The troubled Royal Oak Hotel of Cessnock has been sold through receivers to a growing local hotelier. Built 1922, the pub enjoys a prominent corner in Cessnock – known as the gateway to tourism hotspot the Hunter Valley. The large brick hotel features a bar, bistro, and spacious rear beer garden, 14 pub-style accommodation rooms […]
As the hotel and foodservice industries continue to feel the effects of staff shortages, a new survey finds most high school students are eager to get straight into work and over two thirds are looking at hospitality. The research found 83.80 per cent of school leavers are not going to have a “gap” year, due […]
New all-day gastropub The Mighty has burst open in Moonee Ponds, providing an indomitable domain for crafty beverages and pub grub. “The Mighty is all about creating a community and hub for our craft brands,” says Mark Haysman, CEO of craft beverage collective colossus Mighty Craft. The suburban Melbourne site was previously a Sporting Globe […]
The stately Criterion Hotel in Singleton has sold for around $3 million as strong regional assets continue to attract the attentions of opportunity-starved operators further afield. The pub offers bar, bistro, large outdoor beer garden, gaming room with 14 EGMs and a separate building for events, under a 3am licence. The first half of FY2020 […]
The regal Royal Oak Hotel Cessnock is for sale under instruction by forensic accountants, following a stoush with the ATO and massive tax bill. Doctor-publican John Harvey purchased the prominent two-storey brick pub in 2011, sharing resources with his dental practice for tax purposes. Fighting what he labels “unsubstantiated” tax debt, he launched a battle […]
Doctor-publican John Harvey has unleashed a David and Goliath battle against the ATO, which has already seen the closure of his Royal Oak Hotel at Cessnock. John Harvey operates the Hunter Valley Dental Practice, and in 2011 bought the nearby Royal Oak Hotel. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) reportedly allowed Harvey to file returns as […]
Another Hunter Valley pub has found its way to market in regal Scone’s unbridled Royal Hotel Motel. Scone is found in the upper-west Hunter region, around 150 kilometres outside of Newcastle, 280 kilometres from Sydney. It counts almost 5,000 residents and touts itself as not only the equine capital of Australia, but the second-largest horse […]
Long-term owner-operators Billy and Di Metcalf have listed their elegant Station Hotel Motel in Kurri Kurri, as they look to retirement. The large-format two-storey pub resides on the corner of Coronation Street and main drag Victoria Street. It offers public bar, commercial kitchen and bistro, beer garden, eight pub-style accommodation rooms, function space, gaming room […]
A long and hard-fought sales process on the big Kent Hotel has ended in a record price for the Newcastle region of around $25 million, and new owner in growing local vehicle SJH Hotel Fund. Peter Hunt bought the Kent freehold in 2002, and his son Stephen has long managed it operationally, while simultaneously building […]
Furthering the Hunter’s quest as one of the country’s hottest regions for pub property, industry icon Arthur Laundy has snapped up the Clancys’ The Bank at Maitland. Going coastal from Sydney, in 2010 Terry and Tammy Clancy bought up the Bank Hotel from receivers, reviving it to become a well-patronised local. The pub was built […]
