Real Estate

TENDERS OPEN FOR BOTANIC GARDENS VENUES

Posted on September 9th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The magnificent Botanic Gardens of Sydney is inviting hospitality operators to bring new f&b concepts to three stunning harbourside locations within the world-famous destination. The Gardens (BGS) is seeking innovative operators to run temporary food and beverage outlets “of cultural

IRIS PUT UP COLOMBIAN COLLECTION

Posted on September 7th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital is shuffling the portfolio again, listing prominent Oxford Street icons the Colombian Hotel and Gaslight Inn. Commanding adjacent sites in Darlinghurst, the hotels have diverse departments, offering food and beverage, gaming, entertainment and accommodation. They also

FEROS’ JDA TAKES HEARTTHROB HEADLANDS

Posted on September 4th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Feros’ JDA Collective has secured stunning “trophy asset” the Headlands Hotel in seaside Austinmer from owner-operator developers Stevens Group. Located around an hour south of the Sydney CBD, the sprawling pub literally resides on its own headland, on a

THE PRINCE OF THE PORT PUT UP

Posted on September 4th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Suburban local the Prince Alfred Hotel is being offered by a private owner as an operational opportunity in Melbourne’s south. The pub sits on a prominent 305sqm corner of popular thoroughfare Bay Street, on State Route 30, across from Port

DEVELOPER GETS TO THE GREENWELL POINT

Posted on September 2nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Peter Dobb has sold his long-held Greenwell Point Hotel in Shoalhaven to an industry newcomer with a plan, as he looks closer to home. The Hotel is on a generous 5,261sqm lot mere metres from Crookhaven River and the only

COCK & BULL PLANS TO FLY THE COUP

Posted on September 2nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Cairns’ popular Cock & Bull Tavern is looking to move house, into a shopping complex, as the state government pushes its $1 billion expansion of the city’s primary hospital. The Queensland government is executing a multi-stage upgrade of Cairns Hospital

MAY LANDS MEREWETHER SURFHOUSE

Posted on August 31st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Newcastle beachfront trophy the Merewether Surfhouse is in new hands for the first time, as waterfront guru Ben May adds it to the May Hospitality collection. The historic art deco bathing pavilion on Merewether beach built around 1937 was one

DEVELOPER DEAL FOR HISTORIC GRIFFINS HOTEL

Posted on August 31st, 2026 by Jane Louise
Adelaide property developer George Kambitsis has expanded his CBD holdings with the $8.55 million acquisition of the historic Griffins Hotel on Hindmarsh Square. The Victorian-era pub sits on a 680sqm site in the heart of Adelaide’s commercial, accommodation and retail

SALE OR LEASE ON THE HIGH-PROFILE CLIFTON

Posted on August 28th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne’s landmark Clifton Hotel is for sale or lease through receivers and managers FTI Consulting, in the fallout from Jon Adgemis’ collapsed Public Hospitality Group. Built 1868, the Clifton is a hospitality institution, dominating a high-profile corner of Kew Junction

ALH MAJOR CAPEX AS ENDEAVOUR FIGHTS BACK

Posted on August 28th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s biggest pub group will undergo a major, accelerated refurbishment program on 75 of its hotels as parent company Endeavour looks to rebound from a changing market and poor results. ASX-listed Endeavour (ASX:EDV) broke from majority Woolworths ownership in 2021,