LAUNDYS BUY ON CENTRAL COAST

In a further display of market diversity, Laundy Group has purchased an idyllic and “real value” hotel on the NSW Central Coast. Growing its existing regional portfolio, which already includes pubs in Wagga Wagga, Dubbo, Orange and most recently Long

MARKET SEES MELBA’S ON THE MARK

A Sydney publican is divesting his booming Surfer’s Paradise pub, as Queensland hotel assets greet a thirsty 2016 market. George Fleming has owned Melba’s on the Park for a number of years, and following its massive reinvigoration has determined to

IRIS GROUP’S LANDMARK BONDI HOTEL SET FOR $17m MAKEOVER

One of the country’s busiest pub groups has revealed plans for a massive redevelopment of its “County Bondi” landmark. The Cock n Bull – aka the Grand Hotel – could see a medium-rise development in Iris’ trademark style, with retail,

SURFAIR’S UP AS SUNSHINE PROPERTY GROWTH CONTINUES

As the Sunshine State property market continues to heat up, the popular Surfair Beach Hotel is testing the waters. Like the other eastern States, Queensland is experiencing major development, particularly in areas that benefit from the booming tourism industry and

IRIS BUYS ‘PROJECT’ PARRAMATTA HOTEL FOR $38m

Iris Group has kicked off 2016, purchasing a Parramatta hotel “as a development” for $38 million. Located a stone’s throw from Rosehill Racecourse, the Mercure Parramatta boasts 165 rooms atop a bar, recreation and function spaces. The Australian implied Iris

PUB BARON BUYS CLG’S $17m PORTSEA FREEHOLD

Pub baron Mazen Tabat has continued his quest to become Colonial Leisure Group’s landlord, buying the Portsea Hotel freehold for $17.1 million. The Herald Sun reported the sale yesterday, which transacted in the first half of 2015 and settled in

$50m ACQUISITIONS FOR QUIET NEW PUB GROUP

News is emerging of a new pub group with deep pockets, amid the announcement the Waugh family has sold the Banksia Hotel and the Belmore Hotel. [caption id="attachment_4713" align="alignright" width="309"] Image: website[/caption] Quietly entering the industry with the recent purchase

BIG BENDIGO LATE-TRADER SWANS ONTO MARKET

A popular late-trader in thriving Bendigo has hit the market, as brother and sister owners call time on decades in hospitality. Andreas and Alysia Bazzani opened the Black Swan Hotel in 2001, which incorporates The Perch nightclub and The Icon

LOCALS OUTBID FOR OUTER-MELBOURNE HOTEL

A Chinese investor has snapped up an outer Melbourne hotel-motel as accommodation-based opportunities continue to attract strong interest around the country. The Sunshine Motor Inn has been owner-operated by father and son John and David Swain for the past 20