Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

AHG EXPO CANCELLED AGAIN

Posted on January 20th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Following extensive consultation with stakeholders, the board of the AHG Expo for 2021 have determined to postpone this year’s event. The 2021 MAX AHG Expo was due to take place in Brisbane in March. The 2020 instalment was one of

O’DONOGHUES EMU PLAINS JOINS REDCAPE FOR $31m

Posted on January 18th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Amid the respite of a strong end to a stormy year, ASX-listed Redcape has exchanged contracts to acquire O’Donoghues Hotel in Emu Plains for $30.5 million. The western Sydney pub is a large-format local, offering a classic mix of food

WRIGHT-YOUNG FINALLY RELINQUISHES THE CAMMY

Posted on January 18th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Ending nearly four decades at the helm and a year-long settlement comes announcement industry legend Adella Wright-Young has sold the Camelia Grove Hotel of Alexandria to Sydney publican-developers. Wright-Young purchased the Camelia from Tooth and Co in 1983. Signalling the

FRESH LOOK FOR HARBORD’S BEACH HOTEL

Posted on January 18th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

The iconic Harbord Hotel, overlooking Freshwater beach, has re-opened following an extensive and sympathetic makeover under its new owners. Formerly the Harbord Beach Hotel, the pub has stood proudly as a community landmark for nearly a century – close to

HOTEL CLOSED AMID CHARGES OVER DEAD DUI TEEN

Posted on December 18th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Temora Hotel in the NSW Riverina has been ordered to close for two weeks and individuals are facing charges, following the death of an intoxicated teenager who had been drinking at the pub. Around 6am on Saturday, 21 March this

THORPE SHAKE-UP HERALDS ODD CULTURE

Posted on December 18th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The burgeoning Thorpe Hospitality has orchestrated a serious shake-up, divesting flagship The Taphouse while taking on two new venues, and rebranding to become Odd Culture group. James Thorpe’s outfit first entered the Sydney pub scene with acquisition of Darlinghurst sweetheart

CATS SELL BROOK HOTEL TO MELBOURNE RACING

Posted on December 18th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

By Grant Jones The Geelong Football Club has divested the Brook Hotel in south-west Melbourne to the Melbourne Racing Club in a play to ditch gaming. The venue at 215-221 Sneezes Rd in Point Cook was first put on the

CORKMAN PUB COWBOY DEVELOPERS OFF TO JAIL

Posted on December 18th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The so-called ‘cowboy’ developers that illegally demolished Melbourne’s historic Corkman’s Irish Pub have been jailed for a month and ordered to pay over $400,000 in fines and legal costs. In 2016 news broke of a fire in the pub, which

STAFF CRISIS PROMPTS $1K SIGNING BONUS FROM AVC

Posted on December 16th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The challenge to fill staff positions has hit top gear with Australian Venue Co offering sign-on bonuses of up to $1,000 in a bid to secure workers to operate the group’s 150 pubs around Australia. The second wave of the

OSCARS DIVEST COFFS’ PLANTATION

Posted on December 16th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Oscars Hotels has sold the once infamous Plantation Hotel for around $10 million to a Sydney publican and new entrant to the industry. The large-format Plantation occupies a prominent 3,000sqm lot in Coffs Harbour, providing an oversized bar with multiple