OSCARS TAKE LUNA PARK

Bill and Mario Gravanis’ Oscars Group has acquired Sydney’s famous Luna Park, with plans to further increase its hospitality appeal. Enjoying a picturesque and totally unique location on the shores of Sydney Harbour, the historic Luna Park Sydney is a

RAMIAS LET LOOSE THE SPHINX

After more than half a century at the helm, the veteran Ramia family is looking to leave its prized, landmark Sphinx Hotel in Geelong. Owner George Ramia started working at the venue on Thompson Rd when he was just 14

GEELONG’S NATIONAL READY TO RACE

The Ramia family has offered up operations at the proud National Hotel, in booming Geelong. Across three levels of approximately 500sqm in the Geelong CBD, catering to 200-pax, the National provides multiple bars, dining and function spaces, serviced by a

DOOLAN HOTELS GROW STABLE WITH TOORAK

Prime Melbourne watering hole the Toorak Hotel is in new hands, as family operators Doolan Hotels step up the collection. Established in 1854, the imposing and ornate building has been known as the Bush Inn and Hawksburn Hotel and back

LITTLE CREATURES FOUNDERS SET FORTH ON P&O HOTEL

Handsome Freemantle landmark the P&O Hotel has been sold to the expanding partnership of Adrian Fini and Nic Trimboli. A hotel was originally built on the corner site in the 1830s, named the Crown and Thistle. In the 1870s this

PLATINUM EARNS PRETTY PENNY FOR FULL MONTY

Platinum Group has sold Brisbane landmark The Montague Hotel to a family-owned hospitality group from further north, as the city’s West End entertainment precinct continues to attract. The three-storey pub – a former office building – is set on a

RICHMOND’S BOUZY ROUGE UP FOR GRABS

The sassy Bouzy Rouge has been listed for sale by long-time hoteliers David and Angela Carey, marking a rare Richmond opportunity. Built 1870, the prominent two-storey Hotel previously known as the Dover Castle is on a corner of Bridge Road,

GERNER EXITS, VIA SORRENTO

Melbourne hotelier Julian Gerner is bowing out of the industry with sale of his last asset, Morgan’s Sorrento. Originally named the Mornington, becoming the third ever hotel in Sorrento, in 1876 the current building was constructed, dubbed the Koonya Hotel,

BUNDY GRANDEUR UP FOR GRABS

The historic Grand Hotel Bundaberg is up for grabs, as the city benefits from a boom in population and economic growth. The old pub is on a 2,043sqm corner block on Bourbong Street, in the Bundaberg CBD. The classic two-storey

SNOWLINE SET FOR NEW HEIGHTS UNDER NEWCOMER

The Snowline Hotel of the Victorian highlands has sold to a bold new entrant to the industry, as prime regional precincts continue to thrive. Located in Harrietville, between the Mt Hotham ski fields and Bright, which is no longer reliant