SINGO & LAUNDY LIST HOTEL STEYNE

Business titans Arthur Laundy, John Singleton, Mark Carnegie and Robert Whyte have put to market their iconic Manly beachside pub, The Steyne. The one-off partnership banded together to buy the big landmark hotel in 2010, working to revise its image

LAWLESS LISTS THE LOT IN THE NORTH

Career publican Brendan Lawless has put to market his NSW north coast portfolio, comprising the popular Commercial Hotel ‘Middle Pub’ Mullumbimby and Ivory Tavern in Tweed Heads. Lawless took root in the extremely tightly-held region when he bought the Commercial

BIG NEWCASTLE SALES AS MIGRATION CONTINUES

Newcastle region continues its run of hot sales, with two transactions totalling a reported $20 million in the Belmont Hotel and Salamander Tavern. The Belmont is a large-format hotel on a 3,753sqm prominent corner of the Pacific Highway and Hitchcock

ROYAL HOTEL ENTERS RELUCTANT SALE

The high-performing Royal Hotel in Inverell has hit the market, as its owner-operator looks to exit the industry for health reasons. Inverell is a thriving agricultural town of over 16,000 people around seven hours’ north of Sydney, slightly off the

THE TAPHOUSE BROTHERS TAKE ON AVC’S THE OXFORD

The brothers Thorpe are leveraging their boutique beverage brains trust with expansion into and of AVC’s former Drink n’ Dine pub, The Oxford, at Petersham. The hyper-expansive Dixon Group snapped up the collection of three venues owner-operated by Jaime Wirth

FLOWER EXPANDS IN PORT AND LAKE CATHIE

Celebrated community publican Alistair Flower has further expanded a growing portfolio with the purchase of the Lake Cathie Tavern, near his Port Macquarie haven. Current AHA National titleholder for Community Service & Achievement and winner again in 2018 at the

BRAITHWAITE HEADS NORTH TO TAME A RED LION

Back from his hiatus, Peter Braithwaite has taken the plunge into Queensland with purchase of the Willow Hotel turned Red Lion outside Brisbane from the Thompson family. Braithwaite sold the Commercial Hotel Boolaroo mid-2017 after almost a decade of operation,

SHAMROCK HOTEL LOOKING FOR LUCK

After more than half a century and several generations ownership, the Leary family has listed its Shamrock Hotel in Temora with plenty of western NSW sunshine. Temora is a town of around 5,000 souls, around 400 kilometres west of Sydney,

DORE WINS RACE TO SALISBURY

Industry stalwart Ged Dore has fended off all comers, taking full interest in the burgeoning Salisbury Hotel in Stanmore. The three-storey Salisbury is located less than 100m from Stanmore train station, offering ‘local pub’ food & bev, a big beer

ANOTHER BIG NEWCASTLE PUB FOR IRIS

Iris has swooped again, securing the dusty Shaft Tavern in suburban Newcastle in a “unique opportunity” for the acquisitive pub-developers. The Shaft occupies a big 6,720sqm block adjacent to Elermore Vale Shopping Centre, set back and sunken from the road