Award-winning Hunter wedding venue offered as long-term investment

Woodville, NSW, September 2026 – An award-winning Hunter Valley wedding and events venue with a history dating back more than 180 years has been brought to market as a long-term tenanted investment through Commercial Collective. Located at 235 Clarence Town Road, Woodville (just 15 minutes from Maitland), the 8,094sqm* property is leased to Shepherds Events Pty Ltd, operator of Shepherds Corner, an established wedding and events venue servicing the Hunter Valley and Newcastle markets.

The venue was recently recognised at the 2026 Wedding Industry Awards, with Shepherds Corner - The Chapel, named the #1 Wedding Chapel & Ceremony Location for Hunter Valley & Newcastle, while Shepherds Corner received #2 Highly Commended in the Farm & Country Wedding Venue category. Commercial Collective Associate Director Brad Crouch said the combination of an established tenant, distinctive property and long-term lease structure created an investment offering unlike many traditional commercial assets.

“Shepherds Corner is an established venue with a strong connection to this property, which is an important part of the investment story,” Mr Crouch said. “The historic chapel, reception facilities and rural setting have all contributed to the venue’s identity, while the new lease provides an investor with long-term income security and structured rental growth.”

Shepherds Events Pty Ltd commenced a new five-year lease from 1 June 2026, with three further five-year options that could extend the tenancy through to 2046. The property currently generates $110,000 net per annum plus GST, with 3.5 per cent annual rental increases and market reviews at the commencement of each option term. The tenant is also responsible for 100 per cent of property outgoings, providing a largely passive income structure for the incoming owner.

At the centre of the property is the heritage-listed former All Saints Church, a sandstone chapel dating to 1844. The historic building has evolved from its original use to become a key part of Shepherds Corner’s contemporary wedding and events offering, recently earning its number one recognition in the Wedding Chapel & Ceremony Location category. The chapel is complemented by a character-filled reception venue, commercial kitchen, undercover deck and surrounding rural grounds, allowing wedding ceremonies, receptions, photography and other events to be accommodated across the one property.

Mr Crouch said the close relationship between the venue and the property itself added another dimension to the investment. “This is not simply a building occupied by a commercial tenant. The character and improvements of the property form an integral part of the Shepherds Corner offering,” he said. “For an investor, that is supported by a new lease, fixed annual increases and options that provide the potential for a further 20 years of occupancy from the lease commencement.”

The offering provides investors with an opportunity to acquire an established income-producing asset underpinned by a recognised events operator, long-term lease structure and a property with characteristics that would be difficult to replicate within a conventional commercial investment.

235 Clarence Town Road, Woodville is for sale by Expressions of Interest closing Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 4pm.