BLACK RHINO BULLISH ON O’CONNELL ST

David Tomsic’s Black Rhino Group has gone again in Adelaide, picking up a vacant pub on O’Connell Street with plans for an overhaul and new eponymous moniker. The latest acquisition is amongst the bustling North Adelaide Village Shopping Centre, offering

JULIEN MOUSSI SCORES AT ROBERT BURNS HOTEL

The iconic Robert Burns Hotel in Collingwood has been purchased by Julien Moussi’s up-and-coming Only Hospitality Group, heralding plans for a new era and new name. Julien Moussi is a former VFL footballer, who stopped playing for the Box Hill

ALH CUT LOOSE AS ALE BACKS OFF

Australia’s largest publican is set to go it alone, as shareholders approve the demerger of Endeavour and ALE quietly divests more of the coveted ALH freeholds. On Friday 360k Woolworths shareholders overwhelmingly approved the spin-off of Endeavour Group from the

BLACK RHINO PICKS UP THE GEORGE

David Tomsic’s Black Rhino Group has maintained momentum into South Australia, locking in his third pub in the new state – the George Hotel, in Millicent. Previously known as the Sportman’s Hotel, the rebranded The George is on main drag

STEWARTS REAPING REWARDS IN FARMERS ARMS SALE

One of the southern Riverina region’s favourite locals has been listed for sale-and-lease-back by the owner-operators, to facilitate their expansion. The Farmers Arms is in the NSW town of Tocumwal, on the Murray River, around 260 kilometres from Melbourne. Set

SOLOTEL SELLS LITTLE BIG HOUSE TO LOCAL PROJECT

Solotel has sold the leasehold operation of its Little Big House in Brisbane to a new local hospitality group. New owners the Little Big House Project is fronted by managing director Brett Fitzpatrick, who previously owned Fitz+Potts in Nundah. He

MELBOURNE’S BLACK RHINO CHARGES INTO ADELAIDE

Leading Victorian pub group Black Rhino is seizing opportunity, snapping up a collection of gaming hotels in metro and regional South Australia, starting with the Newmarket in Port Adelaide. David Tomsic – owner and managing director of the Black Rhino

AUSHOTELS LIST PIONEERING BRISBANE BEER BOUTIQUE

Aushotel Group has listed its pioneering craft beer-based venue in Brisbane, the Archive Beer Boutique. The stand-out venue is located in the centre of Boundary Street in Brisbane’s tightly-held West End precinct – opposite the billion-dollar West Village residential masterplan

BIG GUNS TAKE UP THE SUN IN BOOMING BYRON

The Winchester Group has soaked up The Sun Hotel in Bryon Bay from the Flannery family’s KTQ Group for an undisclosed price. The rich-listed Flannery family built The Sun on a generous 7,653sqm freehold landholding near Byron Bay’s North Beach,

GRAND GOES TO MORTGAGEE SALE AFTER SUDDEN CLOSURE

The aptly named Grand Hotel of Bundaberg has come to market on behalf of a mortgagee in possession, shortly after closing less than a year since a major renovation. Image: Queensland Library The historic Grand occupies a large 2024sqm corner