HURLEYS GO COASTAL WITH IVORY TAVERN TWEED HEADS

Industry stalwart the Hurley Group has expanded beyond home state with purchase of Brendan Lawless’ elegant Ivory Tavern in Tweed Heads. NSW publican Brendan Lawless purchased the Ivory in 2017, taking option on the freehold going concern from a Brisbane-based

GOULBURN GOLD TO MARKET BY REQUEST

In the wake of offers to sell, the Empire Hotel and operation in the heart of Goulburn is being offered to market.  The Empire occupies a sizable 1,578sqm block in Goulburn’s main retail and commercial area, in the centre between

HUNTER SURRENDERS REGAL STANCHION

Cessnock’s handsome Royal Oak Hotel has come to market, harbouring local opportunities in a region skirting top-of-market influences. The commanding two-storey brick Royal Oak occupies a sizeable 1,619sqm block on one of the busiest corners in Cessnock, around 50 kilometres

NORTHERN HOTEL TO COURT MARKET

The Court House Hotel in the NSW far north coast has been put to market, offering a diverse business with upside in the State’s arts and lifestyle precinct. Located in the middle of main street Murwillumbah, the two-storey Court House

IRVIN TAKES COOLANGATTA GOLD

Irvin Hotel Group has furthered its northern interests with the big-ticket buy of Taphouse Group’s striking Coolangatta Sands Hotel. Earlier this year Irvin sold the Belmont Hotel in Newcastle to Don Hodge Group, stating intentions to reinvest the capital. Irvin

PUB DEVOTEES LIST NEATH

The Waltons have put up their handsome Neath Hotel near Cessnock, looking to traverse the wide brown land and perhaps rescue outback beauties. Michelle and Brett Walton began in the pub game in the early 2000s, taking on a 3-year

PUB INDUSTRY ANALYSIS POINTS TO BIG YEAR AHEAD

Over $1 billion in pub assets changed hands in New South Wales and Queensland in FY19, according to a report analysing every transaction for the year. NSW rebounded in the final quarter to record $860m in industry sales for the

SYDNEY HOTEL NEEDING HOME HITS MARKET

The recently homeless Martin Place Bar has come to market, in a rare example of opportunity in the tightly held Sydney hospitality and property market. Formerly located on pedestrian thoroughfare Martin Place in the heart of the CBD, Martin Place

WYNNE WYNNE IN ROYAL RICHMOND

In an era dominated by corporate consolidation, long-time owners Mal Russell and family have divested their big Richmond landmark to in-limbo industry stalwarts Peter and Karen Wynne, for a hot market price. Built 1848, the Royal Hotel occupies a generous

A FRIEND IN HAND IS YOUNG AGAIN

Former Wallaby Bill Young has resumed Glebe legend the Friend In Hand, buying back from long-term owners the Byrne family.  William Kevin Young was a loose-head prop during the golden era of Australian rugby, playing 46 tests over a six-year