MERCURY IN THE FOUNDRY

Bendigo cornerstone the Foundry Hotel is the latest in a series of regional Victorian pub deals, and a positive sign for the state’s gaming hotel market. The Kuchel family have been dug in operating The Foundry for the past 33

QUEENS ARMS EXTENDED TO MARKET

The regal Queens Arms Hotel of Bendigo is seeking a suitor, as long-timers look to time off and the city benefits from post-pandemic regional migration. Set on a 625sqm corner of Russell and Steel Streets, enjoying combined street frontage of

WHITE LION HOTEL TO MARKET

The White Lion Hotel Motel in the Riverina region is on the market for the first time in 36 years, as the Strongmans look to retire. Peter and Maria Strongman have owned the Deniliquin pub since 1983. For 12 years

READY TO RACE AUSSIE RELUCTANT SALE

The very Australian Hotel icon in sunny Gympie has reluctantly come to market as the passive owners head back to the Sunshine Coast. The original Australian Hotel was built 1873 after a licence was granted to Mary Jane Catherwood, who

MOUNTJOYS PUT UP SNOWLINE HOTEL IN VICTORIAN ALPS

After 13 years building a solid business, the Mountjoy family has listed its under-management Harrietville Snowline Hotel in order to travel and “seek new challenges”. In 2007 Anna and Bennett Mountjoy packed their bags and moved from Melbourne to Harrietville,

TOOMEY RETURNS TO THE GAME AT QUEENSPORT

Brisbane’s “country pub in the city” – the Queensport Tavern – has been sold by its colourful long-term owners to Michael Toomey, in a return to industry. Former horse racing identity Peter Chase and race car driver Warwick Brown have

MATES LIST ‘COUNTRY PUB’ QUEENSPORT BRISBANE

Brisbane’s “country pub in the city” has come to market, as the two long-time owners call time to pursue other colourful activities. Old mates Warwick Brown and Peter Chase have owned the Queensport Tavern at Hemmant for 17 years. Chase

CORRIGANS PUT UP REVIVED DOODLE COOMA ARMS

The heroes of Henty, who rescued and revived the town’s only pub, have listed it to pursue attempts to return to a life of normality. Henty is a town of around 1200 souls, midway between Albury and Wagga Wagga, in

BUNCH OF GRAPES UP FOR GRABS

Ballarat’s handsome Bunch of Grapes Hotel has come to market, as the freeholder owner looks to wind back his involvement. Steve Bryant owns the freehold of the large-format red brick pub on a corner of Pleasant Street, the business operated

TWO NEW OWNERS ENTER BIG-TRADING CROSSROADS HOTEL

The Macintosh family has parted with their beloved Crossroads Hotel at Narrabri, having rebuilt and expanded upon the 1861 pub. After being closed for many years, the hard-working family of five orchestrated every aspect of the old building’s restoration, from