Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

LABOR’S POKIE POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT ASSURES MAJOR REFORM IN MARCH

Posted on January 16th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Politicking over pokies has burst into 2023, as the NSW opposition Labor Party announces its alternative action regarding the momentum to force cashless gaming into Australia’s biggest state of pubs and clubs. In the wake of Premier Dominic Perrottet’s pronouncement

KELLYS PASS THE BROOKIE TO IRVINS

Posted on January 16th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

The Kelly family has capped a record year for the pub sector, selling its northern beaches institution the Brookvale Hotel to Irvin Hotel Group for a reported $42 million. The large suburban pub on 2,700sqm on arterial Pittwater Road provides

KELLY PLANS HISTORY AT HOPE AND ANCHOR

Posted on January 16th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

The highly historic Hope and Anchor Hotel is back in local hands and set to be “rescued” by alderman and hero of Hobart, John Kelly. Built in 1807, the Hope and Anchor on the Hobart foreshore is thought to be

PUB COMMANDERS MATHIESON FAMILY LAND THE CAPTAIN

Posted on December 12th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

The ink still drying at Woolloongabba, the Mathieson family has emerged as the buyer of Sydney’s famous and somewhat controversial Captain Cook Hotel, aka The Captain Paddington, from short-term pilots. The Captain occupies a 544sqm corner of Flinders Street and

AUSTRALIA’S BEST PUB UNVEILS IN-HOUSE DISTILLERY

Posted on December 12th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Never willing to rest on their laurels, Queensland’s Comiskey Group has followed its big wins at the national awards with a new addition to its prized Eatons Hill Hotel, unveiling Comiskey Distillery. Located next door to the massive Hotel, the

MATHIESON GOES TO THE GABBA, AGAIN

Posted on December 9th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Bruce Mathieson Jr continues his own portfolio build, snagging the potential-laden Woolloongabba Hotel in Brisbane’s Olympics hot spot. The Woolloongabba has resided on its prominent corner site since 1868, now incorporated as a tenancy in the prime location of 803

INDUSTRY FAREWELLS ‘LARGER-THAN-LIFE’ ICON PHIL WEBSTER

Posted on December 9th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

The hotels industry is today mourning the loss of one of its towering figures – long serving AHA NSW executive Phillip Webster, who has passed away aged just 62. Webster was the proud publican of Richard’s on the Park in

CYBERWAR IS ON. ARE YOU PREPARED?

Posted on December 9th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

A war in the cyberworld continues to escalate, and pubs are being targeted for their online and social media presence and unsophisticated understanding of the threats. Many venues put a lot of time and energy into their Instagram and Facebook

CHARLIE GOES COASTAL IN COFFS

Posted on December 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Veteran publican Charlie Redmond has done the sea change, finding haven at the Coast Hotel in Coffs Harbour in a $2.8 million high water mark for the seaside precinct. The Coast resides on a generous 1,600sqm corner of Coffs Harbour’s

SYDNEY COUNCIL’S PUSH FOR EVEN GREATER GAMING REFORM

Posted on December 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Inner West Council is working on lobbying the NSW State Government to apply even stricter reform to poker machine gambling at all gaming venues. Greens Councillor Liz Atkins and Independent Councillor Pauline Lockie are tabling the motion this week for