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RETIRING PRENTICE PUTS UP HISTORIC CRITERION

Posted on July 6th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Master publican Tony Prentice has put up his historic Criterion Hotel of Warwick as he looks to an exit from the industry. The two-storey brick Criterion of today was built in 1917, for the Allman family, for an estimated price

IRVIN PUSHES NORTH, INTO GIBSONS’ BUNGALOW

Posted on November 10th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Joe Irvin has furthered his push into Queensland hotspots, taking over the Bungalow Hotel in Cairns from long-timers the Gibson family. The original Bungalow Hotel was built in the early 1970s, and in 1989 its name was changed to the

PRENTICE GETTING OUT OF GATTON’S COMMERCIAL

Posted on December 14th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Queensland hotelier Tony Prentice is lightening the portfolio, offering up the Commercial Hotel of Gatton after an unexpected 15 years. Built 1927, the Commercial is the pub “Where everyone knows your name” and one of the oldest in the Gatton-Laidley

SPOTTED COW FINDS HOME IN HALLMARK

Posted on September 18th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Spotted Cow in Toowoomba has been sold for the first time in more than two decades to Brisbane-based Hallmark Group. Set on a commanding corner of main street Toowoomba, the two-storey Cow was built in 1892. Today it

AMBASSADOR SALE: POTENTIAL IN HOT WHITSUNDAYS

Posted on July 26th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Mackay’s handsome Ambassador Hotel has come to market, offering upside in one of the Sunshine State’s strong regional areas. Gerard Falzon has owned the Ambassador since 2005. In 2008 he expanded the portfolio, purchasing the Retreat Hotel in Epsom, around

EMERALD IRISH UP FOR GRABS

Posted on February 25th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The authentically Emerald-Isle Irish Village Hotel in Queensland’s rich Bowen Basin has come to market, offering owner-operator upside in a strong primary industry precinct. Emerald is the inland hub servicing the Queensland Central Highlands region, just south of the Tropic

HIGHWAY HOTEL ON ROAD TO MARKET

Posted on December 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The striking Highway Hotel on the main road through historic Gin Gin has hit the market, offering an all-round business in the heart of sugar country. The handsome two-storey pub faces north-east over Gin Gin’s Mulgrave Road, with its manicured

SURFAIR’S UP AS SUNSHINE PROPERTY GROWTH CONTINUES

Posted on January 29th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
As the Sunshine State property market continues to heat up, the popular Surfair Beach Hotel is testing the waters. Like the other eastern States, Queensland is experiencing major development, particularly in areas that benefit from the booming tourism industry and

ROCKLEA GOOD FOUNDATION AS MARKET BUILDS: POWER

Posted on May 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Brisbane hotel family takes the keys for the Southside’s Rocklea Hotel today as opportunity continues to shift in the State’s pub assets. The popular corner pub on Ipswich Rd joins a flurry of venues in Queensland being bought or