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PUBLIC’S EMPIRE ON THE LINE

Posted on April 19th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The high-profile Public Hospitality Group led by Jon Adgemis has listed the Empire Hotel in Annandale, as it strives to maintain the collection under increasing financial strain. Public (PHG) has amassed 22 pubs and hotels in Sydney and Melbourne, including

BUNDY’S RAILWAY ON NEW TRACKS

Posted on November 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Bundaberg hospitality stalwart Stephen Paterson has handed over his town favourite, the Railway Hotel, with the Spotted Dog Café, Bar and Grill, to first-timer Adrian Evans and partners including Arthur Laundy. Mid-2020, the iconic Spotted Dog Tavern and adjacent backpackers

MA BACK OUT OF TAYLOR SQUARE

Posted on September 22nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Property developer Virtical has stepped up its hospitality footprint, exchanging contracts with MA Financial to acquire the high-profile Kinselas and Courthouse hotels, in Taylor Square. In November 2020, the unlisted MA Taylor Square Fund acquired the prominent Courthouse Hotel on

NEW STAR OVER REDCAPE’S HISTORIC ASPLEY

Posted on August 28th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Redcape’s historic and beloved Aspley Hotel in Brisbane’s north has sold off-market to local operators Star Hotels. The Royal Exchange Hotel was built on the site in 1875, before the current building, designed by architects Addison and Macdonald, replaced it

THE HIDEAWAY STEPS INTO THE LIGHT

Posted on August 23rd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Classic Queensland-style country pub the Station Hotel in the Fraser Coast region is being offered to market for the first time in more than four decades. The Station is in Tiaro, approximately 250 kilometres north of Brisbane, just south of

THE REPUBLIC SOLD TO DEVELOPER

Posted on August 21st, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
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

THE ADDIE JUMPS FOR QUICK SALE

Posted on May 15th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Classic coastal local the Adelaide Hotel of Moruya has hit the market for a “short and sharp” sale campaign by private owners. The pub is strategically located at the north end of the main thoroughfare of Moruya’s town centre, on

ALH SEEK GOLD AT THE RAINBOW

Posted on March 13th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The reshuffle at ALH continues, with purchase of the only pub in coastal Rainbow Beach – the Rainbow Beach Hotel. Rainbow Beach is a growing coastal community around 100 kilometres north of Noosa, and known as the southern gateway to

MATHIESON GOES TO THE GABBA, AGAIN

Posted on December 9th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Bruce Mathieson Jr continues his own portfolio build, snagging the potential-laden Woolloongabba Hotel in Brisbane’s Olympics hot spot. The Woolloongabba has resided on its prominent corner site since 1868, now incorporated as a tenancy in the prime location of 803

UNION JACK HOISTED TO MARKET

Posted on October 14th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The good-time Union Jack Hotel and backpackers in Cairns have come to market, as the passive owner looks to downsize for retirement. A public house was built on the site in the tropical Far North Queensland town in 1926, known