Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

MITCH ‘RE-EMERGED’ AS MODERN LOCAL

Posted on August 12th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Stoic suburban The Mitch of Alexandria has adopted a new but classic community-led approach under Phil Anderson’s Rum Rebellion Hospitality Group. Built 1920, first trading as the Balaclava Hotel, the pub set on a corner of Mitchell Road was long

AVC POSTS STRONG RESULTS

Posted on August 10th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

As Australians continue to swelter under high inflation, Australian Venue Co has reported a significant bump in earnings largely by maintaining its strategy of family-friendly and value offerings. In FY26 the country’s second-largest pubs group further expanded its ever-growing portfolio

REVIVAL-READY ROYAL HITS THE MARKET

Posted on August 10th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

The Royal Hotel in Clifton Hill, which closed almost a decade ago and was nearly turned into apartments, is now being sold by private owners. Set on a 736sqm corner, around four kilometres north-east of the Melbourne CBD, the three-storey

DUBBO LOCALS TURN OVER THE GARDEN

Posted on August 7th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

One of Dubbo’s most recognised family-friendly hotels, the Maas brothers’ Garden Hotel, has changed hands between loyal locals in a discreet off-market transaction. The large two-storey pub boasts a long history in the city, around 400 kilometres north-west of Sydney,

MERIVALE GETS THE SACK

Posted on August 5th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Merivale frontman Justin Hemmes has signed on the line for Merivale to acquire the Solotel-operated Sackville Hotel in inner west hotspot Rozelle. In May the Sackville was brought to market along with the Bank Hotel in Newtown and The Clock

POLICE HUNT THUG THAT BASHED BLIND MAN

Posted on August 5th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Police are searching for the perpetrator of a cowardly unprovoked bashing of an elderly blind man recently at the Orrong Hotel. 64-year-old Darren Rout is visually impaired, wearing strong glasses, requiring a cane and fitted with a prosthetic eye. On

WEALTH ON THE COMMONS IN TOWNSVILLE

Posted on August 3rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Two hard-working families have put up the for sale sign at their historic Commonwealth Hotel in Townsville, providing plenty of blue sky in the Sunshine State. Townsville’s Commonwealth is a classic colonial-style two-storey local built to coincide with Australia’s federation,

GAMING EXPO DEBUTS SEMINAR CENTRAL

Posted on August 3rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

The annual Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is gearing up to open next week in Darling Harbour, with the usual spread of suppliers and new attractions in Seminar Central and Spotlight Sessions. Australasia's largest gaming exhibition, hosted by the Gaming Technologies

IRVIN BUILDS IN SEQ WITH JDA’S GCT

Posted on July 31st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

The Feros’ JDA Collective has sold riverside local the Gold Coast Tavern at Benowa to Joe Irvin’s Irvin Hotels, as interest and capital gear up on the Brisbane Games. John Feros and siblings Dean and Alexandra Henderson (nee Feros) purchased

UNIVERSAL WELCOMES ODD CULTURE AT THE IMPY

Posted on July 31st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

The Kospetasfamily’s Universal Hotels and James Thorpe’s Odd Culture Group haves announced a partnership at the famous Imperial Hotel Erskineville, performing a major makeover to cement its legacy. Popularly known as ‘The Impy’ the striking multi-level hotel was established in