CLATWORTHYS OUT OF THE ARMS

An historic Melbourne pub has changed hands for the first time in more than half a century, seeing the stalwart Clatworthy family move on. The Sawyers Arms Tavern of Newtown, on the fringe of Geelong, was built in 1850 by

CAMPIONS’ LONGY SALE AFTER A CENTURY

The cornerstone Longueville Hotel is the latest is a procession of generational family exits to change hands, as long-timers the Campion family sell after nearly a century for reportedly close to $50 million. Occupying a gateway site fronting Lane Cove

ALH AND CHARTER HALL SNAP UP WARATAH’S TANDY

ALH Group has teamed again with Charter Hall to purchase the Tandara Hotel in Sarina from pub pundits Waratah Hotel Group. The Tandara occupies a large 5,100sqm corner block fronting the Bruce Highway and Central Street, in coastal Mackay. It

MAGUIRE FAMILY EXIT AUSSIE AFTER 131 YEARS

The Australian Hotel, established by the Maguire family in 1891, has been sold outside the family for the first time ever, to growing Sydney publican Warren Livingstone. A local western Sydney family was behind creation of the Australian Hotel, on

HAKFOORT FAMILY TEMPT HPI AND AVC OUT OF STANLEY

The ASX-listed Hotel Property Investments (ASX:HPI) and Australian Venue Co (AVC) have sold the Lord Stanley Hotel in East Brisbane to Queensland faithfuls the Hakfoort Group. The re-stapled freehold going concern of the Lord, on circa 5,500 sqm, incorporating public

NO-FRIEND YOUNG BUYS BAR BROADWAY

Wallaby publican Bill Young has scored again, beating off competition to take the prominent Bar Broadway in Chippendale for a reported circa $36 million. The re-stapled freehold going concern, first known as the Westminster Hotel, then the Guys & Dolls

ADELAIDE JUMPS AS LATEST REAL ESTATE HOT SPOT

Adelaide has cemented itself as the latest feeding ground for pub investment, as a reported $100 million worth of pub sales are announced, including Harvest’s new fund and a record price by ALH/Endeavour. The surge of transaction activity has been

RAYS USHER IN GUEST AS NEW IVY CUSTODIAN

Blue Mountains landmark the New Ivanhoe Hotel in Blackheath has sold for the first time in nearly five decades, the Ray family passing the baton to Ray Reilly and business partner Adrian Guest. The Ray family have been running the

TOURIST FINDS NEW HOME

Nick Quinn and partners have made up for lost assets, buying the Tourist Hotel in Queanbeyan, representing the first hotel sold in the precinct in a decade. Established in 1932, the handsome Art Deco pub occupies a 1,928sqm lot on

HARVEST PUT UP RECORD PRICE FOR QUINN’S CASTLE

Quinn & Co have agreed to sell their thumping Windsor Castle Hotel in East Maitland for $51 million to the acquisitive Harvest Hotels, smashing the group’s own record for an inland regional pub. Around two hours’ drive north of Sydney,