Clyde Mooney

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FOOD TRUCKS ROLL UP FOR FOODSERVICE

Posted on June 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The major social changes coming out of COVID-19, particularly to foodservice, have elevated the role and opportunity around the humble food truck as an additional solution. Increased awareness of hygiene induced by the pandemic signals the end of some traditional

GREAT WESTERN SUCCUMBS TO COVID

Posted on June 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Despite recent high hopes to soon be back in the saddle and serving up good times, yesterday the time-honoured Great Western Hotel in Rockhampton announced it will not be reopening due to the pandemic shutdown and downturn. Established 1862, the

SHORTY SLEEPING AT THE PUB AS GROUP PIVOTS

Posted on June 15th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Hotelier with heart Marty Short will be sleeping homeless this week as part of ongoing charitable support, as the family-run group unfurls further enhancement of its holistic approach to hospitality. Homelessness in Australia is an ongoing problem, and over 100,000

NSW GOVT SUPPORT EXTENDED AND RESTRICTIONS EASED

Posted on June 15th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW State Government has announced further measures supporting hospitality, with greater easing of restrictions on patron numbers ahead and announcement of 1,000 ‘Great Southern Nights’ music events. Over the weekend Premier Berejiklian told media the 50-person limit on venues

CESSNOCK’S ROYAL OAK IN RECEIVER SALE

Posted on June 15th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The regal Royal Oak Hotel Cessnock is for sale under instruction by forensic accountants, following a stoush with the ATO and massive tax bill. Doctor-publican John Harvey purchased the prominent two-storey brick pub in 2011, sharing resources with his dental

GOVT ANNOUNCES WORKING GROUPS FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OVERHAUL

Posted on June 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Federal Government has finalised and announced the members of groups tasked with overhauling Australia’s industrial relations system, to find ways to urgently regrow jobs lost as a result of COVID-19. There will be five industrial relations working groups, each

GREAT SOUTHERN PORTFOLIO SALE

Posted on June 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
After a quarter-century of local consolidation, the Murray family is selling up its portfolio including the Great Southern Hotel, in the south coast town of Eden. The family bought into Eden in 1984. The handsome two-storey Great Southern (GSH) enjoys

MANAGER GLASSED OVER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

Posted on June 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
A man was arrested this week for allegedly glassing a manager at ALH’s Boomerang Hotel after he was asked to leave an area of the pub due to COVID-19 restrictions. Police were called to a Hotel on Wagga Road at

DRINKS GIANTS STEP UP

Posted on June 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Two of the largest drinks suppliers in the country, Lion and Diageo, are helping licensed venues through education and support as customers head out again post-pandemic. Starting this week Lion has been rolling out around 1,000 venue ‘safety kits’ to

UNIVERSAL HOTELS LAND THE NEW THE MILL

Posted on June 10th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has won the race into the new pub below the latest high-end development in Bondi Junction, soon to be opening a new incarnation of The Mill. The former Mill Hill Hotel, on the corner of