Property

DUBBO LOCALS TURN OVER THE GARDEN

Posted on August 7th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
One of Dubbo’s most recognised family-friendly hotels, the Maas brothers’ Garden Hotel, has changed hands between loyal locals in a discreet off-market transaction. The large two-storey pub boasts a long history in the city, around 400 kilometres north-west of Sydney,

MERIVALE GETS THE SACK

Posted on August 5th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale frontman Justin Hemmes has signed on the line for Merivale to acquire the Solotel-operated Sackville Hotel in inner west hotspot Rozelle. In May the Sackville was brought to market along with the Bank Hotel in Newtown and The Clock

IRVIN BUILDS IN SEQ WITH JDA’S GCT

Posted on July 31st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Feros’ JDA Collective has sold riverside local the Gold Coast Tavern at Benowa to Joe Irvin’s Irvin Hotels, as interest and capital gear up on the Brisbane Games. John Feros and siblings Dean and Alexandra Henderson (nee Feros) purchased

PIPER ON THE HOOK FOR ISLAND DREAM

Posted on July 29th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Glenn Piper’s Epochal Hotels has cruised into the next stage of its massive Whitsundays project, strategically acquiring the Port of Airlie to access the new attractions at its Hook Island development. Queensland’s iconic Whitsundays Islands generate over $3.7 billion annually,

BEER BASTIAN THE FLODGE FLIPS

Posted on July 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Inner west beer mecca The Flodge is in new hands, as veteran Matthew Sen steps back from his prized, awarded Forest Lodge Hotel. Built 1866, when its home of Arundel Street was the part of the main thoroughfare into Sydney

PUB GROUP POSES PLANS FOR RINGWOOD

Posted on July 22nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
A growing Melbourne-based group has acquired a vacant hospitality site in Ringwood, citing plans for “an exciting new venture”. The landmark three-level architectural freehold is a purpose-built structure with indoor and outdoor entertainment zones, an integrated lift, a spacious beer

TOWER MILL HOTEL SOLD IN OLYMPIC CITY

Posted on July 15th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Samdoo Corporation has been revealed as the purchaser of the unique and historic Madison Tower Mill Hotel on the edge of the Olympics-fever Brisbane CBD. The landmark circular hotel opened in 1966 opposite the oldest surviving building in the city,

REDCAPE AND IRIS’ STRATEGIC SWAP

Posted on July 8th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
MA Financial’s Redcape Hotel Group has executed a major portfolio swap deal with Iris Capital, seeing Sydney assets exchanged for a clutch of pubs to the north and a cash settlement. Iris is offloading six established Hunter Region hotels, comprising

DIMATTINA PASSES YARCK TO LOCAL OPERATORS

Posted on July 6th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Former Western Bulldogs player Paul Dimattina has sold his popular Yarck Hotel in Victoria’s popular north-east tourism corridor to a local and operator. Located on the Maroondah Highway in the state’s north-east, the Yarck Hotel is enroute to the renowned

SIGNATURE SIGNS FOR GREENSBOROUGH

Posted on July 3rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Changing hands for the first time in over three decades, the Thomas family have sold the imposing Greensborough Hotel in Melbourne to nationally acclaimed Signature Hospitality Group. The large-format two-storey pub resides on a substantial 1,360sqm high-profile corner around 17