Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

WORLD FIRST ALCOHOLIC POST-MIX MACHINE

Posted on May 27th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Moon Dog Craft Brewery has made an exciting leap forward in the hospitality industry by creating the world’s first alcoholic post-mix dispensing machine. At Moon Dog World, in Melbourne’s Preston, the Fizzer seltzer is now their biggest selling product, already

MURRAY RIVER LANDMARK ECHUCA HOTEL FOR SALE

Posted on May 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

The picturesque Echuca Hotel on the Murray River is for sale by long-term owner-operator David Connally, for the first time in two decades. Known by locals as the ‘People’s Hotel’, the award-winning Echuca enjoys double street frontage on main drag

KNOX LOCKS UP TWO MORE IN NEW ENGLAND

Posted on May 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Jim Knox continues his New England penchant with purchase of both the Imperial Hotel in Inverell, and freehold of the Royal Hotel in Tingha. The two-storey Georgian Imperial was built on an expansive 2,063sqm lot on a major corner, and

AVC REOPENS OVERHAULED DUNWOODY’S

Posted on May 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Australian Venue Co has breathed new life into a loyal local landmark, investing $2.5 million in a makeover of Dunwoody’s Hotel, in Cairns North. The pub re-opened this week following a renovation introducing a completely revamped bistro, sports bar and

KEARNEYS PART WITH THE BEAUFORD AFTER 30 YEARS

Posted on May 23rd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

After more than three decades of continuous ownership, the Kearney family have parted with their Beauford Hotel, in red-hot Steel City. The Beauford is a postcard-perfect corner pub in the Newcastle suburb of Mayfield, enjoying dual street frontage on a

LEWIS LAND GROUP CELEBRATE STAFF AT AWARDS NIGHT

Posted on May 23rd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Amid the ongoing struggle for workers, Lewis Land Group last week celebrated the staff of their three big venues, at the organisation’s very first awards ceremony. Staff members from The Fiddler and the Camden Valley Inn joined 41 of their

TORQUAY PATRON ‘STUNNED’ AND READY TO RETIRE

Posted on May 23rd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

A hard-working woman from Torquay says she’s recovering from the shock of recently winning $1.2 million on Keno, at Endeavour’s Bay Central Tavern. A Keno Classic 10 Spot entry, draw 306, drawn Sunday 15 May, was reported as winning a

ENDEAVOUR LANDS THE BEACHFRONT

Posted on May 20th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

The big, boisterous Beachfront Hotel has been sold to the ASX-listed Endeavour Group, aka ALH, by long-term owner Doug Sallis. Occupying a massive 7,000sqm close to the Darwin CBD, Hospital and the Northern Territory’s largest retail centre, the Beachfront provides

VICTORIOUS VICTORIANS CROWNED FOR ‘22

Posted on May 20th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

The crème of Victorian hospitality gathered this week to recognise the “Most Outstanding” in the hotel industry, at the 2022 AHA Victoria Awards for Excellence. A crowd of 1,250 recipients, guests and VIPs packed out the Crown Palladium on Monday

FUNDS MANAGER BRYAM JOHNSTON RACES INTO TARANA HOTEL

Posted on May 20th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Corporate high flyer Bryam Johnston and his wife Deborah are the latest high net worth-ers to take a stake in the on-flavour pub market, buying Lithgow’s popular Tarana Hotel. Known by locals as ‘The Na’ the Tarana was built in