SALE TAKES OFF ON ICONIC APOLLO BAY
Pearl of the Victorian coastal, the Apollo Bay Hotel, has been put to market for the first time in over 30 years. Located on a generous 2,368sqm site on the world-renowned Great Ocean Road, the Hotel has been recipient of
LANSDOWNE TO TURN OUT THE LIGHTS
Sydney’s iconic, hard-rocking Lansdowne Hotel has announced its pending retirement from live music, in favour of budget accommodation. The striking three-level pub is on City Road, close to the corner of Broadway and opposite Victoria Park, which skirts Sydney University.
AFTER HALF A CENTURY, BINALONG’S TIME TO MARKET
For the first time in many a year, the Binalong Hotel in the NSW southern tablelands has come to market. A quintessential country pub, it was established in 1922, a sturdy two-storey red brick structure residing on a 5,590sqm block
UNIVERSAL CATCHES BAT & BALL
Universal Hotels has won its first bout for 2022, taking home the Bat and Ball Hotel of Surry Hills. Originally known as the Duke of Cleveland, the pub was built in 1929 on the corner of busy Cleveland and South
PUBS AND INDUSTRY VOICES UNITE FOR CUT IN DRAUGHT BEER EXCISE
Industry associations are joining pubs and clubs in calling for relief from the ratcheting tax on draught beer, as businesses attempt to recover from the impacts of COVID. A campaign fronted by the National Australian Hotels Association, along with Clubs
THE CHANNON TAVERN NEAR BYRON FOR SALE
The picturesque The Channon Tavern near Byron is being sold as a vacant possession, with asking price of $3.6 million. Built on a 7,120sqm block in the Byron hinterland, 19 kilometres north of Lismore and proximate to Byron Bay and
IRIS BUILDING BIG ON BASES
Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital is building on successes for the new year, chasing plans for a $70 million development on the site of the Kingswood Hotel and a brand-new pub for Sydney’s upper north shore. Plans for 180 Great Western
PLENTY OF PROSPECTS FOR NHILL’S UNION
The historic Rintoule’s Union Hotel of Nhill is being sold by long-time devotee owner Mick Jesic. Beginning life in 1879 as a wooden structure in Kiata, 20 kilometres south-east, the pub was transported to Nhill in 1881, where it was
GABS CRAFT BEER RESULTS FOR 2021
Australia has voted for its favourite craft beer of 2021, in the latest Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS), welcoming back Bentspoke’s triumphant Crankshaft American IPA. After an anti-socialising pandemic and the latest viral strain made for a challenging festive season
KELLY PORTFOLIO SELL-DOWN BEGINS
Following appointment of administrators to the Damian Kelly portfolio, sale of the four thriving pubs has begun. Andrew McCabe and Joseph Hayes of insolvency and restructuring experts Wexted Advisory were appointed as Administrators and are buoyant on a strong campaign
