Real Estate

ORANGE GROVE IN LILYFIELD IN NEW HANDS

Posted on August 14th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Veteran hotelier and very long-term owner Bruce Hedditch has sold his Orange Grove Hotel in thriving Lilyfield to industry newcomers. The OG Hotel stands on a substantial 934sqm corner of Balmain Rd, which it has occupied since 1959, since it

MITCH ‘RE-EMERGED’ AS MODERN LOCAL

Posted on August 12th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Stoic suburban The Mitch of Alexandria has adopted a new but classic community-led approach under Phil Anderson’s Rum Rebellion Hospitality Group. Built 1920, first trading as the Balaclava Hotel, the pub set on a corner of Mitchell Road was long

REVIVAL-READY ROYAL HITS THE MARKET

Posted on August 10th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Royal Hotel in Clifton Hill, which closed almost a decade ago and was nearly turned into apartments, is now being sold by private owners. Set on a 736sqm corner, around four kilometres north-east of the Melbourne CBD, the three-storey

DUBBO LOCALS TURN OVER THE GARDEN

Posted on August 7th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
One of Dubbo’s most recognised family-friendly hotels, the Maas brothers’ Garden Hotel, has changed hands between loyal locals in a discreet off-market transaction. The large two-storey pub boasts a long history in the city, around 400 kilometres north-west of Sydney,

MERIVALE GETS THE SACK

Posted on August 5th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale frontman Justin Hemmes has signed on the line for Merivale to acquire the Solotel-operated Sackville Hotel in inner west hotspot Rozelle. In May the Sackville was brought to market along with the Bank Hotel in Newtown and The Clock

WEALTH ON THE COMMONS IN TOWNSVILLE

Posted on August 3rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Two hard-working families have put up the for sale sign at their historic Commonwealth Hotel in Townsville, providing plenty of blue sky in the Sunshine State. Townsville’s Commonwealth is a classic colonial-style two-storey local built to coincide with Australia’s federation,

IRVIN BUILDS IN SEQ WITH JDA’S GCT

Posted on July 31st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Feros’ JDA Collective has sold riverside local the Gold Coast Tavern at Benowa to Joe Irvin’s Irvin Hotels, as interest and capital gear up on the Brisbane Games. John Feros and siblings Dean and Alexandra Henderson (nee Feros) purchased

IRIS EYES EXIT AT WISEMAN’S FERRY

Posted on July 29th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Iris Capital has listed the picturesque Wiseman’s Inn Hotel as it pursues big-ticket projects and developments in multiple cities. The historic riverside Inn was established in 1827, on a 5,123sqm landholding on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, just 300

PIPER ON THE HOOK FOR ISLAND DREAM

Posted on July 29th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Glenn Piper’s Epochal Hotels has cruised into the next stage of its massive Whitsundays project, strategically acquiring the Port of Airlie to access the new attractions at its Hook Island development. Queensland’s iconic Whitsundays Islands generate over $3.7 billion annually,

BEER BASTIAN THE FLODGE FLIPS

Posted on July 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Inner west beer mecca The Flodge is in new hands, as veteran Matthew Sen steps back from his prized, awarded Forest Lodge Hotel. Built 1866, when its home of Arundel Street was the part of the main thoroughfare into Sydney