RAFFENS SNAG HAWKESBURY WINDSOR IN RETURN TO ROOTS

Local favourite the Hawkesbury Hotel in historic Windsor has been saved by the sale, as second-time owners Steven and Lauren Raffen take the reins. The multi-level Hawkesbury Hotel resides on a 1,529 sqm block on the corner of George and

MERIVALE MIGRATES SOUTH FOR $34 MILLION

Justin Hemmes’ Merivale has won the race to White & Partners’ big-performing Allawah Hotel for around $34 million. The two-storey Victorian Allawah Hotel strikes a commanding pose on 1,290sqm opposite the train station on Railway Parade through Allawah. It is

VEGAS SELLS AS KINGS CROSS SMOULDERS

Former top gamer the Vegas Hotel has sold in in-transition Kings Cross for circa $25 million, as the precinct continues to evolve from high-life to high-end living. The Vegas is one of the stalwarts of the previously notorious party precinct,

MPK GROW IN MUDGEE AND ORANGE

MPK Hotels has significantly expanded its portfolio with the well-timed acquisitions of both the Royal Hotel in Orange and Federal Hotel in Mudgee. A quintessentially Australian pub, the striking Royal Hotel stands like an advertisement for Art Deco on Lords

A NEW ERA FOR THE EMPIRE

Goulburn’s Empire Hotel is a freehold going concern again, with a new publican buying the re-stapled freehold and operation. In August private owners of the title joined with long-time operator Allan Deeth to send the pub to market. The Empire

AIRLIE BEACH HOTEL CONQUERS DEBBIE

The windswept Airlie Beach Hotel is back down to earth and safely in new hands, after overcoming the ravages of Cyclone Debbie. Built 1968 on an 8,819sqm block just metres from the destination Whitsundays tourist beach, the Airlie Beach Hotel

LAUNDY BANKS IN MAITLAND

Furthering the Hunter’s quest as one of the country’s hottest regions for pub property, industry icon Arthur Laundy has snapped up the Clancys’ The Bank at Maitland. Going coastal from Sydney, in 2010 Terry and Tammy Clancy bought up the

50-YEAR OWNERS SELL SUBIACO TO LOCALS

After 50 years in the same hands, Perth icon the Subiaco Hotel has been bought by dynamic local publicans Dave Allan and Lawson Douglas. Michael and Judy Monaghan acquired the historic pub business in the late 60s, and bought into

BALMORAL SNAG SHELL COVE’S WATERFRONT TAVERN

The newly-formed Balmoral Hospitality Group has announced another big greenfield build, winning the race to be the Waterfront Tavern at the massive Shell Cove development. Shell Cove is a $2.3bn mega-project by Frasers Property Australia and Shellharbour City Council, based

PARADISE IN VICTORIA KEEPS MARKET HOT

The Paradise Valley Hotel freehold going concern has been sold in a classic perpetuation of Victoria being the tightest market in the country. The Hotel is set on a big 9,916sqm block, offering a large public bar, TAB facilities, commercial