KNOX DROPS AREA IN A HOT REGION
There’s a new rising star of the region as Jim Knox divests his big Area Hotel in Griffith to a local operator. Knox bought the pub in 2019 for around $8 million from a private syndicate who had operated it
BLACKTOWN’S TOWN TAVERN SOLD
The Town Tavern of Blacktown has been sold through receivers, with a new operator looking to optimise its place in the western Sydney gaming market. A consistent Top200 venue, the Town is a prominent, high-performing venue adjacent to Blacktown train
LANSDOWNE LEGEND ROCKING NEW OWNER
Sydney rock institution the Lansdowne Hotel has sold, ushering a new era for the four-storey Chippendale landmark dominating City Rd. Occupying a 506sqm block opposite Victoria Park and Sydney University, with GFA of 1,900sqm and capacity for 480 patrons, the
FEROS TO MAKE A SPLASH IN SHELLHARBOUR
Feros Group are the new custodians of the stunning Ocean Beach Hotel in Shellharbour, with king of the south Chris Feros declaring “big plans” for the seaside site. Built 1929, the Ocean Beach Hotel is an expansive open plan beachfront
LAUNDYS SEE THE LIGHT
Arthur Laundy and family have emerged as the successful buyers of the Bayfields’ iconic Light Brigade Hotel of Paddington. Crowning the intersection of Paddington-Woollahra since the 1880s, the three-storey pub boasts two street frontages, over Oxford St and Jersey Rd.
PRIME NORTHERN RIVERS PUB ON OFFER
Amid increasing activity in the sector, private owners have listed their entry level pub in the northern rivers region, Lismore’s Hotel Metropole. The pub resides on an expansive 1,590sqm site on arterial Keen Street, providing public bar, commercial kitchen and
GARRY OWEN ON THE MOVE
Inner west landmark the Garry Owen Hotel is being sold by owner-operators in a campaign offering either the freehold going concern or a new lease. Built 1920, the stately two-storey building was designed in the Colonial style. Despite a number
ROCHE PULLS OUT OF THE STATION
Moteliers the Dhaliwal family have entered the pub game, becoming the proud new owners of the Roche family’s Station Hotel Motel in Kurri Kurri. The Station boasts history in the region, the design by acclaimed Maitland architect James Warren Scobie
TOWN TAVERN BLACKTOWN IN RECEIVER SALE
Simon Paterson’s Town Tavern and development at Blacktown have been put to market by receivers, set to tempt operators and those willing to take a Top200 pub to the next level. The Town is a prominent, high-performing venue, adjacent to
DIXON AIRS THE BLUES
Former Qantas CEO and Tourism Australia chair Geoff Dixon has listed the picturesque Blue’s Point Hotel in McMahon’s Point, by popular demand. One of the first pubs built on Sydney’s north shore, the watering hole has been a local icon
