of Evans Head. Nick Tindall and wife Justine (nee Laundy), daughter to the pub king, had been actively eyeing traditional pub offerings outside

GALLAGHER BIDS FAREWELL TO THE UNION

Hot on the heels of his partnership sale of Ryde’s Royal Hotel, Patrick Gallagher has passed the title of his home base Union Hotel in North Sydney to John Azar and the Good Beer Co.  Located on a 784sqm lot

MERIVALE MOVES SOUTH ONTO QUARTERDECK

Justin Hemmes’ Merivale has acquired its first venue outside Sydney – the Quarterdeck, in “second home” Narooma. Perched on the shores of Forsters Bay, The Quarterdeck is an institution of the Eurobodalla community, as seen in its foreshore having been

OSCARS TAKE BEACHIE FROM KINGSTON

Former Rothschild MD turned hotelier David Kingston has sold his rejuvenated Beachcomber Hotel in Toukley to the Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels for a reported $20 million. The local institution ‘Beachie’ enjoys a generous 1.1-Ha (11,000sqm) site between two lakes and

YOUNG CATCHES GALLAGHER’S ROYAL RYDE

Industry doyen Patrick Gallagher has divested his Royal Hotel in Ryde to former Wallaby and growing Sydney hotelier Bill Young. Located on a prominent corner of arterial Blaxland Road, opposite the redeveloped Top Ryde shopping centre, the Royal counts a

HEDLEY GOES AGAIN WITH TOLGA HOTEL

Pub industry stalwart Tom Hedley has picked up the heritage Tolga Hotel in the Atherton Tablelands in his continued expansion in northern Queensland. The two-storey Tolga Hotel is reminiscent of classic Queensland-style architecture, and the only pub and central to

MARLOW CAPTURES FRESH FIELDS WITH ROBIN HOOD

The paladin Robin Hood Hotel has sold to Jason Marlow for what is thought to be a record sale for regional pubs. The large-format Robin Hood is on a sprawling 32,700sqm block in the heart of Orange, and known for

DUXTON SNAPS UP THREE MORE

The newly-formed and ambitious Duxton Pubs investment fund has snapped up three more hotels in South Australia, on its way to become a national player. Mid-2020 news emerged hoteliers Ed Peter, Martin Palmer and Brett Matthews had teamed up to

DORE CLOSES ON GREAT SOUTHERN OPPORTUNITY

Berry's Great Southern Hotel has been sold for $6 million to a consortium fronted by well-known Sydney publican Ged Dore, in another example of the continued strength of NSW’s coastal market. Dore already owns an enviable portfolio of food &

GOOD TIMES SEEING DOUBLE IN ARMIDALE

Good Times Industries has doubled down in Armidale, adding the two-storey Grand Hotel to its local portfolio. This year enjoying its centennial, the stately Grand occupies a generous corner lot of Rusden and Ohio streets, in the heart of town.