Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

UK CLOSES AGAIN: ONE THIRD OF PUBS MAY NOT REOPEN

Posted on November 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Due to a massive resurgence in coronavirus cases since mid-September, the United Kingdom has again gone into total lockdown, closing all pubs in a second attempt to get the pandemic under control. The nationwide lockdown came into effect again on

FORRESTER’S BACK TO LIFE UNDER APPLEJACK

Posted on November 6th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Hamish Watts and Ben Carroll’s Applejack Hospitality has reopened institutional Sydney pub Forrester’s following an extensive makeover. Located on the corner of Riley and Foveaux Streets in Surry Hills, established in 1921, the pub was previously one of Jaime Wirth’s

COUNTRY CLUB DALBY SET TO SWING AGAIN

Posted on November 6th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The landmark Country Club Hotel in Dalby has sold to a new consortium of owners from Brisbane and Sydney. Taking a large corner of Cunningham St and State Route 82, about 200 kilometres west of Brisbane, the two-story pub incorporates

TERMINUS YARRAWONGA HAS A NEW NEIGHBOUR

Posted on November 6th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Former Neighbours star Scott McGregor has unveiled he is the owner of the newly refinished Terminus Hotel in Yarrawonga. Built 1882, the ‘Termo’ has been a reliable local for the northern Victorian town. Following the national closure in March, in

WORLD GAMING MACHINE COUNT SEES AUSTRALIA SLIP

Posted on November 6th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The latest global count of poker machines has found Australian numbers have fallen, now less than five per cent of the number in the country with the most machines. The Gaming Technologies Association (GTA) first commissioned the World Count of

ALH PARADISE IN EDEN

Posted on November 2nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Ending a quarter-century in the beer garden of Eden, the Murray family has sold its hospitality portfolio including the Great Southern Hotel to Australian Leisure & Hospitality. The family began business in the town in 1984, going on to acquire

WALSH PASSES KEYS IN RIVERINA

Posted on November 2nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Popular local the Riverina Hotel in Wagga Wagga has been sold to an acquisitive Sydney-based hotelier in an off-market post-pandemic transaction that points to the increasing desirability of strong regional assets. The freehold going concern pub offers a public bar,

DAM PUB FUND’S EXPANDING PLANS

Posted on November 2nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The reopening of the famous Lion Hotel this week heralds the launch of a new multi-million-dollar pub investment fund with high ambitions to be one of the biggest in the country. Duxton Asset Management (DAM) is founded by Ed Peter,

CHAPPELLS SELL TO ALH TO BUY DREAM

Posted on October 30th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Michael and Megan Chappell have traded up, divesting their popular pub at Narrabri to ALH and securing big new digs at Alstonville. The stately two-storey Federation-style Tattersalls Hotel at Narrabri was built 1912. Occupying a 1,712sqm block, it boasts multiple

RAY OF LIGHT: VICTORIAN PUBS CAUTIOUSLY REOPEN

Posted on October 30th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Pubs around Victoria have embraced the easing of restrictions, with some of the State’s major players eager to welcome patrons back, while the Andrews’ government’s tight controls keep many closed. One of the largest groups in the country, Australian Venue