Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

IRIS MILLIONS REVIVAL AT HOTEL STEYNE

Posted on August 5th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Sam Arnaout’s Iris Group has been busy making hay while the lights were out, significantly including a major multi-million-dollar restoration and expansion of Manly’s iconic Hotel Steyne. Sealing the deal on the Northern Beaches landmark mid-2019, Iris swiftly applied for

DIXON’S NEW GROUP HEADS NORTH TO CENTRAL

Posted on August 5th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Former Dixon Hospitality stakeholder Michael Dixon has signed his first deal through his private vehicle Athena Hospitality, to acquire Queensland’s high-performing Central Tavern in Burpengary. Athena is understood to have lodged application with OLGR for the leasehold acquisition and transfer,

THE CAPTAIN SLUGGED FOR NO COOK

Posted on August 5th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Paddington’s pioneering Captain Cook Hotel has come under fire by some seemingly spoiling for a fight, falsely accused of bowing to the movement challenging Australia’s formative years through the tweaking of its common name. The old pub was taken on

MELBOURNE UNDER STRICT CURFEW AS NSW HOLDS BREATH

Posted on August 3rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Melbourne is under further, stricter lockdown and a curfew, as Sydney clusters bloom and masks become new normal for hospitality. On Sunday Victoria recorded 671 new cases of COVID-19, taking the state’s total to 11,557. Another seven people have died

SINGLETON CRITERION SOLD

Posted on August 3rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The stately Criterion Hotel in Singleton has sold for around $3 million as strong regional assets continue to attract the attentions of opportunity-starved operators further afield. The pub offers bar, bistro, large outdoor beer garden, gaming room with 14 EGMs

CLERMONT GRANDEUR ON OFFER

Posted on August 3rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

A Grand Hotel in the heart of bustling Clermont has come to market, presenting opportunity for the gamut of buyer types. Clermont is a rural hub, around 290 kilometres south-west of Mackay, and central to the industrious Isaac region, with

PENALTIES SOAR AS STATES SCRAMBLE TO CONTAIN SECOND WAVE

Posted on July 31st, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Inspectors from coordinated government departments are trawling NSW licensed venues in search of COVID breaches, while Victoria threatens fines of $200,000 to businesses who fail to report infected staff. Liquor & Gaming NSW, SafeWork NSW and NSW Fair Trading collectively

PUBJOBS LAUNCHED TO FIGHT THE BATTLE FOR STAFF

Posted on July 31st, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Former AHA liaison officer Danny Howard has launched new service ‘Pubjobs.com.au’ to address the constant battle pubs have finding staff. Howard spent five years with the AHA NSW, travelling the state talking shop with publicans. Beyond the all-important price of

OSCARS TO FLIP HAROLD PARK HOTEL

Posted on July 29th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Hot on the heels of another big acquisition, the Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels is divesting famed comedy house and inner west secret the Harold Park Hotel. What was once the Little Bridge Hotel in 1903 was destroyed by fire in