ROUGH DIAMOND OFFERED IN GOLD TOWN

A private investor is selling a Ballarat pub as a vacant freehold, heralding a rare opportunity in the heart of one of Victoria’s fastest-growing regional service hubs. The Market Square Hotel was opened at 9 Creswick Road, Ballarat Central in

DIMATTINA PASSES YARCK TO LOCAL OPERATORS

Former Western Bulldogs player Paul Dimattina has sold his popular Yarck Hotel in Victoria’s popular north-east tourism corridor to a local and operator. Located on the Maroondah Highway in the state’s north-east, the Yarck Hotel is enroute to the renowned

CALEDONIAN AND PROPERTIES ON THE BLOCK

The Aroney family have listed their generational Caledonian Hotel in the thriving northwest NSW district of Narrabri following the passing of Vasilios ‘Bill’ Aroney. The Hotel occupies one of the most prominent sites in town, with 94 metres of dual

OXFORD OF PETERSHAM RECEIVER SALE

Renowned inner west watering hole the Oxford Tavern of Petersham is being sold as a blank canvas through receivers and managers. The landmark pub is set on an expansive 734sqm corner at the intersection of New Canterbury and Crystal Roads,

REDCAPE COLLECTS THE ARTHOUSE

Ben McBeath’s colourful Arthouse Hotel operation in the Sydney CBD has been sold to MA Financial Group’s Redcape Hospitality. The handsome two-storey sandstone former gallery, set prominently in The Galleries retail precinct on Pitt Street, was redeveloped as a hospitality

MULPHA FLOATS THE COVE

Major developer Mulpha has offered to market the renowned Cove Tavern, within the prestigious Sanctuary Cove Marine Village on the picturesque Gold Coast waterway. Cove Tavern is the only commercial hotel-licensed venue within the premier lifestyle destination of Sanctuary Cove,

RECYCLED PUBLIC PUBS RESOLD

The unwinding of Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality group has further unfurled, with Annandale’s Empire and the South Bondi Hotel sold out of receivership again, along with Balmain’s shuttered Exchange. Mid-2025 Millinium Capital, led by Tom Wallace – a long-time friend

SONNEL TAKES THE PEAKHURST FROM JDA

In the latest sector-bumping transaction, the Feros’ JDA Collective has sold the large-format The Peakhurst to Simon Meers’ resurgent Sonnel Hospitality. JDA Collective is siblings John and Dean Feros and Alexandra Henderson, nee Feros, who hail from the Hurstville area.

REDCAPE HITS HARBOURSIDE IN THE FRISCO HOTEL

MA Financial’s Redcape has bought ornate, harbourside veteran the Frisco Hotel in Woolloomooloo from Queensland-based Sun Group. The iconic, heritage-listed Frisco occupies a neat 304sqm corner lot in Sydney’s historic wharf district. It was built in 1856, largely to serve

IMG BACK IN BATHURST WITH PADDY’S

IMG Hotels continues to invest in its powerhouse regional collection, buying another pub in Bathurst, the popular Paddy’s Hotel in Kelso. Paddy’s is a suburban tavern on a large 9,500sqm plot, with an expansive trading footprint and latent capacity for