PENTAGON TAKES $30m EBC PORTFOLIO

The expanding Pentagon Group has fronted up over $30 million for EBC Leisure’s portfolio of three pubs in the blossoming apple isle. Unlisted pub vehicle EBC began moves last year to divest its pub interests, after more than a decade

KEARNEYS OFFER UP NEWCASTLE’S BEAUFORD

After more than 30 years on the job, Newcastle pub stalwarts the Kearney family have determined to depart their Beauford Hotel, in Mayfield. The two-storey red brick pub was built on a 1,473sqm block around 1924, dominating the corner of

HUNT SEEKS BUYER FOR THE KENT

Central coast pub doyens the Hunt family have put to market their high-performing The Kent, offering up one of the biggest NSW hotel businesses north of Sydney, amid Newcastle’s ongoing renaissance. Built 1924, The ‘Royal’ Kent dominates a corner of

50-YEAR PUBLICANS BID FAREWELL TO SUBIACO

After a half-century, Michael and Judy Monaghan, and partners, are selling the stately Subiaco Hotel in western Perth. The multi-storey Victorian hotel on Hay Street in the upmarket Perth suburb of Subiaco was built in the gold rush days of

CLANCYS LOOK TO EXIT THE BANK

The Clancys are taking The Bank to market, offering a handsome Maitland freehold as they look to far horizons. The two-storey Bank occupies a sizeable 2,346sqm block on East Maitland main road Melbourne Street, just off the New England Highway.

SOLMAN TICKS BUCKET AS NEWCOMER ENTERS CLUB HOUSE

Brad Solman has executed his plan for early retirement, divesting the freehold going concern of Singleton’s grand old Club House Hotel. The two-level brick pub on main road John Street offers a welcoming public bar, bistro, beer garden, on-site parking

MOMENTO PRESENTS ALL-NEW ORAN PARK HOTEL

Momento Hospitality has taken first steps to a brand-new pub for the burgeoning Camden region, submitting plans for the impressive Oran Park Hotel. Around sixty kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD, Oran Park was long known only for its racetrack,

BULMERS PUT UP ROUS HOTEL

Heralding an end to more than two decades behind the bar, the Bulmer family has listed Lismore’s “star”, the shining Rous Hotel. The Rous occupies a 1,745sqm corner site in the heart of Lismore, around 700 kilometres north of Sydney,

TOOMEY RETURNS TO THE GAME AT QUEENSPORT

Brisbane’s “country pub in the city” – the Queensport Tavern – has been sold by its colourful long-term owners to Michael Toomey, in a return to industry. Former horse racing identity Peter Chase and race car driver Warwick Brown have

MORETON BAY MON KOMO ON MARKET

The award-winning Mon Komo Hotel overlooking Moreton Bay has been put to market by Kyko Group, alongside a collection of short-stay apartments of Oaks Mon Komo at the rear. Mon Komo resides at 99-101 Marine Parade, Redcliffe, around 40 kilometres