Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

ALH EYES MASSIVE TOWER AT THE MORRISON

Posted on July 8th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

ALH is forging ahead with ambitious capitalisation plans, having submitted application to add a 30-storey hotel and residential tower above the historic Morrison Hotel. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) is the hospitality arm of listed Endeavour Group, which holds the

HARVEST REAPS WINTER AT THE COURTHOUSE

Posted on July 8th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Harvest’s Courthouse Hotel in Tamworth is inviting guests to come and chill, out, with a resplendent Winter Wonderland promotion that includes ice skating. The Courthouse has been a Tamworth institution since 1876, and Harvest Hotels is ushering in its first

MANAGER SEEKS BIG PAYOUT FOR WORKPLACE INJURY

Posted on July 8th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

A former manager of the Currumbin Hotel is suing for more than half a million dollars in damages, after slipping and falling, trying to locate a dead rat. According to a damages claim lodged with Southport District Court in June,

THE GENERATIONAL PRICING DIVIDE

Posted on July 4th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The latest Eat, Pay, Love Hospitality report outlines the most popular food and drink orders, and finds Australian hospitality dealing with a range of price expectations across generations. The 2025 Eat Pay Love report by Tyro Payments is drawn from

DURAL’S DUKE HEADS TO GOOD BEER

Posted on July 2nd, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Momento Hospitality has confirmed the sale of The Duke in Dural to John Azar’s Good Beer Company, for $25 million. The Duke was a brownfield site developed into a pub by Momento in 2020, during the time of COVID lockdowns,

INDUSTRY EXCELLENCE AT QHA AWARDS

Posted on July 2nd, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The best of the Sunshine State gathered Monday night to recognise the winners of the Queensland Hotels Association’s prestigious State Awards for Excellence for 2025. Over 1,500 VIPs and industry guests attended Brisbane Exhibition Centre to celebrate the integral part

WAUGH GOES THE FULL MONTAGUE

Posted on June 30th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group (PHMG) has announced the opening of Montague Hotel, in the heart of Marrickville, promising the charm of a modern local with the energy of a late-night lounge. Set to begin trading in July, ‘The

PUBS INSTALLING PHONE BOXES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Posted on June 30th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Coffs Hotels have joined the local Rotary and Australian charity DV Safe Phone to help collect unused mobile phones, for victims of domestic and family violence. DV Safe Phone collects, tests and repurposes discarded mobile phones, distributing them – with

ALH FACES CHARGES FOR MINORS IN GAMING AREAS

Posted on June 27th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Australian Leisure and Hospitality has been fined – without conviction – by the Victorian regulator, for multiple breaches of gaming regulations, after several instances of minors in gaming rooms. Appearing in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria this week, ALH was

PUBS THE PLACE TO STAVE OFF WINTER BLUES

Posted on June 27th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Research finds many people are affected by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), particularly in the colder months, and pubs can play a role in helping stave off the blues through socialising. According to physiatrist and University of Tasmania adjunct professor Dr