MERCURY IN THE FOUNDRY

Bendigo cornerstone the Foundry Hotel is the latest in a series of regional Victorian pub deals, and a positive sign for the state’s gaming hotel market. The Kuchel family have been dug in operating The Foundry for the past 33

SEGERSTROM GOES EX-BARGO

There’s a changing of the guard in Macarthur as veteran Lloyd Segerstrom hands over the keys to his Hotel Bargo, to exit the game. Set on an expansive block, with lawns for events and functions, the pub comprises public bar,

DORE’S SALISBURY OF STANMORE SOLD

Ged Dore and partners have successfully sold their revived Salisbury Hotel in Stanmore to growing hotel operator Matthew Sweeney. A landmark of the inner west, on a prominent corner of the main retail strip 100 metres from Stanmore station, the

GALLAGHER DEPARTS MEADOWBROOK

Patrick Gallagher and partners have found success in the sale of their large-format Meadowbrook Hotel, tempting a New South Welshman into a thriving gaming operation in the heart of Queensland’s south-east. Located roughly midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast,

KELLY AND THE GANG HOLD UP GULGONG

The Kelly group shake-up continues with the outfit putting up the character-laden Centennial Hotel, in the town on the ten-dollar note. Known affectionately as the ‘Cenny Hotel’, the pub inhabits a prominent corner site in the historic 19th century gold

KELLY & CO JUMP SHIP AT CORINDI BEACH

Ned Kelly and partner are selling their big development opportunity in coastal Corindi Beach to hone in on an alternate prize. Previously known as the Amble Inn, the rebranded Corindi Beach Hotel occupies an enormous 16,120sqm site just half and

ST ANDREWS BEACH BREWERY ON THE BLOCK

The famed and multi-award-winning St Andrews Beach Brewery on Victoria’s prized Mornington Peninsula is being sold, with major expansion options. Located just over an hour’s drive from the Melbourne CBD, the property is 37-ha (92 acres), and was previously a

SALISBURY IN RELUCTANT SALE

Ged Dore and company have put up the handsome Salisbury Hotel in Stanmore, as an investor partner seeks to cash out. Built 1899, the three-level pub enjoys triple street frontage, occupying a prominent 800sqm corner lot on the main retail

REDCAPE REAPS REWARDS AT THE GROVE

Mere days after the announcement Redcape was divesting two of its collection in north Queensland, a sale has already been confirmed on one, Mackay’s The Grove. Last week the high-profile group listed The Shamrock and The Grove hotels in Mackay,

THE REPUBLIC SOLD TO DEVELOPER

An up-and-coming developer has bought Sydney’s famous The Republic, prompting speculation the pub may see redevelopment. The trophy hotel has reportedly sold for around $40 million to diversified property group Virtical, which it’s said is seeking to capitalise on its