Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

LEES ‘PUB WITH NO BEER’ HOTEL FOR SALE, BEER INCLUDED

Posted on November 5th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

The legendary ‘Pub With No Beer’, Lees Hotel in Ingham, is being sold as a freehold going concern – serving beer – looking to a sale price of $3.3 million. The north Queensland landmark was built 1875 as the Day

BLUE MOUNTAINS BEAUTY BACK TO MARKET

Posted on November 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Blue Mountains icon, Lawson’s Blue Mountain Hotel, has come to market sporting a major renovation. The Phillips family acquired the pub in the mid-80s, and in 2006 began a major reconstruction based on a photograph taken c.1900. In 2019 they

ODD CULTURE UNVEILS IN NEWTOWN

Posted on November 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Newtown welcomes an eclectic new venue – Odd Culture – offering drinks, dining and a “cool and casual all-day vibe” on King Street. Aspects of Odd Culture revolve around working to an overarching fermentation theme. The food menu is an

AUTHENTIC THEMED DINING SPICING UP PRECINCT PUBS

Posted on November 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

A number of large-format hotels are capitalising on COVID-quashed dreams of travel, opening themed installations, seen in Shoal Bay Country Club’s Atmos Greek restaurant, and Garden State Hotel’s Italian temptation Tippy-Tay. Andrew Lazarus’ Shoal Bay Country Club (SBCC) is whisking

JIM SECURES FORT KNOX

Posted on November 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Hotelier Jim Knox has completed his play for a monopoly in Moree with acquisition of the last piece of the puzzle, the Amaroo Tavern, from Waratah Hotel Group. The Amaroo incorporates a public bar, commercial kitchen and bistro, gaming room

O’HARAS COME UP ROSES WITH CAMELIA

Posted on November 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

It’s spring in Rosehill and the precinct has grown a picturesque new pub beside the racecourse – the O’Hara group’s new Camelia Hotel. The O’Haras have unveiled a new pub in the heart of Sydney's western suburbs, on a corner

AVC ROLLS OUT ‘BUY NOW PAY LATER’

Posted on November 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Australian Venue Co has announced another on-trend initiative, partnering directly with Afterpay to offer customers access to the ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ phenomenon. Afterpay is a leading provider in the BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) space. It’s popularity with

ARTHUR AND STU TEAM UP FOR WOY WOY LANDMARK

Posted on October 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Pub dynasty Arthur and Stuart Laundy have teamed up for the first time, to buy the Bayview Hotel in Woy Woy in a new record for the region. The large-scale Bayview overlooks Brisbane Water, around an hour by car or

BEECHWOOD TOPS POLL OF AUSTRALIA’S BEST COUNTRY PUBS

Posted on October 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Leading travel site Wotif.com has announced the winners of this year’s Uniquely Aussie Awards – naturally including Best Country Pub, which was won by Alistair Flower’s Beechwood Hotel. The Uniquely Aussie Awards are an annual guide to Australia’s best local

CASHED-UP LIQUOR STAFF HEAD TO PUBS

Posted on October 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

In support and celebration of the re-opening of pubs, Heineken and Lion are giving all staff in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne a $150 voucher to spend up at the local. In November a total of 1,500 Lion team members from