Real Estate

KELLY’S CRITERION BEGINS NEW CHAPTER

Posted on March 8th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Country celebutante Ned Kelly has exited the Weston local Criterion Hotel, handing the reins to coastal publican Adam Drabarek. Rodney ‘Ned’ Kelly bought the re-stapled Hotel with first-timer partner Corey Dunn in late 2020 from Peter Calligeros. Negotiating several crazy

DIXON REVEALED AS THE VIC

Posted on March 8th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Michael Dixon’s Athena Hospitality has announced it is the name taking over from ALH at Brisbane’s triumphant Victory Hotel. Built in 1855, the pub was originally named the Prince of Wales. It is renowned as an example of 19th century

BENDIGO BOOM BRINGS METRO OPPORTUNITY

Posted on March 8th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
One of Bendigo’s long-standing locals, the Metropolitan Hotel, is being offered for the first time in over 20 years amid strong activity in the region. Affectionately known as ‘The Metro’, it has been a rock of Bendigo for more than

TOWNSVILLE TROPHY GOES TO TRIO

Posted on March 6th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Jewel of south Townsville the Oonoonba Hotel has sold to a partnership including an interstate hotelier and two newcomers to pub ownership. The suburban stalwart was established in 1963, on a big 3,739sqm corner block with double street frontage, close

BUNDY GRANDEUR UP FOR GRABS

Posted on March 4th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Grand Hotel Bundaberg is up for grabs, as the city benefits from a boom in population and economic growth. The old pub is on a 2,043sqm corner block on Bourbong Street, in the Bundaberg CBD. The classic two-storey

GIGS UP AT THE TOTE

Posted on March 4th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Having blasted its way through the challenges of recent years, the owners of Collingwood’s legendary live music pub The Tote are looking for someone to take over the mantle. Built in 1870, the hotel was known as the Ivanhoe Hotel

MARLOW MOVES ON ROBIN HOOD

Posted on February 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Jason Marlow’s group has on-sold the very large-format Robin Hood Hotel of Orange, for a new record country regional price for a New South Wales pub. Marlow Hotel Group (MHG) is entering a third generation of family operators, holding an

LOYAL LOCAL TAKES THE OAKS

Posted on February 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Australian pub institution The Oaks has been sold by the Thomas family to loyal locals for more than $120 million. Set on a 2,188sqm corner of bustling Military Road in Neutral Bay, there has been a pub on the site

NEWCASTLE PUB UP FOR GRABS

Posted on February 17th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Steven Forbes has listed the operations of the Family Hotel in Newcastle West, as Steel City consolidates its massive growth of recent years. c.1880 The Family Hotel occupies around 409sqm on the ground floor of a rendered, Georgian three-story brick

BENDIGO’S FOUNDRY SET TO ROCK VIC MARKET

Posted on February 15th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Foundry Hotel in booming Bendigo has been brought to market for the first time in 33 years, as long-timers the Kuchel family step down. The pub is located on busy High Street, within minutes of the CBD of Bendigo