RAY FAMILY DEPARTING THE IVY AFTER FIVE DECADES
After nearly five decades in the same hands, the handsome New Ivanhoe Hotel of Blackheath is for sale by the Ray family. Found on a large site of around 1,500 sqm on the Great Western Highway in Blackheath, in the
OSCARS SHAKE-UP SNARES MALOUFS’ BIG CAVES BEACH
Representing a portfolio shake-up and region record, the Maloufs' Royal Hotels group has sold the oceanfront Caves Beach Hotel to the Gravanis’ expanding Oscars Hotels. Royal Hotels has expanded on operations at the seaside resort-style venue, and after the better
HARVEST WELCOME MORE WAGGA IN THE VIC
The acquisitive Harvest Hospitality has snapped up another Wagga Wagga institution, in the form of the hugely popular Victoria Hotel, for a new regional record price of $29 million. Occupying an imposing 1,311 sqm landholding in the heart of town,
THE BETOOTA IS BACK IN BUSINESS
With an accordant level of pomp and ceremony, the famed Betoota Hotel, intrepid Bastian of the outback, has reopened in time for the tourist rush to Birdsville. After a two-year break in proceedings, the legendary Birdsville races return in 2022, scheduled
SEIZING THE DAY, WITH DATA
The global pandemic has proven an accelerant for technological applications across many industries, and hospitality businesses are poised to battle headwinds or reap the whirlwind of consumer evolution. According to Forbes, the past two years have generated 90 per cent
NELSON MEERS AT CROSSROADS FOR $160m
The Nelson Meers group has set a new record for an Australian pub sale, putting up a reported $160 million for the massive Crossroads Hotel of Casula. Occupying a 1.28-Ha site at the junction of the Hume Highway and Camden
DON HODGE GROUP TAKE LAKE MACQUARIE
The Don Hodge Group Inc has been announced as purchaser of the coveted Lake Macquarie Tavern in Mount Hutton, for a hot market $33 million. Mount Hutton is around 140 kilometres north of Sydney, and only 14 from Newcastle CBD,
GLYNN AND BARRET LIST COBBLERS TAVERN
After four decades on the job, publicans Kieran Glynn and Arthur Barret have listed for sale Mandurah’s iconic Cobblers Tavern. Cobblers is on a 1,334 sqm lot in Falcon, adjoining a First Choice liquor store and numerous specialty shops. It
NEARLY HALF OF VENUES STILL USING PEN AND PAPER BOOKINGS
In the digital era, and the wake of the Federal budget incentivising technology, research into the hospitality sector finds nearly half of venues are still using pen and paper booking systems. The Federal Budget news at the end of March
K2 CONQUERS BLUE MOUNTAIN
Lawson’s picturesque Blue Mountain Hotel has sold to new capital from Sydney, seeing K2 Property Development Group partnering with Locky Paech’s Goodtime Group. Built 1848 as the Blue Mountains Inn, the venue is perched on a high-profile 965sqm corner block,
