ALH’S BURVALE HOTEL DODGES PROTECTION ORDER

A hotel built in 1968 is finally free to be redeveloped after a bizarre battle to protect it under a heritage order. Languishing on an enormous 45,000 square metre block on the outskirts of Melbourne, the hotel was designed by

ZAGAME PUTS $90M OF ALH FREEHOLDS UP FOR GRABS

Entrepreneur hotelier Bobby Zagame has put to market three freeholds – all leased to investor-favourite Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH). Zagame operates a portfolio of six pubs in Victoria and has various other interests including freehold investments in Queensland and

SUNBURY POLICE AND LICENSEES GET SMART ON VIOLENCE

Police in the Victorian region of Hume are working with licensed venues to tackle a spate of alcohol-related violence on the streets of Sunbury. The problems have centred around the Royal Hotel, situated in the centre of town on the

TRIPLE-PLAY – ALH PUB SWAP ROLLS ON

Funds manager Charter Hall and super giant Hostplus have quietly acquired another three ALH pubs as the battle of the listed landlords continues. Following the pair’s $600 million vehicle, the Long WALE Investment Partnership (LWIP) that last year bought 54

MEDICH SELLS LAUNDY TWO MORE PRIZED PUBS

[caption id="attachment_2686" align="alignright" width="426"] Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel, Woolloomooloo[/caption] The Laundys have flashed the cash, tempting Medich into the sale of two more ‘big deal’ pubs. In a transaction worth nearly $35 million, the Medich family’s Halcyon Hotel Group has parted

CHARTER HALL AND HOSTPLUS TO BUY $200m MORE PUBS

Back after their $600 million grab of ALH-tenanted pubs in September, the Long WALE Investment Partnership is set to buy another $200 million of the blue-chip freeholds. Last year the listed Charter Hall Group teamed up with superannuation giant Hostplus

ALH’s 1968-built Burvale Hotel in heritage brouhaha

An ALH pub in outer Melbourne has become embroiled in a heritage debate that would appear to contradict the buildings own origins. Built less than 50 years ago in 1968, the Burvale Hotel/Motel is a largely unaltered example of work