HAKFOORT FAMILY TEMPT HPI AND AVC OUT OF STANLEY
The ASX-listed Hotel Property Investments (ASX:HPI) and Australian Venue Co (AVC) have sold the Lord Stanley Hotel in East Brisbane to Queensland faithfuls the Hakfoort Group. The re-stapled freehold going concern of the Lord, on circa 5,500 sqm, incorporating public
THE DEVIL DIVESTING IN DUBBO
Devil’s Hollow Tavern & Brewery is for sale boasting hot upside, in the New South Wales regional haven of Dubbo. Operating as a boutique craft brewery and tavern, occupying a large 2,260sqm block, the structure is a recently constructed tilt-up panel building
GAMING EXPO PLAYS OUT FOR 2022
The 31st Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) took place last week, welcoming a reported 7,300+ industry delegates through the ICC Sydney over three days. Beyond the more than 220 exhibitors on the show floor, the return of the AGE also signalled
NO-FRIEND YOUNG BUYS BAR BROADWAY
Wallaby publican Bill Young has scored again, beating off competition to take the prominent Bar Broadway in Chippendale for a reported circa $36 million. The re-stapled freehold going concern, first known as the Westminster Hotel, then the Guys & Dolls
ADELAIDE JUMPS AS LATEST REAL ESTATE HOT SPOT
Adelaide has cemented itself as the latest feeding ground for pub investment, as a reported $100 million worth of pub sales are announced, including Harvest’s new fund and a record price by ALH/Endeavour. The surge of transaction activity has been
MELBOURNE BARTENDER SACKED FOR REFUSING AND PISSING OFF NAZIS
A young bartender at an Irish pub in Melbourne has been fired for standing up to a group of neo-nazi men, who threatened him with violence and allegedly extorted the pub for money. An Irish barman and another worker that
RAYS USHER IN GUEST AS NEW IVY CUSTODIAN
Blue Mountains landmark the New Ivanhoe Hotel in Blackheath has sold for the first time in nearly five decades, the Ray family passing the baton to Ray Reilly and business partner Adrian Guest. The Ray family have been running the
NEW MARKET TAVERN ON OFFER AT MELBOURNE MARKETS
A brand-new hotel lease with long-term tenure is being offered off the plan, the Market Tavern is to be completely rebuilt directly, located opposite the iconic South Melbourne Markets. Destined to be a multi-levelled destination offering, the Tavern will be
TOURIST FINDS NEW HOME
Nick Quinn and partners have made up for lost assets, buying the Tourist Hotel in Queanbeyan, representing the first hotel sold in the precinct in a decade. Established in 1932, the handsome Art Deco pub occupies a 1,928sqm lot on
MASKED ‘TRADIES’ PULL OFF DARING DAYTIME HEIST
Police are investigating possible links between a rash of overnight burglaries at venues and the audacious daytime theft of a cash dispenser from a well-known Newcastle pub. During a busy period, around 4:30 on the afternoon of 4 July, three