Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

REILLY LETS LOOSE THE COCKATOO

Posted on August 11th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Ray Reilly has listed his inner west icon the White Cockatoo Hotel as the group progresses with portfolio rejuvenation. A 30-year industry veteran, Reilly bought the three level pub in 2017, then known as the West Village, continuing an expansion

GAME INN AT MELTON

Posted on August 11th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

A private investor is offering up the freehold or tenancy of the vacant Gamekeepers Inn in Bonnie Brook, north-west of Melbourne CBD. The Inn is an English-inspired tavern and function venue providing a large open plan ground floor, with indoor-outdoor

REDCAPE LOOKS SKYWARD THROUGH ORION

Posted on August 8th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Redcape has announced another big step in its expansion plans, with acquisition of the Orion Hotel in Springfield for around $30 million and another capital raise to fund further ambition. The Orion Hotel is within the Orion Springfield Central shopping

HARRIS NARVO VIEW EXPANSION WITH PANORAMA

Posted on August 8th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The Gibbons family has divested their well-rounded Panorama Hotel Motel in Bathurst to the ‘famed’ and acclaimed partnership of Harris and Narvo. The Panorama is set on a high-profile bend in main drag Durham Street, adjacent to the Bathurst Showground.

BLACK RHINO BACK IN THE SUNSHINE

Posted on August 6th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Dave Tomsic’s Black Rhino Group has swooped on its fifth Queensland pub, snaring the large-format Hotel Hinchinbrook in Ingham. Around 100 kilometres north of Townsville, Ingham is a town on the Bruce Highway servicing local population approaching 5K residents, plus

NEVERMIND TALKS DECADES OF SUSTAINABLE ROCK

Posted on August 6th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

As live music in pubs continues to experience challenges around the country, the owner of Melbourne institution Nevermind shares tips for aspiring operators, out of nearly three decades of success. Founded in 1998, in the heady days of grunge emanating

MANDATORY CARDED PLAY RETURNS

Posted on August 4th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The Allan Labor Government in Victoria has resumed plans for its trial of carded poker machine play, due to begin next month, despite a recent rethink and the concept being scrapped in NSW. As the next instalment in its gambling

AVC WELCOMES NEW MAJOR INVESTOR

Posted on August 4th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Australian Venue Co has engineered its next phase of industry-leading growth, taking CVC Capital in as a new private equity partner. Australian Venue Co (AVC) is one of the country’s largest operators, currently keeping 243 licensed venues, primarily pubs, across

MARLOW TAKES A WALKER DOONSIDE

Posted on August 1st, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Western Sydney all-rounder the Doonside Hotel has been sold by Peter Walker to Jason Marlow, as he looks to bolster and further expand the family’s holdings. Built 1962, on a sprawling 7,278sqm plot within the Doonside retail and transport precinct,