ACACIA RIDGE HITS MARKET FOR $35m
Top10 Queensland gaming pub the Acacia Ridge Hotel is back on the market, boasting a new multi-million-dollar renovation and buckets of upside. The very large format Acacia Ridge (ARH) occupies a sprawling 18,450sqm block on busy Beaudesert Road in Brisbane’s
BRUNSWICK’S FALLEN RAILWAY BACK ON TRACK
The faded but not forgotten Railway Hotel in Brunswick is set to return under new owners, shaking off its chequered past to become an expansive community-focused venue. The multi-storey Railway was built 1889 beside the train line running north-south through
A PUNT AND A WIN AT THE IMPERIAL
Industry up-and-comer Adam Drabarek is living the Australian dream of owning his own pub, having recently secured title to his thriving Imperial Hotel operation in Coonabarabran. After a couple of years renovating houses on the central coast, living in successive
SHORT’S HERITAGE HEADS UP MORE AUSSIE BEER
This weekend the iconic Australian Heritage Hotel will be celebrating its 15th annual Australian Beer Festival, rocking more than 30 Australian brewers, with 120 different craft beers and ciders. The first ever Australian Beer Festival (ABF) was a modest showcase
CAMELIA GROVE TO SELL FIRST TIME IN 36 YEARS
After three and a half decades at the elegant Camelia Grove, industry stalwart Adella Wright Young is ‘calling time’ on the industry and divesting her picturesque Alexandria pub. The Camelia Grove Hotel stands resolutely at the corner of Henderson Road
VEGAS SELLS AS KINGS CROSS SMOULDERS
Former top gamer the Vegas Hotel has sold in in-transition Kings Cross for circa $25 million, as the precinct continues to evolve from high-life to high-end living. The Vegas is one of the stalwarts of the previously notorious party precinct,
MPK GROW IN MUDGEE AND ORANGE
MPK Hotels has significantly expanded its portfolio with the well-timed acquisitions of both the Royal Hotel in Orange and Federal Hotel in Mudgee. A quintessentially Australian pub, the striking Royal Hotel stands like an advertisement for Art Deco on Lords
PATRON SUING THE CORNER OVER STAGE-DIVE
A patron that was injured during a live music performance in 2017 is suing the Corner Hotel and its security for potential negligence. A gig by American punk rock band The Bronx at live music mecca The Corner in October
RIVERSDALE SELLING UP IN SYDNEY
Singo’s Riversdale Pub Fund has signalled an end to its Sydney portfolio with the listing of the iconic Unity Hall Hotel in Balmain. The Fund was founded in 2010 by John Singleton, Mark Carnegie and Geoff Dixon, and at one
KEG & BREW’S $10m REFURB AND ROOFTOP
Good Beer mecca the Keg & Brew reopened yesterday after a big $10 million top-to-bottom refurbishment and expansion, including a new rooftop bar. The four-level building on the corner of Foveaux and Commonwealth streets, just up the road from Central
