COWANS SURRENDER LEGEND WILLIAM WALLACE

The indomitable William Wallace Hotel in Birchgrove has charged to market today, as the Cowan family step down from the fame-kissed inner west pub. Known locally as the ‘Willy Wally’ the pub is named in honour of the 13th century

AUSTRALIA HITS THE MARKET

Trudie and Lee Hilliar are looking to a change, listing their thriving Australia Hotel in hot property Cessnock, 50 kilometres west of Newcastle. The Hilliars have held three pubs in Cessnock, buying the Aussie from Alan and Helen Moyles in

BROOKLYN’S ANGLERS REST AS MATES RETIRE

Old mates Geoff Watts and Mal McKellar are leaving the game, putting up their Anglers Rest Hotel in Brooklyn, north of Sydney. The Anglers Rest occupies a large 1,221sqm block on the beachfront of picturesque Brooklyn, on the idyllic Hawkesbury

SYNDICATE DIVESTING REGIONAL GEM AREA HOTEL

The Riverina region’s Area Hotel is for sale, as a syndicate of investors look to capitalise on a bullish market and uplift in interest in strong regional hotels. The private syndicate has owned the Area for 15 years, operating it

CARSON & CO TAKE ON SMITHS’ AUSTRALIAN HOTEL

The Smiths say goodbye to their thriving Australian Hotel, ending decades of their dedicated operation as they hand the reins to new locals Andrew Carson and family. Glenda and Gary Smith have owned and run their stately 1909-built Hotel overlooking

GOOD BEER TAKES DOG TO MARKET

The Good Beer Company has put to market its thumping Duke of Gloucester – The DOG, in Randwick – to focus on its city projects undergoing redevelopment. John Azar’s Good Beer Company (GBC) developed a reputation for classy establishments built

RECORD SALES AS PUB SECTOR THRIVES

News of the sale of two massive inner western pubs has emerged to herald a strong start to the year, with the Lidcombe Hotel and Royal Exchange Hotel Marrickville fetching a combined $80+ million. The off-market sale of the Lidcombe

TAPHOUSE LIST COOLANGATTA SANDS HOTEL

The south-east Queensland-based Taphouse Group has listed its big Coolangatta Sands Hotel in the Gold Coast. The two-level Sands holds a generous corner lot, surrounded by tourism magnets such as Kirra Beach and Snapper Rocks, adjacent the bustling 33,000sqm Strand

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