Famous Toowoomba pub The Spotted Cow going to auction next month

The Spotted Cow, which has been a Toowoomba fixture for the past 127 years, will go to auction next month. The Coorey family will hand over over ownership of the pub after 24 years.

Mick (left), Dianne and Phil Coorey announcing The Spotted Cow was for sale back in March this year. It will go to auction on December 3.

IF WALLS could talk, the Spotted Cow would have plenty of stories to tell.

Now it’s time for the pub to start a new chapter in its 127-year history, with owners Mick and Dianne Coorey auctioning the iconic hotel on-site on December 3.

Marketed by Power Jeffrey and Co director Peter Power in conjunction with CBRE’s Paul Fraser, Mr Power described the pub as a “high-profile hotel that just needs a younger presence in there to re-energise it, basically”.

The Spotted Cow at 296 Ruthven St, Toowoomba City.

After 24 years as owners of the Spotted Cow, Mr Power said the Cooreys were ready to move on.

He said the pub had been briefly listed for sale in March but had been withdrawn after a short period to “sort some internal matters out”.

“The decision was made to go to auction because there is a definite intention to sell the place.” Mr Power said there had been a good level of interest in the pub so far.

“The beauty of it is that it’s an iconic pub and it’s had a very high profile for a long number of years,” he said.

“It’s amazing how far you can go around the country and people know of the Spotted Cow.

“It’s not a first-timer’s pub by any means.

“And people can see the fact that it is an underperforming asset … it just needs new blood. Simple as that.”

The Spotted Cow offers food and beverage service, and has 20 gaming machines.

The auction will be held on-site at 11am on December 3.