Brett Nielson and Steve Forbes have taken their newly-formed Good Times Industries west to Armidale, picking up ‘The Newie’ as the Ingham-Myers’ exit the region. Nielson is long-time owner of the Glengarry Castle Hotel in Redfern, where he used to employ Forbes. The pair recently formed Good Times Industries (GTI), and have taken on the […]
The expanding Pentagon Group has fronted up over $30 million for EBC Leisure’s portfolio of three pubs in the blossoming apple isle. Unlisted pub vehicle EBC began moves last year to divest its pub interests, after more than a decade of successful operation. This began with sale of the Ophir Tavern, leaving a collection of
Brad Solman has executed his plan for early retirement, divesting the freehold going concern of Singleton’s grand old Club House Hotel. The two-level brick pub on main road John Street offers a welcoming public bar, bistro, beer garden, on-site parking and thriving drive-through bottleshop, with a manager’s residence on the first floor. It was bought
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Brisbane’s “country pub in the city” – the Queensport Tavern – has been sold by its colourful long-term owners to Michael Toomey, in a return to industry. Former horse racing identity Peter Chase and race car driver Warwick Brown have held title on Hemmant’s Queensport Tavern since 2001. Each busy with their own lives, the
The brand new joint venture between Australian Venue Company and Coles has kicked off further expansion plans with purchase of Open Arms Hospitality’s Brisbane hot-spot Riverland. This marks the first acquisition for the newly-formed Queensland Venue Company (QVC), which sees AVC operating the formerly Coles-held 87 pubs, predominantly located in Queensland. Open Arms took on
High-flyers Arthur Laundy and John Singleton have sold their Manly institution The Steyne to booming Iris Capital in a record deal for a Sydney freehold going concern. Built 1859, the Hotel Steyne has stood sentry over the Manly Beach for generations, on a big 1,948sqm block at the eastern end of the precinct’s famous Corso.
Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Group has taken on another big project in self-proclaimed “Brisbane’s Best Pub” – the noble and sometimes notorious, Normanby Hotel. A living hero of Brisbane’s history since 1890, the Normanby is found on a big 3,683sqm block at Red Hill’s ‘Fiveways’ intersection. Since 1999 it was a project by Ezidebit founder Michael
Real estate mogul ad-man John Singleton has backed his own overtures in Gosford with the big-ticket purchase of family legacy pub the Elanora Hotel. Large-format ‘The Elly’ enjoys a big 7,667sqm block on a corner of East Gosford main thoroughfare Victoria Street, becoming part of the community in 1957. Since mid-1968 it has been owned
Justin Hemmes is keeping up his growth strategy, picking up Rozelle’s 3 Weeds in a strong result for the long-time owners and the evolution of the peninsula precinct. Set on an 880sqm lot around four kilometres west of the Sydney CBD, close to bustling Victoria Rd and Balmain’s thriving Darling street, the pub was long
One of Bathurst’s oldest pubs is set to be revived, entering the growing portfolio of local operator MPK Hotels. The two-storey Edinboro Castle Hotel occupies a big 1300sqm plot in the middle of Bathurst thoroughfare William Street. ‘The Eddy’ has long been known for its all-day happy hour bar prices, but in recent times has
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