Property

KULETO’S SOLD TO BE NEW NEWTOWN STONEWALL

Posted on February 2nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Kuleto’s Hotel in Newtown has been revealed as the site for the next generation of world-renowned Sydney LGBTQ venue the Stonewall Hotel, after its sale for the first time in over four decades.   The wedge-shaped three-storey pub is a

AVC PICKS UP FOUR SOLOTEL PUBS IN SYDNEY

Posted on January 30th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has doubled its Sydney footprint, striking a deal for four pubs across Sydney from awarded operators Solotel. AVC is the second-largest pub group in Australia, with approaching 300 venues, located in every state. It will now take

UNIVERSAL AND MILLINIUM TAKE THREE MORE PUBLIC HOTELS

Posted on January 30th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has joined Tom Wallace’s Millinium in capitalising on the former Public Hospitality Group, separately taking hotels in Darlinghurst, Bondi and Potts Point. In the fallout of the failed venture, ex-KPMG dealmaker-turned-publican Jon Adgemis saw his

EMPIRE BUILDING FOR NEW MILLINIUM

Posted on January 28th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Millinium Capital Managers has furthered its push into pubs, purchasing the stately Empire Hotel in Annandale out of the now defunct Public Hospitality portfolio.   Bankrupt banker turned publican Jon Adgemis bought the pub from Oscars for $18 million, as

BRAITHWAITE MOVES ON THE METRO

Posted on January 23rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Murphy family has moved on from the Metro Hotel Bundaberg, passing the keys to cross-border veteran Peter Braithwaite for an undisclosed amount. The pub began as the Adams Hotel in 1874, built and licensed by Walter Adams in the

LAUNDYS ADD ASHMONT INN IN WAGGA

Posted on January 21st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
After nearly half a century of ownership, the well-regarded Mathot family has sold its Ashmont Inn Hotel in Wagga Wagga to a Laundy-O’Hara partnership. Established in 1978, the Inn has been held ever since by the family, comprising Johanna and

LYONS CATCHES HOWLONG

Posted on January 19th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Buoyed by recent accolades, decorated regional hotelier Ash Lyons has grown the collection with purchase of Adam Drabarek’s prominent Howlong Hotel.   Howlong, with local population of around 2,500 residents, is recognised for its Murray River frontage, acclaimed golf course

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,