PELATHON NEW CUSTODIANS OF NORMANBY

Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Group has taken on another big project in self-proclaimed "Brisbane’s Best Pub” – the noble and sometimes notorious, Normanby Hotel. A living hero of Brisbane’s history since 1890, the Normanby is found on a big 3,683sqm block

SINGO SWEEPS UP GOSFORD’S BIG ELANORA HOTEL

Real estate mogul ad-man John Singleton has backed his own overtures in Gosford with the big-ticket purchase of family legacy pub the Elanora Hotel. Large-format ‘The Elly’ enjoys a big 7,667sqm block on a corner of East Gosford main thoroughfare

HEMMES FORKS OUT $7.5m FOR 3 WEEDS

Justin Hemmes is keeping up his growth strategy, picking up Rozelle’s 3 Weeds in a strong result for the long-time owners and the evolution of the peninsula precinct. Set on an 880sqm lot around four kilometres west of the Sydney

KELLY LOOKS TO REVIVE THE EDDY

One of Bathurst’s oldest pubs is set to be revived, entering the growing portfolio of local operator MPK Hotels. The two-storey Edinboro Castle Hotel occupies a big 1300sqm plot in the middle of Bathurst thoroughfare William Street. ‘The Eddy’ has

KNOX LOCKS UP GRIFFITH AREA HOTEL

Griffiths’ Area Hotel has been snapped up by local publican Jim Knox, fending off metro rivals for the strong regional pub. After 15 years’ ownership, a private syndicate determined in March to divest its Griffith hotel, which it has operated

PELATHON PUTS UP $8.5m FOR GRAND PLANS

Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group has underscored its faith in high-performing Queensland regions with the $8.5 million acquisition of Cairns’ Grand Hotel. Built 1926, the stately two-storey pub offers the well-known Croc Bar – replete with its carved crocodile bar-top

COUGHLAN LETS GO THE LORD

Paddy Coughlan has sold off his flagship Lord Gladstone for a reported $5.5 million to another local hotelier, to continue plans for growing Frank Strong’s hard lemonade. The former Riversdale CEO announced sale campaigns on the freehold going concerns of

NEW HANDS FOR PALM & PAWN

The Duncan family has sold its troubled Palm & Pawn Hotel in Wagga Wagga, ending their reluctant reinvolvement in the Riverina pub. Built on a generous 7,795sqm lot in the north of town, the Palm & Pawn offers bar, bistro

FLOWER TAKES HASTINGS IN LOCAL POWER PLAY

Alistair Flower has swooped on the elegant Hastings Hotel in Wauchope, celebrating rapid expansion and the birth of new entries to Flower Hotels. The former Redcape general manager, overseeing 40 venues, took his experience north and revived the Settler’s Inn

NEW FACES TAKE TO THE RIVERVIEW

Balmain gastro-pub the Riverview Hotel has been taken by new entrants to the pub sector, bringing a sharp background in professional hospitality. Jimmy and Nicola Queally sold the leasehold Interest of the former Balmain Pub Group’s Riverview, citing “mixed emotions”