The Goomeri Grand Hotel is an imposing two-storey brick pub sitting at the heart of one of South Burnett’s most character-rich towns. It’s a proper country hotel, the kind that anchors a community, and it’s been brought to market in better physical condition than most comparable assets at this price point.
The infrastructure investment is real and recent. The bistro and commercial kitchen are a brand new fit-out. Beer lines are new. The 10×8 metre walk-in coolroom at the rear is new. A buyer stepping into this operation inherits a venue that’s been prepared for the next chapter, not held together with good intentions. There is nothing to spend. The work has been done.
The public bar is the social engine of the building. Large, well-established, and operating under a current liquor licence, it anchors the daily trade while the new bistro creates a second revenue stream that most country pubs at this price either don’t have or are still trying to build. Here, it’s already in. Fitted, equipped, and ready to trade at full capacity from settlement.
The 17 accommodation rooms run at high occupancy, currently priced at $120 per night. That’s a consistent, recurring revenue line that operates largely independent of the bar and bistro. The two-bedroom manager’s residence with its own kitchen sits within the building, giving an owner-operator a genuine live-in setup or a dedicated space for management staff. For a buyer wanting to step into the operation personally, the infrastructure to do that is already in place.
The land holding is 2,912 square metres and it includes more than just the hotel footprint. The adjoining shop is tenanted, currently operating as a furniture and arts store, and returning $500 per week. That’s passive income transferring with the sale. Behind the hotel, a large grass area carries development potential, and the car parking is described as substantial, with room for events and festivals. A site of this scale in a regional town centre is not a common find.
Gaming is not currently approved on this licence. In any other context that might read as a limitation. Here, it’s the clearest upside in the entire opportunity. The normal Queensland pathway applies and the incoming owner is the one who gets to pull that lever. Regional Queensland pub economics are not complicated on this point: gaming approval changes the revenue profile of an operation in a way that very few other decisions can match. The next owner inherits a fully operational, fully fitted hotel and then gets to add the single biggest revenue driver in the category. That sequence is the investment thesis.
Goomeri itself rewards a closer look. The town sits in the South Burnett region with a resident population of around 2,200, but the customer base for this hotel is drawn from well beyond those numbers. The Goomeri Bakery has built a national and international reputation for its French pastries and sourdough, drawing food tourists from Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, and further afield. The Goomeri Pumpkin Festival, held annually in May, is Australia’s only event of its kind and consistently draws visitors from across the country, with the Great Australian Pumpkin Roll alone generating national media coverage. Kinbombi Falls, just 10 kilometres east of town, is a free bush camping and day-trip destination that drives consistent through-traffic to the area. Kilkivan, 20 minutes north, carries its own tourism pull as the site of Queensland’s first gold rush.
This is not a quiet town waiting for something to happen. It already has a tourism identity, a cultural calendar, and a reputation. The hotel sits at the centre of it.
The vendor has owned the property for 16 months, invested in the asset throughout that time, and is now selling due to ill health. The motivation is genuine and the timeline is immediate. The asking price is $3.5 million plus stock at value. There are no known encumbrances, no easements of concern, and the title is clean. The Form 6 is signed and this is an exclusive Off Market Group listing.
For a buyer who understands regional hospitality, the numbers here are straightforward. Freehold land in a tourism-active town, a fully fitted and recently upgraded operation, strong accommodation occupancy, passive tenancy income, rear development potential, and a gaming approval pathway waiting to be activated. The asset is ready. The upside is real. The vendor wants it sold.
