Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

MERIVALE GETS THE SACK

Posted on August 5th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Merivale frontman Justin Hemmes has signed on the line for Merivale to acquire the Solotel-operated Sackville Hotel in inner west hotspot Rozelle. In May the Sackville was brought to market along with the Bank Hotel in Newtown and The Clock

POLICE HUNT THUG THAT BASHED BLIND MAN

Posted on August 5th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Police are searching for the perpetrator of a cowardly unprovoked bashing of an elderly blind man recently at the Orrong Hotel. 64-year-old Darren Rout is visually impaired, wearing strong glasses, requiring a cane and fitted with a prosthetic eye. On

WEALTH ON THE COMMONS IN TOWNSVILLE

Posted on August 3rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Two hard-working families have put up the for sale sign at their historic Commonwealth Hotel in Townsville, providing plenty of blue sky in the Sunshine State. Townsville’s Commonwealth is a classic colonial-style two-storey local built to coincide with Australia’s federation,

GAMING EXPO DEBUTS SEMINAR CENTRAL

Posted on August 3rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

The annual Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is gearing up to open next week in Darling Harbour, with the usual spread of suppliers and new attractions in Seminar Central and Spotlight Sessions. Australasia's largest gaming exhibition, hosted by the Gaming Technologies

IRVIN BUILDS IN SEQ WITH JDA’S GCT

Posted on July 31st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

The Feros’ JDA Collective has sold riverside local the Gold Coast Tavern at Benowa to Joe Irvin’s Irvin Hotels, as interest and capital gear up on the Brisbane Games. John Feros and siblings Dean and Alexandra Henderson (nee Feros) purchased

UNIVERSAL WELCOMES ODD CULTURE AT THE IMPY

Posted on July 31st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

The Kospetasfamily’s Universal Hotels and James Thorpe’s Odd Culture Group haves announced a partnership at the famous Imperial Hotel Erskineville, performing a major makeover to cement its legacy. Popularly known as ‘The Impy’ the striking multi-level hotel was established in

IRIS EYES EXIT AT WISEMAN’S FERRY

Posted on July 29th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Iris Capital has listed the picturesque Wiseman’s Inn Hotel as it pursues big-ticket projects and developments in multiple cities. The historic riverside Inn was established in 1827, on a 5,123sqm landholding on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, just 300

PIPER ON THE HOOK FOR ISLAND DREAM

Posted on July 29th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Glenn Piper’s Epochal Hotels has cruised into the next stage of its massive Whitsundays project, strategically acquiring the Port of Airlie to access the new attractions at its Hook Island development. Queensland’s iconic Whitsundays Islands generate over $3.7 billion annually,

BEER BASTIAN THE FLODGE FLIPS

Posted on July 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Inner west beer mecca The Flodge is in new hands, as veteran Matthew Sen steps back from his prized, awarded Forest Lodge Hotel. Built 1866, when its home of Arundel Street was the part of the main thoroughfare into Sydney

FAMILIES LIST LINVILLE DESTINATION PUB

Posted on July 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

A dedicated family has listed their beloved Linville Hotel in south-east Queensland, offering an upward trajectory and clutch of fresh industry accolades as they reluctantly look to leave. The historic hotel was established in 1904 on a prominent 2,024sqm site