COMMERCIAL CROOKWELL SET TO RETURN VIA AUCTION

The near-forgotten Commercial Hotel of Crookwell has come to market, as vendor Peter Griffiths looks to other projects. Built 1871, the two-storey brick pub occupies a generous 1,141sqm block on a prominent corner on the main street of Crookwell, two

POACHERS PARADISE SELLS ON TIGHT RETURN

Yields in Victoria continue to be amongst the sharpest in the country, as Rutherglen’s Poachers Paradise Hotel-Motel pushes the bar a little lower. Rutherglen is one of Victoria’s ultimate food and wine destination towns, around 30-minutes’ drive from regional city

MANLY WHARF ‘STAYS CURRENT’ WITH STRATEGIC REVAMP

By Emma Castle May Hotels has unveiled its latest brand refreshment of Manly Wharf Hotel in time for the summer season. The iconic Manly Wharf Hotel is located within the historic wharf at Manly where the ferry docks, literally above

OUTBACK ICON SILVERTON HOTEL TO MARKET

One of the true icons of the outback has rocketed to the market like the Interceptor – the reigning bush pub of NSW and setting for Mad Max 2, the Silverton Hotel. Silverton is classic red earth country, over 12

SANDSTONE POINT HOTEL LAUNCHES HOLIDAY RESORT

The Comiskey group has officially opened for business its Holiday Resort extension to the whopping Sandstone Point Hotel, and already reports breaking more records. The $20-million Big4 Sandstone Point Holiday Resort began taking in guests this month, after a huge

COLLINGWOOD’S LEINSTER ARMS TO AUCTION

A private Melbourne family has listed the vacant freehold of one of Collingwood’s landmark pubs – the Leinster Arms Hotel – for the first time in 27 years. The historic pub is a single-storey red brick structure built in the

RECEIVERS INTO EAST INGHAM HOTEL AS FAMILIES FEUD

Receivers have been appointed at the East Ingham Hotel, as a breakdown in the partnership sees the formerly big-performing pub languish. A collaboration between the Wynne and Allen families acquired the Hotel in 2008, but disputes over the operation meant

COUGHLAN PASSES THE LADY TO NEW JOEYS SYNDICATE

Paddy Coughlan has parted with his Lady Hampshire to focus on Frank Strongs, ushering in a new generation of publicans from Joeys. Camperdown’s Hampshire Hotel was reopened in early 2016 by Coughlan’s Bourke St group, rebranded the Lady Hampshire to

REDCAPE ASX-BOUND AFTER FUND RAISING

The long-awaited IPO of Redcape Hotel Group seems destined to hit the trading floor 30 November, after success securing pre-launch commitments “well in excess” of the minimum funding required. ASX-listed investment bank Moelis Australia announced a fundraising roadshow in October