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SYDNEY FREEHOLDER TIM FALLON GOES AGAIN IN GUNDAGAI

Posted on March 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Tim Fallon’s newly-formed Lancer Group has fended off the competition to expand locally with acquisition of Gundagai’s Criterion Hotel. Gundagai is an iconic regional town, around halfway between Melbourne and Sydney, and home to the famous ‘Dog on the Tuckerbox’

HIGH-FLYING APOLLO BAY SALE SURPASSES TARGET

Posted on March 23rd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The appetite for coastal pubs continues unabated with sale of Victoria’s iconic Apollo Bay Hotel, south-west of Melbourne. The picturesque property came to market for the first time in over 30 years in February, offering the freehold title and a

LAUNDYS CONTINUE COASTAL, ON TO ORANA

Posted on March 21st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The Laundy family, with the Richardsons, have further expanded their coastal collection with a $13 million purchase of the Orana Hotel at Blacksmiths. Heading up the acquisition is Danielle Richardson, daughter of Arthur Laundy, with her husband Shane, who have

PUBLIC HOSPITALITY GROUP PICKS UP CAMPERDOWN’S LADY

Posted on March 21st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Jon Adgemis’ Public Hospitality Group has taken the hand of the Lady Hampshire of Camperdown, for around $11 million. The Lady is a well-known landmark of the inner west, passed by thousands of cars each day on bustling Parramatta Road.

CROSBY & WARREN PUT UP LAKE MACQUARIE TAVERN

Posted on February 21st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The large-format Lake Macquarie Tavern in the suburbs of Lake Macquarie is being sold by industry accounting gurus Bob Warren and Paul Crosby. Set on a big 9,000sqm lot, the Tavern was refurbished in 2015, aiming for a family-friendly destination,

SEQ ADVANCETOWN MARCHES TO MARKET

Posted on February 11th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The sprawling Advancetown Hotel Motel has come to market in sought after south-east Queensland, set to tempt operators large and small. Situated in the hinterland of the city of the Gold Coast, the Hotel sits on approximately 7.186-Ha (71,860sqm) comprised

SALE TAKES OFF ON ICONIC APOLLO BAY

Posted on February 4th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Pearl of the Victorian coastal, the Apollo Bay Hotel, has been put to market for the first time in over 30 years. Located on a generous 2,368sqm site on the world-renowned Great Ocean Road, the Hotel has been recipient of

PARRAS PICKS UP SHAWS BAY AND FENWICK HOUSE

Posted on November 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Shaws Bay Hotel and the majestic Fenwick House have sold for circa $31 million to Sydney-based Parras Hospitality. The ‘Shawsy’ of East Ballina comprises public bar, restaurant, gaming room with 14 machines, and waterside beer garden, 25 minutes from Byron

HUNT FAREWELLS DUKE OF WELLINGTON

Posted on October 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Stephen Hunt’s Hunt Hospitality has flipped the august Duke of Wellington Hotel in New Lambton, selling for $16 million to Nick Walker’s Reklaw Hotels. The Duke was built 1876, named in honour of the famous commander of the English and

SYNDICATE TAKES NEWCASTLE’S OLD GRAND

Posted on July 30th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The handsome Grand Hotel of Newcastle East has been sold, bringing an exit by Mike Angus and re-entry by some former hoteliers. Grand Hotel, Newcastle. Images: website The Grand is one of just three pubs in Newcastle East, built 1891,