Real Estate

STRAWBERRY HILLS FOR LAUNDY CLAN

Posted on November 6th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Surry Hills institution the Strawberry Hills Hotel has been sold by legacy hoteliers the Hargreaves family to the pilots of the Laundy Hotels empire, Danielle and Shane Richardson. Almost a decade after purchasing the nearby Shakespeare Hotel, in 1975, matriarch

EVEN REMOTE ICONIC PUBS BATTLE COUNCIL

Posted on November 6th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Representative of the plight of pubs everywhere, the stoic Betoota Hotel in outback Queensland has failed in its bid to get works done through council to allow patrons access to a local watering hole. The Betoota – a famously outback

THE LADY GETS LUCKY

Posted on November 4th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
After suddenly closing “indefinitely” last month citing storm damage, facing an uncertain future, it’s been revealed the Lady Hampshire will return as a pub. Previously known as the Old Hampshire Hotel, the old-school watering hole was established on bustling Parramatta

YARRA GOLD IN HEALESVILLE

Posted on November 4th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The stately Grand Hotel in the heart of Victoria’s prized Yarra Valley is being offered to market by a private family. Occupying a highly visible 1,510sqm corner zoned Commercial 1, the hotel property incorporates a front bar with TAB, cocktail

NEW GLORY FOR HISTORIC ST ANDREWS

Posted on November 2nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Historic landmark the St Andrews Hotel in the Kinglake foothills has been sold and is destined for significant investment, to better service growing demand from the surrounding lifestyle catchments. St Andrew was a first-century Christian Apostle, and is a community

SWEENEYS SNAP UP THE OXFORD

Posted on October 30th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Family-owned Sweeney Pub Group is entering its next phase of expansion, signing and settling on inner west institution the Oxford Tavern in Petersham.   The dormant pub came to market in June through receivers and managers Cameron Gray and Adam

KNOX STEAMS HOME ON THE RAILWAY

Posted on October 28th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Roche family’s pub group has sold and settled Armidale landmark the Railway Hotel to the growing New England collection of Jim Knox. The Victorian-style pub was built in 1879, featuring a crested parapet and extensive iron lacework, with a

THE VINE ON THE LINE

Posted on October 23rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Representing the final piece in the shattered Jon Adgemis Public Hospitality portfolio, Collingwood’s historic Vine Hotel is being sold as a vacant possession. The Caledonian Hotel was built on the site in 1869, renamed The Vine in 1875. The roughly

SOUTHERN GOES HIGH IN THE NORTH

Posted on October 21st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
MenCarthy has boosted its growing presence in south-east Queensland with purchase of the impressive Southern Hotel in Toowoomba from long-time custodians the Bowly family. A sweetheart of the Darling Downs, the pub is located roughly four kilometres south of the

RAILWAY ON THE LINE IN ELVIS CENTRAL

Posted on October 19th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The large-format Railway Hotel in regional powerhouse Parkes is being sold, as the region undergoes broad investment and the owner-operator takes a step back. A two-storey brick structure with an elegant upper-level all-weather balcony and Federation parapet embossed with its