LAUNDY AND NEW PARTNERS BACK THE WOOLPACK

Arthur Laundy and new partners have teamed up to buy city-fringe local, the Woolpack Hotel, in Redfern. The Laundy family has joined with new operators, specifically Aaron Crinis, proprietor of acclaimed North Sydney restaurant Glorietta. The three-storey Federation Free Style

CAMKIN CLOSES ON CAMDEN

The stately Camden Hotel in Sydney’s burgeoning southwest has been sold by the McGrath family to Marlow Group GM Paul Camkin and freeholder Estelle Kremer for a reported $12 million. Located within the main commercial and retail precinct of Camden,

NEWCOMER ANSWERS CALL FOR COOEE HOTEL

Michael Lucas and David Kennewell have secured their latest exit from the industry with sale of their Cooee Hotel in St Georges Basin for around $7.7 million. Brisbane-based Lucas and long-term partner Kennewell acquired the freehold of the pub, just

ALH’S ROYAL EXCHANGE IN BRISBANE ON THE MARKET

ALH’s famed Royal Exchange Hotel in Brisbane’s Toowong has come up for sale, offering investors a trophy asset on an A-grade lease for the next 47 years. Occupying 2,453sqm in the river suburb of Toowong, the Royal is known to

LONG-TIME MANAGER WINS RACE TO REST

The waterfront Anglers Rest Hotel is ushering in the next generation, seeing Geoff Watts and Mal McKellar sell the freehold going concern to one of their long-serving managers. The McKellar and Watts families have owned the Anglers Rest Hotel for

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