Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

PUBS STRUGGLING UNDER THE WEIGHT OF INSURANCE

Posted on April 26th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

The industry landscape in 2021 is finding more pubs around the country dealing with ballooning insurance premiums, or worse, as insurers take a hard line on old venues. Post-COVID finds some pubs facing price hikes of more than 100 per

IRIS HITS NEW HORIZONS IN LASSETERS

Posted on April 23rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital empire has taken another big step with the $105 million purchase of the iconic Lasseters Hotel Casino in Alice Springs. Formerly known as the Diamond Springs Casino, the property opened in 1981. Known as an oasis

AUSHOTELS LIST PIONEERING BRISBANE BEER BOUTIQUE

Posted on April 23rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Aushotel Group has listed its pioneering craft beer-based venue in Brisbane, the Archive Beer Boutique. The stand-out venue is located in the centre of Boundary Street in Brisbane’s tightly-held West End precinct – opposite the billion-dollar West Village residential masterplan

ROYAL OAK GROWS LOCAL GROUP

Posted on April 23rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

The troubled Royal Oak Hotel of Cessnock has been sold through receivers to a growing local hotelier. Built 1922, the pub enjoys a prominent corner in Cessnock – known as the gateway to tourism hotspot the Hunter Valley. The large

FAIR WORK PENALISES PUBLICAN OVER FAILURE TO BACK-PAY

Posted on April 23rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $3,500 penalty for the former operator of the Farmers Arms Hotel for breaching the Fair Work Act by failing to comply with a Compliance Notice over employee pay. FWO inspectors commenced an investigation

UNIVERSAL SECURES FAMILY TIES IN TEMPE

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has picked up the unsung Tempe Hotel for north of $10 million, with big hopes for the changing pub landscape. A hotel was first established on the site, on the Princes Highway, in 1856. In

GAMING DATA SPEAKS TO MARKET MIGRATION

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

New data on the latest gaming figures out of Queensland’s OLGR show an industry in upheaval, finding “real growth” in numbers and a dynamic tussle between pubs and clubs for the patron dollar. Official numbers for Q1 2021 gaming in

LEWIS LAND RELAUNCH THE REFURBED THE KOMO

Posted on April 21st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Lewis Land Group has reopened its newly refashioned The Komo in Woody Point, to delight locals and visitors to the area. The company acquired the Mon Komo Hotel late last year and promptly closed it, in November. It has spent

HOLLYWOOD HOT TO TROT

Posted on April 19th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Sydney’s star of Surry Hills, the iconic Hotel Hollywood, has been listed for sale for the first time in 42 years. The four-storey Art Deco Hollywood stands sentry on the corner of Foster and Hunt Streets in the bustling city-fringe

REDBRICK SALE ON STRONG FOUNDATIONS

Posted on April 19th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

The business of the heritage-listed Redbrick Hotel in Brisbane is being sold by Hakfoort Hotel Group amid rapid local development. The Victorian-era Hotel was originally constructed in 1890 for Thomas Burke, who remained owner and proprietor until 1899. Many owners