Property

NEW HANDS ON MOLLY MALONES

Posted on March 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Townsville icon Molly Malones has been bought by north Queensland group Zeller Investments. Built 1901 as the Tattersalls Hotel, the heritage-listed two-storey brick corner pub was reinvented as the Irish-themed Molly Malones back in 1999. It offers a craft beer

CONNELLS TAKE ON PUB WITH NO BEER

Posted on February 27th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
By Emma Castle Lisa and Glenn Connell from Western Australia have crossed the Nullarbor to buy the iconic Pub with No Beer in Ingham, Queensland. The heritage-listed Lees Hotel was made famous by Slim Dusty’s country music homage, The Pub

OLD FITZROY IN NEW HANDS

Posted on February 25th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Jaime Wirth and associates have taken on a third operation – picking up the lease on the Old Fitzroy in the active waterside precinct of Woolloomooloo. The Old Fitzroy is a century-old corner local in the narrow backstreets of Woolloomooloo.

BROOME BRINGS BEST OF WEST TO DY

Posted on February 25th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Western Sydney pub stalwart Michael Broome is bringing some of the best of the west to the northern beaches, taking on Dee Why’s beachside Deck Bar. Broome’s Western Pub Holdings (WPH) operates several venues in Sydney’s greater west, including the

RECORD SALES AS PUB SECTOR THRIVES

Posted on February 20th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
News of the sale of two massive inner western pubs has emerged to herald a strong start to the year, with the Lidcombe Hotel and Royal Exchange Hotel Marrickville fetching a combined $80+ million. The off-market sale of the Lidcombe

MURRAY MEN TAKE ON CROOKWELL’S COMMERCIAL

Posted on February 13th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Peter Griffiths has sold Crookwell’s stoic Commercial Hotel – aka the Horse & Hound – to three brothers Murray, ushering locals into the pub game. The two-storey brick pub on main street was built 1871 on a 1,141sqm block. It

ALH’S AUSTRAL HOTEL SELLS FOR $25m

Posted on February 8th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Charter Hall has continued its confidence in the pub sector with another big acquisition, of the ALH-tenanted Austral Hotel in Mackay for a reported $25 million. Charter Hall began its investment in blue-chip pub assets in 2014, acquiring a $600

COOEE BRINGS PUBLICAN BACK

Posted on February 8th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The only pub in St George’s Basin has sold, heralding a return by local operators David Kennerwell and Michael Lucas. The Cooee Hotel is central to the south coast town, owned by Philip Archer and operated by a tenant, leased

BIG NEWCASTLE SALES AS MIGRATION CONTINUES

Posted on February 6th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Newcastle region continues its run of hot sales, with two transactions totalling a reported $20 million in the Belmont Hotel and Salamander Tavern. The Belmont is a large-format hotel on a 3,753sqm prominent corner of the Pacific Highway and Hitchcock

COOPERS HOTEL SELLS TO NEWCOMER

Posted on February 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Newtown stalwart the Coopers Hotel has sold to new entrants to the sector, with Matt Williams’ King Tide group taking on their first pub for around $13.5 million. Strategically located at the northern end of King Street, just a few