Property

LAUNDY SNAPS UP HARVEST’S WOY WOY

Posted on April 22nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Two of the most active players in NSW pubs have done a deal, seeing Harvest Hospitality announce sale of the Woy Woy Hotel to the expansive Laundy Hotels. Harvest bought the pub at the end of 2021 for $32 million

BOWEN GETS A NEW LARRIKIN

Posted on April 20th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The hard-working Hedditchs have stepped down after more than two decades, passing the keys to the iconic Larrikin Hotel in coastal northern Queensland to an industry newcomer with plans. Bruce and Halina Hedditch came to the area in 2012 to operate the

CHANGING TIMES FOR THE CLOCKTOWER

Posted on April 17th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Clocktower Hotel in Grafton has been sold by the Dougherty family, who bought a shell, built a pub and operated it for 18 years. In 1860 the Commercial Hotel was established on the 1,221sqm site now held by

PARRAS TAKES THE KINGS HEAD

Posted on April 15th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne-based Francis Venues has divested Sydney’s Kings Head Tavern to local powerhouse Parras Hospitality, less than two years after purchasing the big corner pub. The two-level Kings Head Tavern (KHT) resides on a prominent 1,334sqm site on the major intersection

LAUNDY SYNDICATE INTO SINGLETON’S IMPERIAL

Posted on April 10th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
A Laundy-backed syndicate has snapped up the large-format opportunity that is the Imperial Hotel in Singleton, in another significant regional transaction. The Imperial came to market in February on behalf of a private Sydney-based property investor, who had acquired it

OSCARS TAKE REDCAPE’S SOUTH TERRACE IN BANKSTOWN

Posted on April 8th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Redcape Hospitality has shuffled the portfolio again, selling the South Terrace Hotel in Bankstown to Oscars Group in another major NSW transaction. Redcape, under MA Financial’s MA Hotel Management, has been making moves in south-east Queensland, after recycling capital from

IMG TAKE TPG IN BIG-TICKET GROUP SALE

Posted on March 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The family-owned IMG Hotels has nearly doubled its growing stable with the portfolio purchase of five venues from one of the multi-generational stalwarts of regional NSW, Tamworth Pub Group. Representing one of the largest regional NSW pub transactions in recent

NEW DAWN FOR SKI HAVEN SUNDECK

Posted on March 25th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Capping a legacy of more than 30 years, long-time proprietor Cliff Wallis has sold Australia’s highest pub, the Sundeck Hotel, to the Dean family. The Sundeck is a multiple award-winning hotel built in 1959 and rebuilt after a fire in

GALLAGHER GROWS INTO THE OAKS

Posted on March 20th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Legend of Sydney’s north shore, The Oaks in Neutral Bay, has been sold by the veteran Thomas family for around $140 million to the family of Patrick and Angela Gallagher. The Thomas family moved into operations at The Oaks in

ROSE OF CHIPPENDALE UNDER ANOTHER NAME

Posted on March 13th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Kanellos family have stepped down from their inner west institution, the Rose Hotel in Chippendale, throwing the bouquet to Colm and Peta O'Neill. Formerly known as the Native Rose, the pub is well positioned on a prime 485sqm corner