BREAKING: LAUNDY MAKES GROUND IN ILLAWARRA, WITH PLOUGH & ALE
Industry cornerstone Laundy Hotels has put down roots in another new precinct, opening the brand-new Plough & Ale Inn in the Illawarra region. Mid-2020 news emerged Arthur Laundy’s group had purchased a 4,000 square metre site opposite the District Park
BILL AND MARIO LIST THE COMO
Bill and Mario Gravanis are shaking up the shed again, listing their Sutherland Shire trophy property, the commanding Como Hotel. Built 1878, the Como is a four-level suburban pub on 2,999sqm overlooking the Georges River and recreational parks, with a
OLGR RESPONDS TO CRITICISM OVER LICENCE TRANSFERS
PubTIC has been investigating one of the biggest questions in Australian pub real estate with the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation: why do pub transfers take so long in Queensland? The OLGR reports transactional activity has been high in
EUMUNDI’S IMPERIAL AND HOLA ON OFFER
Eumundi’s famous Imperial Hotel and new HOLA boutique accommodation are being sold, in the Noosa Hinterland. The mixed business is situated on a large 5,581sqm site with dual street frontage, directly opposite the hugely popular Eumundi Markets. Boasting favourable comparisons,
MITCHELL RIVER TAVERN TESTS WATERS
The stately Victorian-era Mitchell River Tavern in coastal Bairnsdale has been put to market, offering a variety of upsides in a rare Victorian freehold. The two-storey hotel occupies 1,436sqm in a prominent position on the Princes Highway, around three hours’
AVC OFFERS PATRONS THE PASS
Australian Venue Co is amplifying its reach with launch of its new customer loyalty App, tailor-made for the pub experience, called ‘The Pass’. The Pass is a custom-built loyalty and payments App that allows customers to order via mobile, and
PROPERTY PLAYERS PUT UP HEATHCOTE AND ENGADINE DOUBLE-SHOT
Three high-flying business partners have put up the Heathcote Hotel and Engadine Tavern, both with big development plays, offering scale and opportunity in Sydney’s south-west. The Heathcote is on a corner of the Princes Highway, around 25 kilometres from the
ALH AND CHARTER HALL SNAP UP WARATAH’S TANDY
ALH Group has teamed again with Charter Hall to purchase the Tandara Hotel in Sarina from pub pundits Waratah Hotel Group. The Tandara occupies a large 5,100sqm corner block fronting the Bruce Highway and Central Street, in coastal Mackay. It
MANAGER AND BARTENDER PLEAD TO COCAINE SUPPLY
A manager and bartender from the Newcastle region have pleaded guilty to supplying drugs to patrons in the hotel. On the evening of 29 April, police with the Port Stephens Hunter Drug Unit allegedly observed Gareth Ian Wilkinson offering to
MAGUIRE FAMILY EXIT AUSSIE AFTER 131 YEARS
The Australian Hotel, established by the Maguire family in 1891, has been sold outside the family for the first time ever, to growing Sydney publican Warren Livingstone. A local western Sydney family was behind creation of the Australian Hotel, on
