Property

FLOWER EXPANDS IN PORT AND LAKE CATHIE

Posted on January 14th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Celebrated community publican Alistair Flower has further expanded a growing portfolio with the purchase of the Lake Cathie Tavern, near his Port Macquarie haven. Current AHA National titleholder for Community Service & Achievement and winner again in 2018 at the

McCOYS PASS HOTEL BENNETT TO TURNERS

Posted on December 14th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The McCoy family have ended a 33-year tenure at their Hotel Bennett in Hamilton, divesting to former locals the Turners in a return to home. The McCoy family have owned pubs in Redfern and around NSW. John and Betty McCoy

SUNKEN MONKEY SALES TO SYDNEY

Posted on December 12th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Following a good stretch on the market, the Roys have sold Erina’s Sunken Monkey Hotel to Sydney buyers on a tight yield. The former Woodport Inn was purchased by Brian Roy and family, who performed a major renovation, opening with

BRAITHWAITE HEADS NORTH TO TAME A RED LION

Posted on December 7th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Back from his hiatus, Peter Braithwaite has taken the plunge into Queensland with purchase of the Willow Hotel turned Red Lion outside Brisbane from the Thompson family. Braithwaite sold the Commercial Hotel Boolaroo mid-2017 after almost a decade of operation,

FIRST MOVE TO MELBOURNE IN SALE OF SAXON

Posted on December 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Thumping Richmond pub the Royal Saxon has been sold to an interstate group taking its first step into Melbourne. Billed as an “interpretation of a vibrant and modern Melbourne hospitality venue” the Saxon is an historic, unobtrusive two-storey Georgian building

McLEAN FAMILY END A CENTURY AT THE GRAND VIEW

Posted on December 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After almost 100 years of ownership, the McLean family has sold its famed Grand View Hotel to established Queensland group Waymark Hotels. The Grand View is an imposing two-storey brick and timber pub on a big 3,068sqm corner site in

BIG WINDS OF CHANGE FOR ABH

Posted on November 30th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Back from the whirlwind that wreaked havoc across the Whitsundays, the magnificent Airlie Beach Hotel operation has been sold. The O’Neill family lived, breathed and nurtured the Hotel right on Airlie Beach for more than 30 years, before putting it

ANOTHER BIG NEWCASTLE PUB FOR IRIS

Posted on November 28th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Iris has swooped again, securing the dusty Shaft Tavern in suburban Newcastle in a “unique opportunity” for the acquisitive pub-developers. The Shaft occupies a big 6,720sqm block adjacent to Elermore Vale Shopping Centre, set back and sunken from the road

IRIS SETTLES ON ROGERS PORTFOLIO IN BOOM TOWN

Posted on November 23rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Group has further cemented its footings in booming Newcastle, securing Campbell and Clare Rogers’ portfolio in the biggest deal seen in the area. The Rogers acquired large-format Hamilton pub the Sydney Junction Hotel in 2014, building its

IRIS TAKES BLAIR’S KINGSWOOD PUB

Posted on November 19th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
After nearly two decades the Blair family has reached another milestone with the sale of their big Kingswood pub to the very acquisitive Iris Group. Neville Blair has owned and operated the Kingswood Hotel since 2001, which earlier this year