Clyde Mooney

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IMG BACK IN BATHURST WITH PADDY’S

Posted on June 1st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
IMG Hotels continues to invest in its powerhouse regional collection, buying another pub in Bathurst, the popular Paddy’s Hotel in Kelso. Paddy’s is a suburban tavern on a large 9,500sqm plot, with an expansive trading footprint and latent capacity for

ARE YOU BEING INFLUENCED?

Posted on June 1st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Content creators on social media, aka ‘influencers’, can generate awareness and footfall for venues, but authenticity is essential and operators need to be wary of activity in gaming rooms. Many pubs and clubs seek cost-effective ways to attract new customers

NEW LEASE RELEASED ON MR B’s

Posted on May 29th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
A rare and brand-new lease and entitlements in the Sydney CBD are being sold, in the multi-level Mr B’s. Situated at the prime intersection of Pitt and Goulburn Streets, akin to Universal’s Civic Hotel and Maloney Group’s Maloney’s Hotel, for

BELEAGUERED BROADWAY LOOKS TO SALE AND COMEBACK

Posted on May 29th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The historic and troubled Broadway Hotel in southern Brisbane is being sold by a developer, armed with plans for a large-scale residential tower added to the site in the urban renewal corridor. Brisbane publican Michael McKenna bought land in Woolloongabba

KNOX SECURES THE TAMWORTH

Posted on May 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Powerhouse regional publican Jim Knox has bought the large-format Tamworth Hotel from Sydney-based pub investor Daniel Whitten. Representing the first hotel to be offered for public sale in the LGA for more than a decade, The Tamworth came to market

BELGIAN BEER CAFÉ SEEKS SYDNEY OPERATOR

Posted on May 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Belgian Beer Café brand is looking to refresh and relaunch an installation in Sydney and beyond, with new owners eager to re-expand the concept in Australia. The first ever Belgian Beer Café (BBC) was launched in 1998 in Brussels,

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR AN EMPIRE

Posted on May 25th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Receivers have relisted Annandale’s stately Empire Hotel as the fallout from Jon Adgemis’ collapsed Public Hospitality portfolio takes the scalp of a would-be successor. Bankrupt banker turned publican Jon Adgemis began amassing pubs around 2021, that year buying the Empire

TAB PUBS ON THE HOOK AS TABCORP GETS INVESTIGATED

Posted on May 25th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Operators are unhappy about the revised Tabcorp contracts that will hit up pubs and clubs to pay regulatory fines and reduce or eliminate commissions, as AUSTRAC again investigates the company’s compliance. Tabcorp owns and controls in-venue betting terminals and the

THOMAS TAKES SOLOTEL’S REGENT

Posted on May 22nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
The Thomas family’s Thomas Hotels has secured the Regent Hotel in Kingsford from operators Solotel and freeholders Amalgamated Hotels, which have held the asset for the past 27 years. In February the parties came together to offer up the combined

PUB WARS ESCALATE TO THREATS ‘WE WILL HURT YOU’

Posted on May 22nd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne’s scourge of violence, aka ‘pub wars’, have escalated after a brief lull, with venue owners being sent extortion demands for cash to prevent being on the “list of destruction”. The past few months have seen a rash of fire-bombings,