Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

DIAGEO PLEDGES $145 MILLION TO ‘RAISE THE BAR’

Posted on June 24th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Global drinks giant Diageo has today announced its massive US$100 million ‘Raising the Bar’ support program for venues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Diageo Australia has pledged $11.5 million to the Down Under instalment of Raising the Bar,

SHAMROCK HOTEL LISTS FOR THE POTENTIAL

Posted on June 24th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The Shamrock Hotel in Toowoomba is back on the market, offering considerable upside as Queensland pubs wind up to a return to normal trade. Occupying a sizeable 3,253sqm block on Ruthven Street in the heart of town, the Hotel counts

VICTORIA QUASHES EASING AS SECOND WAVE LOOMS

Posted on June 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

A considerable spike in the number of new COVID-19 cases in Victoria has brought a retraction of lockdown restrictions easing, amid serious concerns a second wave of infections is possible. The Victorian Premier yesterday announced a state of emergency will

GERRY NASS OFFERS UP ROBERT BURNS

Posted on June 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Custodian of the Collingwood talisman Robert Burns Hotel, Gerry Nass, has put out the sale shingle on the pub as he reaches three decades at the wheel and a post-pandemic turning point. Nass bought the leasehold interest at the RBH

JEALOUS BOYFRIEND JAILED OVER GLASSING

Posted on June 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

A Perth pub-goer that smashed a glass into the face of another patron has been sent to prison for “grossly disproportionate” conduct. In October 2019 37-year-old David Grant Weir was drinking at ALH’s Brass Monkey Hotel in Northbridge with his

SLY FOX DORE INTO ENMORE

Posted on June 19th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The recently departed Sly Fox of Enmore will live and breathe again under the wing of acquisitive inner-west publican Ged Dore, who has quickly jumped to a hattrick in the district. After trading for more than 16 years as a

FWC DELAYS MINIMUM WAGE RISE FOR HOSPO

Posted on June 19th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The Fair Work Commission today handed down its decisions regarding wage increases, opting to defer the annual boost for hospitality staff until February 2021. The FWC has faced interests more greatly polarised than normal, as entities representing workers and businesses

SALE POSED FOR KING OF MANILLA

Posted on June 19th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The king of Manilla is on the market as long-serving publican Don McNeill prepares to “pass the baton”. The Imperial Hotel was built 1900 on a large 1,706sqm lot on the corner of Manilla and Market Streets, at the north

PRAHRAN BAR FINED $10k OVER COVID BREACH

Posted on June 19th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The licensee of Prahran’s Love Machine has reportedly been fined over $10k for breaches, mostly regarding coronavirus restrictions, less than 10 days before Victoria further eases its patronage limits for pubs. Victoria police raided the venue on 13 June, finding

MASSIVE JUMP IN ONLINE GAMING BODES BATTLE FOR VENUES

Posted on June 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Emerging research reveals a massive increase in illegal online gaming as pubs and clubs were forced to shut due to COVID-19. The data comes from Google Trends and Analytics, showing record highs in internet searches in Australia and abroad, believed