MERIVALE MIGRATES SOUTH FOR $34 MILLION
Justin Hemmes’ Merivale has won the race to White & Partners’ big-performing Allawah Hotel for around $34 million. The two-storey Victorian Allawah Hotel strikes a commanding pose on 1,290sqm opposite the train station on Railway Parade through Allawah. It is
BEACH HOTEL ICON ON MARKET FOR FIRST TIME EVER
An iconic coastal pub has hit the open market for the first time in its 120 years, as generational owners decide to turn the page on Newcastle’s famous Beach Hotel. The site of the Beach Hotel has been a pub
FAIRKITCHENS MAKING MENTAL HEALTH TALK THE NEW NORMAL
Research continues to emerge showing alarming statistics on rates of mental health issues in hospitality – a problem costing Australian businesses and the economy $60 billion annually. In light of findings that suicide took the lives of eight Australians every
GLOBE HOTEL RETURNS TO MARKET
Rylstone’s idyllic Globe Hotel is back on the market as its first-time owners look to exit the game. Strategically positioned in the centre of the main street through town, the Globe enjoys a large 6,658sqm lot, providing guests a neat
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,
