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DEVELOPER DEAL FOR HISTORIC GRIFFINS HOTEL

Posted on August 31st, 2026 by Jane Louise
Adelaide property developer George Kambitsis has expanded his CBD holdings with the $8.55 million acquisition of the historic Griffins Hotel on Hindmarsh Square. The Victorian-era pub sits on a 680sqm site in the heart of Adelaide’s commercial, accommodation and retail

FAMILY LISTS PEEL INN AFTER 165 YEARS

Posted on August 17th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Multi-generational owners have sent to market the historic Peel Inn Hotel, in gold country, more than a century and a half after lady luck passed it to them.   Occupying a central village site of 2,128sqm, the Inn was built

ORANGE GROVE IN LILYFIELD IN NEW HANDS

Posted on August 14th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Veteran hotelier and very long-term owner Bruce Hedditch has sold his Orange Grove Hotel in thriving Lilyfield to industry newcomers. The OG Hotel stands on a substantial 934sqm corner of Balmain Rd, which it has occupied since 1959, since it

REVIVAL-READY ROYAL HITS THE MARKET

Posted on August 10th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Royal Hotel in Clifton Hill, which closed almost a decade ago and was nearly turned into apartments, is now being sold by private owners. Set on a 736sqm corner, around four kilometres north-east of the Melbourne CBD, the three-storey

DOUGHERTY LEGACY WELCOMES WELCOME

Posted on June 19th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Culminating a history that stretches across more than a century and multiple generations, the stalwart Dougherty family have passed their beloved and historic Clocktower Hotel to Marty Short and partners as Welcome Hospitality. The family and extended connections have owned

BOWEN GETS A NEW LARRIKIN

Posted on April 20th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The hard-working Hedditchs have stepped down after more than two decades, passing the keys to the iconic Larrikin Hotel in coastal northern Queensland to an industry newcomer with plans. Bruce and Halina Hedditch came to the area in 2012 to operate the

CHANGING TIMES FOR THE CLOCKTOWER

Posted on April 17th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Clocktower Hotel in Grafton has been sold by the Dougherty family, who bought a shell, built a pub and operated it for 18 years. In 1860 the Commercial Hotel was established on the 1,221sqm site now held by

SINGLETON SALE IN LUCRATIVE LGA

Posted on March 16th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Long-time family owners have brought the Caledonian Hotel in the Hunter Valley to market as the region continues to expand. The two-storey Caledonian was built in 1841, occupying a prominent 2,226sqm corner plot in the heart of Singleton, central to

NEW ROYAL UP FOR GRABS IN GEMFIELDS

Posted on March 13th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The New Royal Hotel is being sold in treasure town Rubyvale, offering an expansion-ready institution in the land of sapphires. West of Emerald, in Queensland’s central highlands, the Gemfields cover an area of almost 900 square kilometres and are said

REDCAPE SCOOPS UP BRISBANE’S HISTORIC PLOUGH INN

Posted on October 24th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Redcape has announced more new ground in south-east Queensland, taking the deeds of Brisbane landmark the Plough Inn. An historic, heritage-listed pub on the bank of the Brisbane River, The Plough was established in 1864. The title was held by