Harris Narvo Families inducted into AHA Hall of Fame

Jointly they own The Lakes Hotel The Entrance, Jesmond Hotel Newcastle and The Banjo Patterson Inn at Jindabyne while the Harris’ own the Gosford Hotel.

The 2024 AHA NSW Awards for Excellence saw local Publicans Peter and Jane Harris and Gary and Kerry Narvo inducted into the AHA NSW  Hall of Fame receiving a standing ovation and receiving the Cyril Maloney Medal.

It was the first time in AHA NSW history that two married couples were inducted.

Both Peter Harris and Gary Narvo grew up in pubs. Peter’s father owned a pub in Sydney and Gary Narvo is a third-generation publican who was pouring beers at the age of 12.

Peter and Jane Harris bought their first hotel in Whitton in the Riverina when he was 25 building it up and renovating before selling it and buying a hotel in Grenfell, with a young family they then moved to Rutherford and after twelve years selling it at a significant profit in 1998.

Gary Narvo was one of the bidders at the auction not knowing that in time he would be partnering with Peter and Jane in buying the Bayview Hotel in Woy Woy in 2001.

After Rutherford the Harris’ bought the Hotel Gosford.  In the ensuing years the two families purchased the Hotel Jesmond followed by the Banjo Paterson Inn and the The Lakes Hotel about fifteen years ago.

With every hotel they have owned they have invested in renovations to make then iconic local pubs.  The Harris Family spent $13 million renovating the Gosford Hotel in 2021 that is now managed by their son Jordan.

After a substantial renovation to the Bayview Hotel they sold it in 2001 to the Laundy Hotel Group.

Peter Harris was a Delegate on the Council of the AHA NSW for 30 years and on the Executive for ten years