Processing timeline
2
days
Filed
15 July 2026
Decision Due
26 Aug 2026
Est decision date: 17 Aug 2026. Based on 38 decided Professional & Business Services notifications.
Acquirer(s)
LAUNDY WOY TRADING PTY LTD ABN - 29 696 470 345, LAUNDY WOY FREEHOLD PTY LTD ABN - 65 696 471 306
Target(s) or Vendor(s)
HARVEST PUB OPERATIONS 2 PTY LTD ABN - 51 652 748 242, AMAL TRUSTEES PTY LIMITED ABN - 98 609 737 064
Other parties
None listed
Laundy Woy Freehold Pty Ltd and Laundy Woy Trading Pty Ltd are acquiring the Woy Woy Hotel and its Thirsty Camel bottle shop in Woy Woy. This asset sale, including freehold land, from Amal Trustees Pty Limited and Harvest Pub Operations 2 Limited expands their hospitality portfolio.
Laundy Woy Freehold Pty Ltd and Laundy Woy Trading Pty Ltd ( Laundy ) proposes to acquire the business assets, including the freehold land from Amal Trustees Pty Limited as trustee for Harvest Pub Trust 2 and Harvest Pub Operations 2 Limited ( Harvest Pub ) (collectively referred to as the Parties ). Laundy proposes to acquire the following businesses in Woy Woy, New South Wales: Woy Woy Hotel at 33-39 The Boulevarde, Woy Woy An onsite drive-through bottle shop trading as Thirsty Camel (the Acquisition ). Laundy operates a portfolio of hospitality venues across New South Wales and Queensland, specialising in gaming, wagering, bistros, sports bars, retail liquor, entertainment and accommodation. Laundy currently owns and operates the Bayview Hotel located at 2/16, The Boulevarde, Woy Woy, NSW. The Woy Woy Hotel, operated by Harvest Pub, offers on-premises hospitality services, entertainment, gaming facilities, and an onsite drive-through bottle shop. The Parties overlap in the retail supply of on-premises hospitality services (including bar service, casual dining and gaming facilities) in the Woy Woy area.
The ACCC has prepared a questionnaire on the Acquisition. Submissions or information in response to the questionnaire should be provided by 23 July 2026 via email to mergers@accc.gov.au with the title Submission re: Laundy – Woy Woy Hotel. The ACCC’s ability to give detailed consideration to submissions received after this time may be limited.