Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

ROYAL OAK TURNS A NEW LEAF

Posted on April 29th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Cessnock’s Royal Oak Hotel is in fresh new hands again, with a Newsome-Horvath partnership finding new life in the old Oak. Built in 1922 on a prominent corner in the gateway to the Hunter Valley, the large brick hotel features

PATRONS ARE BACK, BUT SOME BEHAVING BADLY

Posted on April 29th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Marking a somewhat macabre return to normality after two years in limbo, antisocial pub patrons around the country are finding fresh convictions for bad behaviour. A man allegedly stabbed another man outside a Canberra pub, but has been granted bail. 26-year-old Hayden

TAPHOUSE GROUP SELLING TWO IN PORT MACQUARIE

Posted on April 27th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Taphouse Hotel Group is shaking up the portfolio, offering up The Macca and Tacking Point Tavern coastal hotels, with expectations of a joint sale price to rival the run of recent records. The heritage-listed Port Macquarie Hotel, known locally as

PUBLICAN SAYS HOWLONG, AMID RED-HOT REGIONAL COMPETITION

Posted on April 27th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Growing regional publican Adam Drabarek has bought the Howlong Hotel, in the NSW border town of Howlong. Established in 1858, the single level brick Hotel occupies a prominent 2,023sqm corner site, with single bar operation, bistro, and gaming room with

GRAND HOTEL OF BUNDABERG IN NEW HANDS

Posted on April 27th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Bundaberg’s landmark Grand Hotel has been sold, amid strong ongoing demand for pub investment opportunities in regional Queensland. Situated on a large 2,024sqm lot in Bundaberg’s CBD, the mighty Grand offers a large main bar area, restaurant, function facilities, beer

CARBON NEUTRAL BEER TAPS NEXT GENERATION

Posted on April 27th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Capital Brewing Co is leading the charge into brewing sustainability and the hearts of the next generations, becoming the first ‘carbon neutral’ brewery and products in Australia – and sharing the secrets with the industry. Capital Brewing Co (CBC) has

LUDLOW OFFLOADING FIVE ISLANDS

Posted on April 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

On the heels of sale of Peak Invest’s Corrimal Hotel, Ludlow Hospitality is divesting its refurbished Five Islands Hotel in the Wollongong suburb of Cringila. The Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels bought the freehold going concern of the tired Hotel, built

AVC UNVEILS ANOTHER $6M OF LOCAL RENOS

Posted on April 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Australian Venue Co (AVC) has invested north of another $6 million renovating Queensland suburban locals, expanded and designed with locals in mind. This week the Salisbury Hotel in south Brisbane re-opened after a $1.6 million renovation. Recognising an uptick in

NED KELLY SCORES ANOTHER IN SCONE

Posted on April 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

Ned Kelly’s burgeoning pub group has taken the deeds to the Belmore Hotel in Scone, in a return to where it all began for the industry veteran. Built 1866 in the upper Hunter Valley as the Railway Hotel, the pub

ENDEAVOUR REPORTS PUBS UP

Posted on April 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

ASX-listed Endeavour Group has released its latest trading figures, reflecting a certain COVID bounce amid natural disaster challenges. The release covers group sales for the period from 3 January to 3 April, 2022. The Hotels division, aka ALH, exhibited trading