MURRAY MEN TAKE ON CROOKWELL’S COMMERCIAL

Peter Griffiths has sold Crookwell’s stoic Commercial Hotel – aka the Horse & Hound – to three brothers Murray, ushering locals into the pub game. The two-storey brick pub on main street was built 1871 on a 1,141sqm block. It

COMMERCIAL CROOKWELL SET TO RETURN VIA AUCTION

The near-forgotten Commercial Hotel of Crookwell has come to market, as vendor Peter Griffiths looks to other projects. Built 1871, the two-storey brick pub occupies a generous 1,141sqm block on a prominent corner on the main street of Crookwell, two

UNIVERSAL SALE BRINGING BROAD APPEAL

Universal nightclub in Bendigo is for sale, offering potential for seven-day trade and an expanded offering, with a rare 5am licence. The nightclub opened in the late 90s, licensed to hold 500 patrons. Widely known as Universal on McCrae Street,

IRESON BRINGS NEW ERA FOR OPHIR

First-time owner Tim Ireson and family have taken hold of Orange’s Ophir Tavern, with plans and plenty of opportunity on a great site in the growing town. The Ophir is set on a big 9,171sqm block zoned B6, and one

PUBLIC HOUSE SELLING FOUR IN HAND AS PRIVATE RESIDENCE

Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Group has listed the famous Four in Hand for alternative uses, looking to transfer the pub licence and gaming and capitalise on the building’s potential. Public House Group (PHG) purchased the formerly two-hatted gastro pub from

JDA TAKES FULL OWNERSHIP AT AUCTION OF PADSTOW PARK

Following an international EOI campaign, the Padstow Park Hotel has sold under the hammer to incumbent operators JDA Hotels. The Padstow was purchased in 2014 by White & Partners for $13.7 million from Coles’ Spirit Hotels, with John Feros’ JDA

LAWLER BUYS FIRST PUB, HARVEY-PILON HEAD TO AMAROO

Public House Management Group CEO Ben Lawler has taken the plunge with his first title in Dubbo’s Commercial Hotel, as vendors Brett Harvey and Greg Pilon pick up a local freehold. Around five hours’ drive north-west of Sydney, Dubbo is

MYSTERIOUS MONARCH SELLS BIG BANKSIA TO RYANS

Emerging pub group Monarch has divested its big footprint high-gaming Banksia Hotel in Rockdale to industry stalwarts Patrick Ryan and family. The Banksia was purchased by Monarch Hotels – a joint venture between hotel business veteran Joel Fisher and New

APF LISTS VIC ON THE PARK

Singo and Dixon’s Australian Pub Fund is one step closer to exit with the listing of Marrickville’s Vic on the Park in a freehold-starved Sydney market. Occupying a 1,247sqm block on a prominent corner opposite Enmore Park, the former The