Property

FLOWER PASSES LONG FLAT IN BELATED RETURN FOR BROTHERS

Posted on December 5th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Veteran hotelier Alistair Flower has relinquished his Long Flat Pub to high-flying newcomers Stephen and Scott McMillan, in a return to the country a century in the making. Flower Hotels, led by Port Macquarie hotelier Alistair Flower, acquired the hotel

EAST VILLAGE SOLD TO NEW PUBLICAN RESTAURANTEUR

Posted on December 1st, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The landmark East Village Hotel on the Balmain peninsula has sold to a pub industry newcomer, as city-fringe hotels are increasingly about the appeal of experiential dining. Affectionately known by devotees as ‘The EVH’ the pub provides a public bar,

MOMENTO SELLS SILVERWATER TO A MOTIVATED MARLOW

Posted on November 19th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Momento Hospitality has divested big western Sydney suburban the Silverwater Hotel to Marlow Hotel Group, in one of the year’s biggest transactions. The Colosimo family’s award-winning Momento Hospitality has invested in new developments in recent years, including Mullane’s Hotel in

LAUNDYS’ SETTLER’S SALE HERALDS KELLY’S COMEBACK

Posted on November 19th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Team Laundy has divested the big Settler’s Tavern in West Gosford to returning industry player Damian Kelly. Arthur Laundy AO, along with his daughter and son-in-law Justine and Nick Tindall, bought the large-format pub early 2016 from the Bernie family.

GBAH TAVERN SOLD IN MAJOR REGIONAL DEAL

Posted on November 5th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
A NSW newcomer has picked up the Goonellabah Tavern in the northern rivers region, in one of the largest regional sales of the year. Goonellabah is part of Lismore, west of Byron Bay, with local resident population of around 14k

POLITIS TAKES SPIRIT OF QLD CAXTON

Posted on November 3rd, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney-based Queenslander billionaire Nick Politis has secured acquisition of the Sunshine State’s most iconic pub, the Caxton Hotel, from long-time veterans the Farquhar family. The Caxton first opened in 1864, but in 1873 the original pub burned down and a

HARVEST PASSES THE NORTHSIDE TO JDA HOTELS

Posted on October 31st, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Harvest Hospitality has passed another milestone with the sale of the Northside Hotel in Albury to the Feros’ JDA Hotels for $27 million. The group acquired the Hotel in late 2021 from the Burke family for $16.2 million with a goal to build value, crucially

GRACIE SEES O’HARAS EXIT QUEENSLAND

Posted on October 31st, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The O’Hara Group has exited Queensland with the sale of Rockhampton’s legendary Gracemere Hotel to Anthony Fargas’ Central Queensland Hotel Group (CQHG). ‘The Gracie’ is a classic Queenslander established in 1885, expanded to make more of its generous 3,970sqm corner

RICHARD’S ON THE PARK SOLD AFTER 43 YEARS

Posted on October 29th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
High performing western Sydney pub Richard’s on the Park has been sold by Vicki Webster and family to industry stalwart the late Phil Webster, in the biggest Sydney sale of 2025 to date. The Webster family’s foray into pubs began