Category: Hospitality Industry

Sydney’s Inner West Council has partnered with nine distillers from Marrickville, Balmain, and Lilyfield to launch the Inner West Distillery Trail. The initiative aims to shine a light on the area’s thriving, boutique liquor industry, in the wake of the Inner West Ale Trail’s success. “We all offer something a little bit different, from the…

One of Fitzroy’s favourites has been sold for the first time in nearly three decades, as Guy Lawson passes the title of the Napier Hotel to a new entrant to pubs. Established in 1866 under the same moniker on the corner of Moor and Napier Streets, the former Napier Hotel was replaced in 1916 with…

The combined business and freehold of Mudgee’s landmark Lawson Park Hotel are being offered for the first time in years, along with adjacent properties, hinting at major development potential.   The two-storey LPH was built in 1860 and occupies a prime corner site of 1,830sqm overlooking picturesque Lawson Park, widely regarded as the best position…

For pubs, building positive relationships with neighbours is vital. Liquor Control Victoria (LCV) says that keeping in touch, with open and respectful communication, can prevent issues before they escalate. Listening to concerns, taking complaints seriously and responding quickly can deescalate what could otherwise lead to fines of over $12K. LCV advises keeping a log of…

A rare freehold going concern has hit the market in Melbourne, with long-term owners the Francis family listing the land and operation of the Greensborough Hotel for the first time in over 30 years. Originally known as the Farmers Arms Hotel, built 1864, the timber pub was demolished in 1925 and rebuilt in the inter-war…

Hospitality investment manager and operator Harvest Hospitality has cashed in some capital, parting with both the Milestone Hotel in Dubbo and Aussie Inn in Adelaide. Located in the south Adelaide suburb of Hackham, the Aussie Inn was one of the group’s first purchases in South Australia, in 2022. In the past three years HH has…

Sydney has been rocked by a “brazen” gangland-style shooting at the Harold Park Hotel that left one man dead and another fighting serious gunshot wounds. Around 6.40pm on Sunday emergency services were called to the pub in Forest Lodge, to reports that two men had been shot multiple times and the assailants had fled. It’s…

Sydney-based Wallaby turned hotelier Bill Young has signed on for Jim Knox’s landmark Gem Hotel in Griffith, in what is said to be a record regional pub sale. The Gem is in the heart of the Griffith CBD, believed to be one of the highest-performing and most profitable pubs in regional NSW. Equipped with a…

A group led by ex-CUB CEO Peter Filipovic has broken the Victorian gaming drought, buying a rare freehold going concern in the institutional Bells Hotel of South Melbourne. Bells is a landmark pub on a commanding corner of the busy intersection of Moray and Coventry Streets, with more than 60 metres street frontage, laneway access,…

Melbourne-based Francis Venues is executing a sale-and-leaseback on its recently acquired Kings Head Tavern in South Hurstville, offering a freehold for an investor and growth capacity for the group. Situated on a 1,334sqm corner of a major intersection of Kings Georges Road, the Kings Head is a well-rounded operation in a high-density precinct. The family-owned…