WHELANS SEE IRIS INTO GENERATIONAL STRATHFIELD HOTEL

Ending more than a century under stewardship of the Whelan family, the large-format Strathfield Hotel has sold for around $80 million to Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital. The three-level pub was built in 1918 after WWI by John Whelan, courtesy of

MANNING RIVER BRINGS QUINN TAREE TRIFECTA

Taree’s large-format Manning River Hotel has been snaped up by the acquisitive syndicate led by Nick Quinn. Situated on Taree major thoroughfare Oxley Street, just a few hundred metres from the mighty Manning, the established Hotel claims many of the

TAPHOUSE CASHES IN AT THE MACCA

Taphouse Group has sold its landmark Port Macquarie pub to an established hotelier for what is thought to be a record price for the area.  Known as The Macca, the heritage-listed Port Macquarie Hotel was established in 1939, making it

PORTER KNOCKS ON MOSS VALE HOTEL

After several decades under the captaincy of Tom Porter, the historic Moss Vale Hotel has been listed for sale. The two-storey Hotel was the first licensed premise in the town. Established in 1850, sporting a thatched roof, a licence was

WINDSOR DOUBLE-SHOT ON OFFER

Fraser Short and partners have put to market two freehold going concerns hotels at the same time, in Sydney’s north-west growth corridor. The two Winsor pubs incorporate a broad business mix across bar, gaming, wagering, accommodation and retail liquor.  The

KNOX LOCKS UP TWO MORE IN NEW ENGLAND

Jim Knox continues his New England penchant with purchase of both the Imperial Hotel in Inverell, and freehold of the Royal Hotel in Tingha. The two-storey Georgian Imperial was built on an expansive 2,063sqm lot on a major corner, and

KEARNEYS PART WITH THE BEAUFORD AFTER 30 YEARS

After more than three decades of continuous ownership, the Kearney family have parted with their Beauford Hotel, in red-hot Steel City. The Beauford is a postcard-perfect corner pub in the Newcastle suburb of Mayfield, enjoying dual street frontage on a

ENDEAVOUR LANDS THE BEACHFRONT

The big, boisterous Beachfront Hotel has been sold to the ASX-listed Endeavour Group, aka ALH, by long-term owner Doug Sallis. Occupying a massive 7,000sqm close to the Darwin CBD, Hospital and the Northern Territory’s largest retail centre, the Beachfront provides

RED STEER WAGGA JOINS FEROS PORTFOLIO

Acclaimed Sydney operator the Feros Group is the latest to stake a claim in regional centres and into Wagga Wagga, snapping up the Red Steer Hotel and Motel. The relaxed country Hotel offers multiple bars, gaming room with nine machines,

ROYAL ALBERT MEETS MOMENTO’S MOVE

Marcello Colosimo’s Momento Hospitality has continued its march into inner-city prospects with purchase of the famed Royal Albert Hotel of Surry Hills. On the southern edge of the Sydney CBD, the Surry Hills boozer is well known as one of