Property

PARRAS PICKS UP SHAWS BAY AND FENWICK HOUSE

Posted on November 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Shaws Bay Hotel and the majestic Fenwick House have sold for circa $31 million to Sydney-based Parras Hospitality. The ‘Shawsy’ of East Ballina comprises public bar, restaurant, gaming room with 14 machines, and waterside beer garden, 25 minutes from Byron

THE PUB @ RIVO HITS THE MARKET

Posted on November 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
On the back of recent successes, the Stanford family has listed the last of the portfolio, in the Pub @ Rivo. Located immediately adjacent to Riverstone train station and the proposed Riverstone town centre, the single level hotel enjoys multiple

IRIS PASSES TWO REGIONAL PUBS TO KEEN LOCALS

Posted on November 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Iris Capital has sold off two regional pubs, putting enthusiastic local operators into promising local watering holes. The Kearsley Hotel at Kearsley and Condobolin’s Royal Hotel are both two-storey venues with impressive street presences on major regional thoroughfares, providing food

FAIRFIELD UNICORN NEW VICTORIA TAVERN FOR SALE

Posted on November 10th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Rare bird and Top100 Fairfield LGA pub the New Victoria Tavern has been offered up to a red-hot market by Matsal Investments. Located in Wetherill Park, the New Vic hosts a lively sports bars and TAB facilities, with Punters Paradise

IRVIN PUSHES NORTH, INTO GIBSONS’ BUNGALOW

Posted on November 10th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Joe Irvin has furthered his push into Queensland hotspots, taking over the Bungalow Hotel in Cairns from long-timers the Gibson family. The original Bungalow Hotel was built in the early 1970s, and in 1989 its name was changed to the

SOLOTEL JUMPS ON BIG-TICKET CAROUSEL

Posted on November 8th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Stanford family has continued its divestment run with another massive transaction, selling the Carousel Inn of Rooty Hill to Bruce Solomon’s Solotel Group. After sale of Little Big House in May and of Green Park Hotel last November, purchase

JIM SECURES FORT KNOX

Posted on November 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Hotelier Jim Knox has completed his play for a monopoly in Moree with acquisition of the last piece of the puzzle, the Amaroo Tavern, from Waratah Hotel Group. The Amaroo incorporates a public bar, commercial kitchen and bistro, gaming room

ARTHUR AND STU TEAM UP FOR WOY WOY LANDMARK

Posted on October 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Pub dynasty Arthur and Stuart Laundy have teamed up for the first time, to buy the Bayview Hotel in Woy Woy in a new record for the region. The large-scale Bayview overlooks Brisbane Water, around an hour by car or

KNOX LOCKS UP MORE IN NEW ENGLAND

Posted on October 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Growing hotelier Jim Knox has pulled a trifecta in New England, consolidating his portfolio in the Moree region with purchase of three of the town’s hotels. Knox Hotels now counts the titles of the Post Office Hotel, the Victoria Hotel,

AVC’S BIG INVESTMENT IN VICTORIA

Posted on October 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co is “full steam ahead” on investment into Melbourne hospitality, announcing a revived Bimbo, beachside pop-up and no less than three new pubs for the stable. In expectation of a hot summer of strong economic recovery and record