CASINO TATTERSALLS AND GAMING PLAY TO TEST MARKET
The big Tattersalls Hotel in Casino is up for grabs, bringing with it the dozen EGM entitlements from the nearby Oxford Hotel. The Tattersalls is a large-format, two-storey brick structure in the heart of town, on a 1,944sqm lot that
A MILESTONE FOR HARVEST IN DUBBO
Chris Cornforth and Fraser Haughton’s unlisted pub fund Harvest Hotels continues to expand its regional footprint, through acquisition of the Milestone Hotel in Dubbo from the Blair family. Built 1881 on a corner site in the heart of the Dubbo
BLACK RHINO LANDS PORTSIDE
David Tomsic’s Black Rhino Group has gone again in South Australia, picking up the full-of-potential Portside Tavern in Port Pirie for $3.6 million. The Portside Tavern is a large, two-storey stone structure with a mostly enclosed balcony facing two streets,
VICTORIA CELEBRATES A RETURN TO AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
A thousand industry guests and professionals welcomed the winners of the 2021 Australian Hotels Association (Victoria) State Awards for Excellence this week, at a gala dinner at The Palladium at Crown. The big winner on the night was the Lower
MERIVALE $60m DOUBLE-TAKE, INTO LEICHHARDT AND LORNE
Justin Hemmes’ empire has announced another $62 million in acquisitions, expanding in Sydney’s inner west with Norton’s Irish Pub and the Lorne Hotel, south of Melbourne. Mere metres from Lorne’s main beach, the Lorne is the end destination for the
SHORT O’HARA MALOUF GO AGAIN IN COFFS
The growing syndicate of Martin Short, Sean O’Hara, Jamie Malouf and Co. has acquired the large-format and highly acclaimed Moonee Beach Tavern in Coffs Harbour from Harry Barry. The Tavern is a very large-format family-oriented local, on a huge 1.17-Ha
MATTHEWS STEPS UP WITH SALISBURY AND $13m INVESTMENT
Matthews Hospitality has announced purchase of ALH’s Salisbury Hotel, as it invests more than $13 million into its South Australian communities. Matthews Hospitality is one of South Australia’s largest family-owned hotel groups, the Salisbury joining Feathers, Maylands, Buckingham Arms, Eyre,
UNIVERSAL SNAP UP NEWTOWN AS CLG EXITS
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has jumped at the opportunity of another large-format Sydney operation, taking the keys to the Newtown Hotel from Chris Morris’ Colonial Leisure Group The three-level Newtown, on King Street, is a local institution, catering to
TENANTS TAKE THE TITLE AT SODEN’S
Up-and-coming hoteliers Brendan Tracey and Lyndall Hutchinson have secured the deeds to their beloved Soden’s Hotel in Albury, amid strong competition. The popular pub sold via onsite auction on Friday, the hammer falling at $5.45 million. The two-storey Hotel occupies
COURT RULES ON LAUNDY’S QUARRYMAN’S QUAGMIRE
A controversial case of buyer’s remorse has been settled in the NSW Supreme Court this week, bringing judgement on a dispute over the sale of the Quarryman’s Hotel by Laundy Hotels to the Parras family. More than a year since
