DAWES OPEN NEW ERA IN COMMERCIAL TOP PUB

The “Top Pub” Commercial Hotel of Kyogle has changed hands for the first time in nearly two decades, welcoming first time hoteliers the Dawes family into the game. Port Macquarie-based owners Deb and Scott Facey have held the Commercial of

WARATAH PUB FUND SNAPS UP ROYAL ROMA

The refreshed Waratah Hotel group has taken the deeds to the Royal on Ninety-Nine in Queensland cattle country Roma. The Royal Hotel at Roma was to be found on the corner of McDowell and Hawthorne streets in the heart of

BULL AND BARLEY ON THE TABLE

The elegant Bull & Barley Inn has come to market, boasting a strong operation with upside within a tastefully restored historic local hotel. Established in 1902, the Cambooya pub was originally named the Railway Hotel and one of only three

COUNTRY CLUB DALBY SET TO SWING AGAIN

The landmark Country Club Hotel in Dalby has sold to a new consortium of owners from Brisbane and Sydney. Taking a large corner of Cunningham St and State Route 82, about 200 kilometres west of Brisbane, the two-story pub incorporates

TERMINUS YARRAWONGA HAS A NEW NEIGHBOUR

Former Neighbours star Scott McGregor has unveiled he is the owner of the newly refinished Terminus Hotel in Yarrawonga. Built 1882, the ‘Termo’ has been a reliable local for the northern Victorian town. Following the national closure in March, in

ALH PARADISE IN EDEN

Ending a quarter-century in the beer garden of Eden, the Murray family has sold its hospitality portfolio including the Great Southern Hotel to Australian Leisure & Hospitality. The family began business in the town in 1984, going on to acquire

WALSH PASSES KEYS IN RIVERINA

Popular local the Riverina Hotel in Wagga Wagga has been sold to an acquisitive Sydney-based hotelier in an off-market post-pandemic transaction that points to the increasing desirability of strong regional assets. The freehold going concern pub offers a public bar,

DAM PUB FUND’S EXPANDING PLANS

The reopening of the famous Lion Hotel this week heralds the launch of a new multi-million-dollar pub investment fund with high ambitions to be one of the biggest in the country. Duxton Asset Management (DAM) is founded by Ed Peter,

CHAPPELLS SELL TO ALH TO BUY DREAM

Michael and Megan Chappell have traded up, divesting their popular pub at Narrabri to ALH and securing big new digs at Alstonville. The stately two-storey Federation-style Tattersalls Hotel at Narrabri was built 1912. Occupying a 1,712sqm block, it boasts multiple

SOLOTEL PUTTING UP THE HOUSE

Sydney-based Solotel has put the spectacular Little Big House, former Collins Place treasure, to market amid major changes in hospitality. The heritage-listed Collins Place structure, built 1889, was the cornerstone of the $600 million Southpoint development in 2017. The classic