SINGLETON’S CRITERION JOINS HUNTER QUEST

Another Hunter Valley pub has ripened on the vine, finding itself sent to market by Geelong-based publican Zac O’Sullivan. The imposing, two-storey Criterion Hotel was established 1925, on a large block in the centre of the John Street retail precinct

DOYLES DIVEST FAMILY HOTEL AFTER 37 YEARS

The Doyle family are parting with their long-held and monikered Bridge Hotel in Mordialloc, as another stage of life unfolds. Career publican Peter Doyle leased and operated the Balaclava Hotel until its sale, whereupon he leased the Bridge from Carlton

REDCAPE SERVES STRONG HALF-YEAR RESULTS

Redcape has released its results for the first half of the financial year, boding well for its growth prospects and for the broader industry. Redcape Hotel Group Management (RHGM), responsible entity for the Redcape Hotel Group (ASX:RDC) portfolio, reported a

RIVERSDALE’S THE ELEPHANT TAKES TILLEY & WILLS TO QUEENSLAND

The Riversdale operated APF has completed its freehold “disposal strategy” in Brisbane, selling the voluminous The Elephant for over $20 million to Sydneysiders Simon Tilley and Nick Wills. Singleton, Dixon and Carnegie’s Australian Pub Fund (APF) has been strategically selling

McGUIRE HOTELS FORTUNE ON SHOW IN SUPREME COURT

The McGuire Hotels family fortune has been on show courtesy of a Supreme Court case, appealing to extend a family trust an additional 25 years as new generations enter the vast and expanding business. Patriarch and former policeman in Ireland,

KELLY GRABS GULGONG

Ned Kelly & Co have taken the second new pub in as many weeks, growing the Mudgee region portfolio with Gulgong’s Centennial Hotel. The 148-year-old Centennial stands at the town centre corner of Mayne and Medley Streets in Gulgong, home

HARVEST CASH OUT OF YASS

Harvest Hospitality has completed an exit from Yass with the quick-turnaround sale of the historic Australian Hotel. A pub opened on the site in 1863, named the Hibernian Hotel, owned and operated by former convict John Martin. It was renamed

GRAFTON FAMILY HOTEL ON OFFER

Continuing the run of northern NSW pubs looking for a new home, the Camptons have put up their handsome Roches Family Hotel in Grafton. The Roches is a two-storey sandstone and timber Federation-style structure on 988sqm at the corner of

MOELIS LANDS RECORD SALE AT BYRON

Moelis Australia has announced finalisation of its record-breaking purchase of Byron Bay’s Beach Hotel, and its ongoing strategy for the gaming-free coastal icon. The Beach, aka the ‘Top Pub’, occupies a sprawling 4,585sqm site that counts 100 metres fronting Byron’s

CAPTAIN COOK SETS A NEW COURSE

The recently beached Captain Cook Hotel at Paddington is back in the game at the hands of new owners, with a revised charter and fresh approach. Built 1914, the four-storey Captain Cook oversees the intersection of Flinders Street and Moore