• Former Bradken CEO shells out $3.7m for egg farm

    Wednesday 21 Oct 2026 by Larry Schlesinger (Commercial Real Estate)

    Brian Hodges, the former chief executive of mining services and heavy equipment maker Bradken, has expanded his interests in the agricultural sector after buying a large poultry farm in the NSW Lower Hunter. Title deeds show Mr Hodges paid $3.7 million for the Stroud Road free-range egg farm, which lies about 82 kilometres northwest of Newcastle. Read more >