Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

MOELIS LANDS RECORD SALE AT BYRON

Posted on February 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Moelis Australia has announced finalisation of its record-breaking purchase of Byron Bay’s Beach Hotel, and its ongoing strategy for the gaming-free coastal icon. The Beach, aka the ‘Top Pub’, occupies a sprawling 4,585sqm site that counts 100 metres fronting Byron’s

YOUR PAY, NO SAY: WHY THE AWARD SYSTEM IS BROKEN

Posted on February 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The hospitality Award system is outdated and penalises workers and employers and urgently needs an overhaul, according to leading pub groups and industry consultants. Australia has seen a succession of pay dispute scandals involving hospitality sector businesses, headlined by such

CAPTAIN COOK SETS A NEW COURSE

Posted on February 12th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

The recently beached Captain Cook Hotel at Paddington is back in the game at the hands of new owners, with a revised charter and fresh approach. Built 1914, the four-storey Captain Cook oversees the intersection of Flinders Street and Moore

ROYAL HOTEL MOTEL AT THE GATES

Posted on February 10th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Another Hunter Valley pub has found its way to market in regal Scone’s unbridled Royal Hotel Motel. Scone is found in the upper-west Hunter region, around 150 kilometres outside of Newcastle, 280 kilometres from Sydney. It counts almost 5,000 residents

HARVEST LIST YASS’ BIG AUSTRALIAN

Posted on February 10th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Harvest Hospitality has listed the historic Australian Hotel in Yass, aiming to reap the benefit of a fresh makeover and strong interest in strong regional operations. Fraser Haughton and Chris Cornforth’s Harvest purchased the pub mid-2017 and executed a comprehensive

BARE BALLINA OFFERS OPPORTUNITY

Posted on February 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Byron Bay identities Tom and Cathryn Mooney have listed their vacant Ballina Hotel, as demand for northern New South Wales and coastal properties continues to grow. The Ballina Hotel is a prominent two-storey interwar brick structure built in 1926 on

STOMPING GROUND LAND BREWPUB IN MELBOURNE AIRPORT

Posted on February 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Melbourne beer doyens Stomping Ground have this week opened their all-new permanent brewery and beer hall in Terminal 3 of Melbourne Airport. The new site is the first working brewery inside an airport in Australia, and the evolution of the

NO POO-CATCHERS OR MANKLES, WE’RE BRITISH

Posted on February 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

A Scottish pub has defended its actions on social media, after banning ‘poo-catcher’ tracksuits and ‘mankles’ in a backlash against slovenly hipsters. The award-winning Dreadnought Pub in Leith, in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, has taken a stand against poorly

NED KELLY TAKES OVER THE GLOBE

Posted on February 5th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Pub industry identity ‘Ned’ Kelly is growing his footprint in the Mudgee food bowl, picking up the stately Globe Hotel in Rylstone. The Globe came to market late 2019, offering a diverse business led by popular restaurant The Shed, alongside

TUCKETT PUTS BIDGEE TO MARKET

Posted on February 5th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

Classic regional pub the Murrumbidgee Hotel has come to market, as long-serving owner-operator Gary Tuckett looks to life back on the land. The ‘Bidgee’ graces the prominent corner of East and Audley Streets in the CBD of Narrandera. The two-storey