LAUNDY O’HARA CRUICKSHANK BUY BIG IN ALBURY

Continuing the interest in hot regional assets, the Laundy O’Hara Cruickshank consortium has bought Albury’s Springdale Heights Tavern for $22 million, representing a regional record. Established in 1988 on a huge 1.2-Ha corner site on arterial Kaitlers Rd in Lavington,

COMMERCIAL SALE IN SUNSHINE CENTRAL

The Commercial Hotel in the regional Queensland town of Biloela is for sale as a re-stapled freehold going concern, as the publican looks to retirement. Known locally as the ‘Top Pub’, the Commercial occupies a 1,247sqm site in the heart

COOEEE PUTS OUT CALL FOR SOUTH COAST BUYERS

The Cooee Hotel in St Georges Basin on the NSW south coast has been listed for sale as its passive owners make another exit. Brisbane-based hotelier Michael Lucas and long-term business partner David Kennewell acquired the freehold of the pub

AVC CHARGES INTO SEQ CAPEX

Australian Venue Co continues its lavish Investment into south-east Queensland, with more acquisitions and two more of two dozen planned renovations underway. The corporate allegiance between Australian Venue Co (AVC) and ASX-listed HPI is representative of the State’s consolidated place

WOOLPACK HOTEL REDFERN JOINS MARCH TO MARKET

Continuing the spate of city fringe assets coming to market, Redfern’s Woolpack Hotel has been listed for sale as its owners look to an exit from pubs. The three-storey hotel, in the Federation Free Style architectural mode, provides a well-rounded

WAUGH BETS ON KINGS CROSS 2.0

Ashton Waugh has placed a strategic bet on Sydney’s transforming Kings Cross with purchase of the re-stapled freehold going concern of the New Hampton Hotel. Leaseholder Kieran Coleman listed the business interest in the Hotel last October. Located on Bayswater

STARS ALIGN FOR HOLLYWOOD SALE

The star-studded on-market sale of the Hotel Hollywood has found local operator Parlour Group outbidding big names and interest from Hollywood itself to take the show for around $10 million. Located in the heart of Sydney’s Surry Hills, the four-storey

KNOX DIPS INTO NORTHERN RIVERS

Sustaining the flow of northern rivers pub sales, the Dougherty family have divested their Grafton Hotel to Riverina hotelier Jim Knox. The Doughertys have been staples of the region and community for decades, well-known for owning and operating both Westlawn

COMISKEY LISTS BEACHMERE AMID BIG PLANS

The highly-awarded Comiskey Group is testing the waters, listing its Beachmere Hotel, north of Brisbane. Stemming from a construction background, the Comiskeys built the Beachmere back in 2009, with an adjoining shopping centre. The properties enjoy a captive market of

CASINO TATTERSALLS AND GAMING PLAY TO TEST MARKET

The big Tattersalls Hotel in Casino is up for grabs, bringing with it the dozen EGM entitlements from the nearby Oxford Hotel. The Tattersalls is a large-format, two-storey brick structure in the heart of town, on a 1,944sqm lot that