COBURG’S WOODLANDS HOTEL ON OFFER
The striking Woodlands Hotel in historic Coburg comes to market in a rare freehold going concern opportunity in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. Originally built as the Palm Avenue Hotel, a pub has traded on the site continuously for over 140 years,
SCHIAVELLO POSTS GPO HOTEL OPPORTUNITY
Fortitude Valley’s former post office building – the handsome GPO Hotel – comes to market boasting a long lease and favourable terms, and a prized pedigree. The GPO is central to Brisbane’s nightlife entertainment precinct, Fortitude Valley, around 1.5 kilometres
CARLTON TAPPING INTO SOFT DRINK MARKET
Carlton & United Breweries is building on the success of its first non-alcoholic beer – Carlton Zero – with a bold advertising campaign aiming to woo consumers over from sugary drinks. Carlton Zero was launched last September – the
IRIS TAKES HOTEL STEYNE IN RECORD DEAL
High-flyers Arthur Laundy and John Singleton have sold their Manly institution The Steyne to booming Iris Capital in a record deal for a Sydney freehold going concern. Built 1859, the Hotel Steyne has stood sentry over the Manly Beach for
SOUTH MELBOURNE’S THE GEORGE HEADS TO MARKET
Sam Tresise is looking to divest his fully-managed leasehold interest at the elegant The George, in South Melbourne. Tresise counts a number of business interests in the southern capital, including the nearby Bells Hotel. Time constraints have meant The George
WAVE GLASSWARE ELIMINATES NEED FOR STRAWS
A new glassware is riding the consumer wave against single-use plastic straws with innovative technology for a simple solution. Wave Glassware creators are inspired by and have teamed up with advocacy group The Last Straw, which notes “the first plastic
PELATHON NEW CUSTODIANS OF NORMANBY
Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Group has taken on another big project in self-proclaimed "Brisbane’s Best Pub” – the noble and sometimes notorious, Normanby Hotel. A living hero of Brisbane’s history since 1890, the Normanby is found on a big 3,683sqm block
ALBION HOTEL HEADS TO MARKET
The bustling Albion Hotel in tightly-held southern NSW comes to market as long-time owners look to move on. The four-level Albion is a handsome Art Deco centrepiece of border town Albury, on main road Dean Street, central to a busy
YOUGOV SURVEY ON AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE BEERS
A survey of the opinions of Australian beer drinkers demonstrates the complexities of consumer preferences – especially in a highly competitive market, such as beer. The study was by international research firm YouGov, which aims to produce insights around consumer
PARRAS UNVEILS AMBARVALE ‘SUPERPUB’
Culminating years of planning and a massive makeover, Colin Parras has unveiled his Ambarvale “superpub” and micro-brewery. Parras purchased the large-format Ambarvale Hotel on 7,200sqm in the thriving Campbelltown LGA from the exiting Lantern Group in late 2016 for $21.2