Property

KELLY RIDES OUT OF THE ROYAL

Posted on June 14th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Country connoisseur Ned Kelly has sold his Royal Hotel of Scone to an up-and-coming local. The regal pub is set on around 3,000 sqm, and includes 19 pub-style rooms, 10 modern motel suites, and gaming operation with nine entitlements and

LITTLE CREATURES FOUNDERS SET FORTH ON P&O HOTEL

Posted on June 9th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Handsome Freemantle landmark the P&O Hotel has been sold to the expanding partnership of Adrian Fini and Nic Trimboli. A hotel was originally built on the corner site in the 1830s, named the Crown and Thistle. In the 1870s this

VERO AND CONNOLLY FIXING FOR REVIVAL IN HEALESVILLE

Posted on June 2nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Victorian hoteliers Matt Vero and Scott Connolly have bought the historic Healesville Hotel, bringing plans to emulate their community-focused success in Armadale. Healesville’s Hotel was constructed in the 1890s, comprising a public bar, bistro, generous beer garden and seven pub-style

FENELEYS FINALLY BOW OUT OF THE BULL

Posted on May 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The steadfast Feneley family have passed the baton on their big Bull ‘n’ Bush in the Port Stephens region to the growing local hotel syndicate led by Nick Quinn. For the past 36 years the Feneleys have captained the large-format

WAYMARK BUYS PUB WITH NO BEER

Posted on May 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The original ‘Pub with No Beer’ – Lees Hotel, in Ingham – has been sold to the growing family of Waymark Hotels for an undisclosed price. Established in 1845 as the Day Dawn Hotel, the current pub was built in

PLATINUM EARNS PRETTY PENNY FOR FULL MONTY

Posted on May 22nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Platinum Group has sold Brisbane landmark The Montague Hotel to a family-owned hospitality group from further north, as the city’s West End entertainment precinct continues to attract. The three-storey pub – a former office building – is set on a

FEROS NABS ENGADINE WITH HARVEY BOYS

Posted on May 17th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
King of the south Chris Feros has formed a new partnership with the Harveys to take the booming Engadine Tavern and adjoining retail sites from rich lister Tony Denny and partners. The large-format Tavern is in Engadine town centre, surrounded

PIPER TO DRIVE GROWTH PLANS IN COMMODORE

Posted on May 5th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Glenn Piper has added another icon to the collection, sailing into the Commodore Hotel of McMahon’s point for around $29 million, following an invitation-only sale process. John Azar’s Good Beer Company acquired the Hotel mid-2019 for around $18 million from

RIVERSDALE EXITS, VIA LPH

Posted on May 3rd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Prior high-flyer Riversdale group has completed its exit from the pub game, selling its last asset, the Lambton Park Hotel in suburban Newcastle. Australian Pub Fund, backed by business moguls John Singleton, Mark Carnegie and Geoff Dixon bought the LPH

DUXTON DOES A DOUBLE TAKE

Posted on April 26th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Duxton Pubs Group has announced another round of expansion, picking up two more prized venues on its road to the top. The South Australia-based group has added to the growing portfolio the Swanport Hotel in Murray Bridge, as well as