SETTLERS ARMS TO WELCOME NEWCOMER AFTER 35 YEARS

After decades living the dream, the Burns-Woods are offering up one of Australia's most historic and picturesque pubs, the Settlers Arms Inn. The classic colonial Georgian-style Inn was established in 1836 on the banks of the Macdonald River in the

GALLAGHER DEPARTS MEADOWBROOK

Patrick Gallagher and partners have found success in the sale of their large-format Meadowbrook Hotel, tempting a New South Welshman into a thriving gaming operation in the heart of Queensland’s south-east. Located roughly midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast,

METROPOLITAN’S MASSIVE MAKEOVER

The landmark Metropolitan Hotel of inner Melbourne has reopened following a multi-million-dollar refurbishment, transforming it into a three-storey ‘mega venue’. First established 170 years’ ago, the historic pub now standing on the corner of William and Little Lonsdale Street –

NORTHERN RIVERS BEAUTY STEPS UP

A prize of the northern rivers has hit the market, with sale of the blank canvas Argyle Hotel in the popular and under-pubbed coastal community of Maclean. The two-storey sandstone hotel first opened in the centre of the town in

MA BACK OUT OF TAYLOR SQUARE

Property developer Virtical has stepped up its hospitality footprint, exchanging contracts with MA Financial to acquire the high-profile Kinselas and Courthouse hotels, in Taylor Square. In November 2020, the unlisted MA Taylor Square Fund acquired the prominent Courthouse Hotel on

WHITE HORSE ON THE LOOSE

The historic White Horse Hotel of St Peters is for sale, offering a new era for a tradition that has spanned more than 180 years in the area. There have been multiple pubs bearing the name White Horse in Sydney,

KELLY AND THE GANG HOLD UP GULGONG

The Kelly group shake-up continues with the outfit putting up the character-laden Centennial Hotel, in the town on the ten-dollar note. Known affectionately as the ‘Cenny Hotel’, the pub inhabits a prominent corner site in the historic 19th century gold

AVC PICK UP INCLUSIVE HOTSPOT THE COURT

Australian Venue Co is in The Court, announcing a conditional acquisition agreement to purchase the loud and proud venue in Perth’s entertainment precinct. Established in 1888, The Court’s long in the city includes its long association with the LGBTQIA+ community,

TILLEY & WILLS PASS RICHMOND, HEADED TO SEQ

The intrepid Tilley & Wills have listed their Richmond Inn Hotel in Sydney’s north-west, as the NSW pub market picks up momentum heading into the last quarter of 2023. Built 1864, the Inn occupies a 2,996sqm corner opposite the train

LAST CHANCE SAVES THE TOTE

After months of bartering and a massive public campaign to buy and save it, Melburnian music legends Shane Hilton and Leanne Chance have bought Collingwood’s historic The Tote Hotel. Previously known as the Ivanhoe Hotel, the 1870-built pub was renamed