Property

WARATAH PUB FUND SNAPS UP ROYAL ROMA

Posted on November 11th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The refreshed Waratah Hotel group has taken the deeds to the Royal on Ninety-Nine in Queensland cattle country Roma. The Royal Hotel at Roma was to be found on the corner of McDowell and Hawthorne streets in the heart of

COUNTRY CLUB DALBY SET TO SWING AGAIN

Posted on November 6th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The landmark Country Club Hotel in Dalby has sold to a new consortium of owners from Brisbane and Sydney. Taking a large corner of Cunningham St and State Route 82, about 200 kilometres west of Brisbane, the two-story pub incorporates

TERMINUS YARRAWONGA HAS A NEW NEIGHBOUR

Posted on November 6th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Former Neighbours star Scott McGregor has unveiled he is the owner of the newly refinished Terminus Hotel in Yarrawonga. Built 1882, the ‘Termo’ has been a reliable local for the northern Victorian town. Following the national closure in March, in

ALH PARADISE IN EDEN

Posted on November 2nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Ending a quarter-century in the beer garden of Eden, the Murray family has sold its hospitality portfolio including the Great Southern Hotel to Australian Leisure & Hospitality. The family began business in the town in 1984, going on to acquire

WALSH PASSES KEYS IN RIVERINA

Posted on November 2nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Popular local the Riverina Hotel in Wagga Wagga has been sold to an acquisitive Sydney-based hotelier in an off-market post-pandemic transaction that points to the increasing desirability of strong regional assets. The freehold going concern pub offers a public bar,

CHAPPELLS SELL TO ALH TO BUY DREAM

Posted on October 30th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Michael and Megan Chappell have traded up, divesting their popular pub at Narrabri to ALH and securing big new digs at Alstonville. The stately two-storey Federation-style Tattersalls Hotel at Narrabri was built 1912. Occupying a 1,712sqm block, it boasts multiple

FIRST-TIMERS PLUCK ROSE OF ROZELLE

Posted on October 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Two enthusiastic nearly-newcomers have taken the keys to Rozelle’s former Ruby L'otel turned Native Rose Hotel.  Matthew Younger and Kaine Costello have purchased the lease on the Native Rose from Mark Fethers and Tanya Maystrovoich, securing a deal for 17

HARVEST EXPANSION ON TRACK IN ALBURY

Posted on October 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Heralding a new focus on pubs, Harvest Hotels has expanded with the freehold going concern acquisition of Brady’s Railway Hotel for around $10 million. Harvest is fronted by hospitality die-hards Fraser Houghton and Chris Cornforth, who wield a focus on

THORPE HAT TRICK TO REVIVE THE DUKE

Posted on October 2nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Duke of Enmore has a new master, with the leasehold interest sold to emerging Sydney operator James Thorpe. The Thorpe brothers took on Darlinghurst beer mecca The Taphouse in 2017. They took their next step into Petersham’s Oxford Tavern

LAUNDYS PASS SWANSEA TO HUNTERS

Posted on September 30th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Laundy family has brushed up the portfolio with sale of the big Swansea Hotel, sold in a second deal with the growing family-run Hunter Hotels. “We plan to be active in this environment both in terms of reviewing opportunities