NEWS UPDATE DEC 2025: Wood-fired pizza and a slice of opportunity.
Help us find a new owner for the much loved Little Guys Pizza and Cafe. Presently closed, the lease is still active and the town would love to see a new owner. How about a pizza and pasta version, an Indian takeaway promoting gluten free and locally grown chickpeas and lentils or a play cafe? The shop is big enough to make it your own, with space for a temporary caravan out the back if you don't live locally. Little Guys Pizza and Cafe is waiting for its next owner. More than just a pizza-café. It was the only wood-fired pizza stop on the entire stretch between Melbourne and Adelaide. A highway hero. A destination in its own right. With a prime position in the middle of Commercial St on the Western Highway, it catches the eye of every passing traveller and holds the loyalty of a supportive local community. Think free parking, easy access, high visibility, and an ever-growing flow of foot traffic, road trippers, and hungry families. The price? Less than what it would cost you to build from scratch. The landlord? Friendly, community-minded, and ready to support your vision. Kaniva is more than a pit stop – it’s a small town with a big heart.
Sale details: Little Guys Pizza and Cafe
40 Commercial Street, Kaniva 3419
$98,000 plus SAV (plus GST if applicable)
5 year term, commenced 1st May 2022.
Option available for an additional 5 year term
$433.33 per month
By appointment with the selling agent
Full training available by request
Agent: Michael Hodges, Real Estate Specialist - Nutrien AG Solutions Kaniva T +61 3 53922 2501|M +61 418 380 879[email protected] View the property listing on the web here. Full details | Brochure
Moving here Kaniva has become increasingly popular as a tree change destination for people seeking to escape the rat race, pollution, traffic and stresses of city life.
Kaniva offers a unique lifestyle that includes low-density housing, a range of local events, retail, sporting facilities, natural attractions and a community spirit with traditional rural values that make for a great country lifestyle.
House prices vary greatly from $100,000 to newly built houses roughly $500,000. Kaniva offers childcare, kinder & a P12 state school along with medical facilities & resident doctor. The population of the Kaniva & District at the time of the 2020 census was 891, an increase of 11% on the previous census. The town services a further 319 people who live in the neighbouring 3420 and 3415 postcode areas of Lillimur, Miram, Telopea Downs and Serviceton. Most houses are a ten minute walk to the main street and Kaniva has one of the lowest crime rates in Victoria. 60% of people own their home outright and 40% of people volunteer for a community group
Kaniva is seeing renewedoptimism and business confidence at present and properties are scarce.