A former publican turned winemaker is back in the game after snapping up Leura’s beautiful Alexandra Hotel, in the lower Blue Mountains, outside of Sydney. Once upon a time, Greg Perrett was proprietor of the Bellbird Hotel in the Hunter Valley, but for two decades he ran the nearby Hanging Tree vineyard, which he sold […]
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Local mining identity Dale McNamara is parting with his painstakingly restored Morpeth pub, the River Royal Inn, having breathed life back into the drowned historic building. A ‘super storm’ in early 2015 brought a wall of water crashing through the back of the 1827-built pub in Morpeth, just east of Maitland. The massive repair bill […]
Singleton’s Agricultural Hotel has sold to a Chinese investor, as long-time owners the Whathams exit the pub game. The ‘Agi’, as it is known locally, has been owned by Allen and Sue Whatham for more than two decades, at times run by them, other times leased. The pub is 30 minutes from the popular Hunter […]
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After an exhaustive marketing campaign, the Caledonia Hotel has been sold to new blood, as the incumbent looks to other hotel and business interests. Local Ian Negline has been owner of the Caledonia, along with other Central Coast hotels and tourist parks, operating the pub under management. Amid growing commitments, he offered up the freehold […]
The Murphy family has parted with Maitland’s thriving Belmore Hotel, with a local businessman picking up the freehold going concern for $9 million. The Murphys have owned the Belmore since 2003, and citing increasing interests in other endeavours made the reluctant decision to list the pub, which boasts several bars, a successful foodservice operation, large […]
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The perfect storm is driving coastal and regional popularity and sharpening yields, and pubs in growth areas have never been more in vogue. Hotel Cessnock is the latest in a trail of assets scooped up by strong operators and prudent investors. The prominent two-storey brick pub enjoys the full complement of amenities, including bistro and […]
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A star-studded guest list attended the AHA National’s Awards for Excellence on Monday night, with the best of Australia’s hotel industry named for 2015. Guests and veterans gathered at Jupiter’s Casino on the Gold Coast to celebrate the best hotel individuals and venues from around the country, determined from the best of every State. While […]
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The National chapter of the Australian Hotels Association says it is time to party again “cocktail style” as the 2022 Awards for Excellence revs up. A showcase of Australia’s hottest pubs and hotels will take place Monday, 28 November at Campbells Cove on Sydney Harbour, offering guests first-class views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and […]
For the first time in three years, the AHA NSW Awards for Excellence made a triumphant return on Monday night, celebrating the state’s best across a record 46 categories. Pandemic-delayed since 2019, the no-expense-spared event ushed in 1,500 hospitality industry, community and political leaders to The Cutaway, at Barangaroo. Judged by an independent panel, the […]
Les Pullos and family have listed their big-trading south-east Queensland pubs the Samford and Woodford Hotels, to focus on the roaring RG’s. Pullos has been a veteran of the Queensland pub game for decades, leaving a string of successful country operations for the capital, where he has held leases on ALH’s Hamilton and Normanby Hotels, […]
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