ESCARPMENT GROUP BUYS PEPPERS
THE Escarpment Group, owners of many hotels in the Blue Mountains has purchased the 17-room, circa 1876 Peppers Convent Hotel and restaurant, in the Hunter Valley, for $5 million plus, from businessman Ken Cowley and family. The Escarpment Group’s properties include the Hydro Majestic Hotel and Lilianfels Blue Mountains Resort and Spa.
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NSW GREYHOUND BAN
Greyhound track future uncertain
By Di Bartok
WITH NSW set to be the first Australian state to ban greyhound racing, the future of the 30-hectare Richmond greyhound racing track is uncertain.
WOMEN IN NEED OF SANCTUARY
A BLACK and White Ball with live entertainment and great food will help Hills women in need of sanctuary.
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BLENDING ART AND COFFEE
Artist smells aroma of success
By Nini Laxamana
FIVE years ago, artist Greg Bridges made a bold experiment: He opened an art gallery/cafe in an unpromising location in suburbia.
DYLDAM SECURES ST LEONARDS SITE
PARRAMATTA developer, Dyldam, has paid $120 million to the Winten Group for a prime spot in St Leonards with the capacity for 777 apartments, a 300-square-metre supermarket and a 2600SM retail and office precinct.
CLUB MARCONI'S $12M CLUB VISION
CLUB Marconi, at Bossley Park, plans to build a $12 million Macarthur Sports and Community Club, next to the Narellan Sports Hub. Construction is expected to commence in 2017.
MASTER-PLANNED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY
SEKISUI House Australia has acquired an 8.1-hectare site located beside the fairways of the Castle Hill Country Club in Baulkham Hills, to develop a master-planned residential community. It was acquired for $210 million from property developer Tony Merhi. The mixed-use masterplan includes 1300 apartments.
