Glenn Piper’s rebranded Epochal Hotels has announced its acquisition of the Scarborough Hotel from media tycoon Bruce Gordon. The heritage-listed hotel resides on 3,904sqm, on a cliff edge of the Illawarra escarpment, showcasing an expansive outdoor area with unparalleled views. It was built 1886, making it the oldest licensed premise in the City of Wollongong, […]
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DB Pubs has consolidated its portfolio in New England with sale of the Royal Hotel Armidale to growing local hoteliers Tom and Harley Payne. Occupying a large 1,836sqm site on main drag Marsh Street, the two-storey Art Deco hotel holds a coveted late-trading 3am licence, providing public bar, sports bar and TAB, gaming room with
The celebrated Celtic Club has found a new home, taking over AVC’s (former) Sarah Sands Hotel, in the craic of Brunswick. Melbourne’s 600-strong Celtic Club was formed in 1887, and has outlasted sister initiatives in Sydney and Brisbane to become Australia’s oldest – and largest – ongoing Irish social and cultural club. The Sarah Sands
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ASX-listed HPI today announced it has entered a binding agreement to sell four of its hotels to its major tenant, Australian Venue Co, for a total of $48.6 million. Set to occur in two tranches, the four properties comprise three in Queensland, being the Hotel Allen in North Ward, Royal Mail Hotel in Tewantin, and
Dave Tomsic’s Black Rhino Group has continued its run into Queensland, picking up Irvin Hotels’ long-held Overlander Hotel in Mount Isa. Set on a large-format site on main drag Marian Street through Mount Isa’s Townview, the pub counts 40 EGMs, and incorporates a big drive-through bottleshop and 20 motel rooms, with a generous car park.
Kelly & Co Hotels has divested the “opportunity-laden” Corindi Beach Hotel on the NSW Coffs Coast to honed local Harry Barry. Originally known as the Amble Inn, the large-format pub sits on an enormous 16,120sqm site and includes public bar, kitchen and bistro, gaming room with 12 EGMs and a popular bottleshop that is the
A murder of Crows has sold the famous Alma Tavern to the growing, state-dominant Duxton Pubs group. The Alma sports quite a history with AFL champs the Adelaide Crows. Previously on the deeds were Simon Goodwin and Patrick Dangerfield, along with SA hotel legend Peter Hurley. They were joined in 2000 by Mark Ricciuto, before
Australia’s largest publican, ALH, is clawing back in its plan to turn the balance sheet around, securing approval by the ACCC to proceed with purchase of Victorian landmark the Rye Hotel. ASX-listed Endeavour (ASX:EDV) agreed in June to purchase the large-format pub from long-time owner Peter Houghton, for a price believed to be close to
Kelly & Co Hotels have furthered their strategic portfolio consolidation with the sale of the Centennial Hotel in Gulgong to a pair of newcomer siblings. Situated on a prominent corner site of 1,345sqm with excellent street frontage, the pub known by locals as ‘The Cenny’ was built in 1872. The full service operation provides single
Bundaberg hospitality stalwart Stephen Paterson has handed over his town favourite, the Railway Hotel, with the Spotted Dog Café, Bar and Grill, to first-timer Adrian Evans and partners including Arthur Laundy. Mid-2020, the iconic Spotted Dog Tavern and adjacent backpackers hostel were lost to a massive fire. The Dog was Paterson’s sixth hotel, and speaking
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