BARRON FALLS INTO McMAHON HOTELS

The expanding McMahon Hotels has picked up the Barron Falls Hotel in Kuranda from long-time owners, in an off-market transaction. Located in the centre of Kuranda on a substantial 3,030sqm corner block, the expansive hotel features a traditional public bar

COBB & CO HITS THE ROAD

The well-travelled Cobb and Co Hotel and adjoining commercial property in St George, SEQ, is for sale by long-time owner Leigh ‘Lethal’ McCracken. Established in 1886, the Cobb and Co Hotel takes its name from the storied coach company that

ROYAL INGHAM SELLS AFTER 65 YEARS

Capping more than six decades and multiple generations, the Quagliotto family has sold its beloved Royal Hotel in Ingham to dedicated local operators. The Royal was established in 1883 in the town centre of Ingham, roughly 110 kilometres north of

HAKFOORT ENTERS THE COUNTRY CLUB

Hakfoort Group has bought the resurrected Country Club Hotel, settling in with plans and a prompt name change in tune with the precinct. Located on Cunningham Street in the heart of Dalby’s town centre, on a prominent and expansive 2,073sqm

COLLIE HOTEL ON OFFER

The one and only Collie Hotel is being sold by owner-operators, offering a big, booming regional watering hole with blue sky and no competition. Occupying a generous 4,295sqm site on the edge of the busy Oxley Highway through town, the

PUBLIC’S EMPIRE ON THE LINE

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

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

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

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

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