O’SULLIVANS EXIT FORMER O’SULLIVAN HOTEL

Ending two decades reign, the O’Sullivans have divested their iconic Essendon local. Previously a butcher shop and a hardware store, the family bought the Mt Alexander Rd site in 1988 and created an Irish-themed pub they eponymously called O’Sullivan Hotel.

SOUTH MELBOURNE’S THE MONTY SELLS – AGAIN

Just weeks after the freehold sold, Bon Vivant Group has sold its lease at South Melbourne’s popular local The Montague. In February the Fermanis family announced the sale of the freehold of the Park Street pub, following an unsolicited offer

HILTON’S LONG-HELD QUAKERS INN SELLS

Local identity and horseracing enthusiast Bill Hilton has sold his twice-built and long-run Quakers Inn for $24 million. Hilton built the large-format Quakers Inn back in 1991, with then business partner Nick Peters. Peters was the face of Peters Meats,

REDCAPE ‘STRATEGY’ DIVESTS DOONSIDE HOTEL

Redcape has bucked recent trends and sold its suburban heartland pub, the Doonside Hotel. The Doonside occupies a big 7,278sqm town centre site in the western Sydney suburb, around 50 kilometres out of the Sydney CBD. Features include public and

CHINATOWN GATEWAY COVENT GARDEN HOTEL SOLD

Ending a decades-long reign, the Luey family has sold its Chinatown gateway pub, the Covent Garden Hotel. The three-storey dual-fronted Covent Garden Hotel was opened by Tooths & Co in 1911. The imposing building stands sentry at the gateway to

DY’S DECK FINDS A NEW HOUSE

After coming to market in February, Dee Why’s only ‘pub’ on the beach has sold to Ben McBeath. Deck is a bar-restaurant overlooking Dee Why beach, with a primary service authorisation allowing it to serve drinks without a meal. The

DON HODGE PICKS UP WARNERS AT THE BAY

The growing Don Hodge Group has snapped up the large-format Warners at the Bay, bringing another hotel opportunity to its enterprising portfolio. Warners at the Bay was established in 1999 on a sprawling 10,790sqm block in the Central Coast community

OSCARS WIN TRIPLE 8 FROM GALLAGHERS

Gallagher Hotels has offloaded the gaming-focused Triple 8 Hotel in Chinatown to the ever-active Oscars Hotels. Patrick Gallagher bought the operation with a seven-year lease in 2015 from Iris Group for circa $7.25 million, representing the two businesses’ fifth asset

GARRY OWEN MOVES TO MEN’S GALLERY

The team behind the Men’s Gallery venues has bought Rozelle’s Garry Owen with plans to capitalise on the potential of the 1920 community pub. The Garry Owen occupies a sizeable 358sqm site on a prominent corner of Darling Street, just

GALLAGHER TAKES SOLOTEL’S CHELSEA CHATSWOOD

Gallagher Hotel Group has welcomed another Sydney north shore pub into the fold, picking up title to Chatswood’s Chelsea Hotel from Solotel for circa $20 million. The Chelsea is a modest local pub on the western side of Chatswood station,