LION HOTEL & OFFICE BLOCK HITS MARKET
Pride of Adelaide, the acclaimed Lion Hotel, has come to market along with an adjoining office block. The heritage-listed pub was built in North Adelaide in 1871, originally trading as a brewery and malt house. SA hoteliers Tim Gregg and
TARA TWINS ON OFFER
The twin titles of Tara’s two hotels in southern Queensland have come to market as a package deal, as the Brauer family looks to exit the game. Tara township is found in the Western Downs, 300 kilometres due west of
REDCAPE’S CABRAMATTA REVEALED
Redcape Hotel Group has made good on aspirational plans at its top-performing Cabramatta Hotel with a multi-million-dollar renovation and community tilt. In late 2017 RHG negotiated a deal with landlords the Bowden family for the $45 million purchase of the
LIQUOR & GAMING PRESENTS ACCORD CONFERENCE AND STRATEGY
Liquor & Gaming NSW last week held its Liquor Accord Conference for 2019, also announcing its Program Strategy for the coming years, and Governance & Operational tools. More than 150 liquor industry stakeholders met with L&G representatives in Sydney to
ALH TAKES TWO ROCKS
The Woolworths-backed ALH has emerged as buyer for the elegant ‘Tavern @ The Rocks’ in a major growth corridor out of Perth. The Tavern overlooks Two Rocks Marina, at the northern edge of the Perth metropolitan area, offering a large-format
AUSTRALIANS VOTE ON ALL THINGS CRAFT BEER 2019
Craft beer crazies Beer Cartel have released the 2019 edition of their award-winning Australian Craft Beer Survey, with the latest trends in preferred brewers and styles. Beer Cartel was started as an online-only business in a storage shed in 2009
RIVERSDALE RIDES ELEPHANT TO MARKET
Riversdale-operated Australian Pub Fund has listed its Brisbane behemoth The Elephant for sale as part of its “ongoing disposal strategy”. The $300 million pub investment vehicle created by business moguls John Singleton, Mark Carnegie and Geoff Dixon, APF purchased the
BALMAIN’S CAT & FIDDLE FINDS NEW LIFE
The Cat is back with a hat, sporting a shiny new coat, gun chef and all-new outlook on life. Balmain institution the Cat & Fiddle is a two-storey brick interwar pub on a corner of arterial Darling Street. After generations
AVC BRINGING BACK SARAH SANDS
Australian Venue Co. has announced a new addition to its portfolio with purchase of Brunswick’s historic, newfound Sarah Sands Hotel. Located in Melbourne’s eclectic north-side neighbourhood, the Georgian-style Sarah Sands has stood sentry on the corner of Brunswick and Sydney
ALBURY’S ALBION AND ASTOR AWAY
Thriving border city Albury has seen two recent pub transactions, with sale of both the Astor Hotel and Albion Hotel. Hugging the Murray River and NSW-Victorian border, Albury LGA boasts populace of almost 80,000 residents, counting a diverse mix of