Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

KNOX LOCKS UP MORE IN NEW ENGLAND

Posted on October 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Growing hotelier Jim Knox has pulled a trifecta in New England, consolidating his portfolio in the Moree region with purchase of three of the town’s hotels. Knox Hotels now counts the titles of the Post Office Hotel, the Victoria Hotel,

AVC’S BIG INVESTMENT IN VICTORIA

Posted on October 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Australian Venue Co is “full steam ahead” on investment into Melbourne hospitality, announcing a revived Bimbo, beachside pop-up and no less than three new pubs for the stable. In expectation of a hot summer of strong economic recovery and record

AWARD WINNERS SHINE IN SA

Posted on October 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

The AHA|SA hosted the 2021 Hotel Industry Awards for Excellence on Tuesday night at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, with two hotels tying for the crown of best in South Australia. SA’s 2021 Awards took place 26 October, with more than

IRIS PLANS $100M DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE ‘INLAND CAPITAL’

Posted on October 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital has announced plans for a massive $100 million redevelopment of its newly-secured Lasseters Hotel Casino. Iris settled last week on the $105 million April acquisition, formerly known as the Diamond Springs Casino, which opened in 1981,

HUNT FAREWELLS DUKE OF WELLINGTON

Posted on October 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Stephen Hunt’s Hunt Hospitality has flipped the august Duke of Wellington Hotel in New Lambton, selling for $16 million to Nick Walker’s Reklaw Hotels. The Duke was built 1876, named in honour of the famous commander of the English and

BUNDY SAYS ‘DON’T FORGET YOUR LOCAL’

Posted on October 25th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Helping Aussies and pubs into summer, Diageo and Bundy are both innovating and suggesting “Don’t Forget Your Local”. The latest instalment of Bundaberg Rum’s $11.5 million Raising the Bar program to help licensed venues recover from COVID-19 is a

SHORTY RESURRECTS THE REDFERN COURTESAN

Posted on October 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Ending decades in the wilderness, Marty Short has reopened a local institution, pivoting the old Court House Hotel to become The Redfern. The original hotel was built 1853, before Tooths & Co constructed the current building in the 1920s. The

VICTORIA RE-EMERGES AS VAX RULES CLARIFIED

Posted on October 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Melbourne returns to life today after 77 days of its sixth lockdown, encountering some confusion over the COVID rules on vaccination. This week Victoria surpassed 70 per cent of people over 16 having received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

MELBOURNE CUP MANIA PICKS UP PACE

Posted on October 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

The Melbourne Cup is less than two weeks’ away, on 2 November, and veteran hotelier and expert on the big day ‘Melbourne Cup’ Max Hitchins has his customary tips for this year. Hitchins, renowned as Australia’s Melbourne Cup expert, can recite

NEW ERA FOR THE LAUNDYS’ WOOLLY BAY

Posted on October 20th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

The Laundy family is finalising a complete bottom-to-rooftop big-budget transformation of the historic Woolloomooloo Bay Hotel. Located on a sharp corner of Bourke St and Cowper Wharf Road, opposite the Finger Wharves, the original hotel was built 1873. Reschs Brewing