Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

STORM-DODGING HOTEL STEPS UP AGAINST SUICIDE

Posted on March 10th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The windswept Northern Rivers Hotel is putting on a Lunch with your Mates event, aiming to increase awareness of the startling rate of suicide in Australia and battles around men needing help. Scheduled for Friday, 4 April, the four-hour event

BILL AT TABLE STREAMLINING FOODSERVICE

Posted on March 10th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Australian business banking fintech Zeller has launched Bill at Table, to help hospitality businesses improve efficiency and turn over more diners. Industry has faced rising costs and more competition for custom, and many operators are increasingly turning to technology to

PLAZA HOTEL OPENS IN A SYDNEY ICON

Posted on March 7th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The former and famous Star Bar has been reimagined, opening to “redefine the urban entertainment experience” as the Plaza Hotel. Winchester Hotel Group, under the creative direction of Sarah and Ryan Maloney, quietly unveiled what is geared to be the

MOUSSI MOVES INTO MICAWBER

Posted on March 7th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Growing hospitality operator Julien Moussi has bought the renowned Micawber Tavern in Belgrave and plans to expand on its picturesque appeal through considered enhancement. The Irish-themed Tavern has been serving locals and visitors to the Yarra Ranges region for more

REDCAPE PICKS UP THE FLAGSTONE

Posted on March 7th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Redcape continues its plunge into SEQ, purchasing the newly built Flagstone Tavern in Brisbane from pub developers Balmoral Hospitality Group. Set on a 3,975sqm site in the city’s bustling south-west development corridor, adjacent to a new Coles Shopping Centre, the

TOWN AND COUNTRY ON THE BLOCK

Posted on March 7th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The freehold of the former Town & Country Hotel in Sydney’s St Peters is being sold as a vacant possession, with ongoing accommodation rental income. Built in 1821, the iconic pub occupies a 730sqm lot on the prime corner of

LABOR ROLLS OUT ‘COMMON SENSE’ ON BEER TAX

Posted on March 5th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

With a Federal election looming, the incumbent Albanese administration has begun wooing the battlers, promising a freeze on the unpopular tax on beer for at least two years. If re-elected, the Albanese Government has mandated the temporary halt on increases

UNDERAGE BLITZ TAKES THREE MORE

Posted on March 5th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Victoria’s regulator has wrapped up its most comprehensive action to date combatting underage gambling, taking three more licensed venues separately to task in the past month. Appearing in the Magistrates’ Court, Supreme Edinburgh P/L, trading as the Duke of Edinburgh

MERIVALE PRECINCT PLANS FOR A MELBOURNE CARPARK

Posted on February 28th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

Hospitality trailblazer Justin Hemmes has plunged Merivale into another major project, buying an ageing car park in the Melbourne CBD with plans to create an all-new multi-faceted entertainment precinct. Merivale has secured the purchase of Parkade, at 34-60 Little Collins Street,

BARRIER REEF ON A NEW WAVE

Posted on February 28th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney

The historic Barrier Reef Hotel in Cairns has resumed the game, under new owners, returning a near-full-time watering hole to the capital of FNQ. Image: Barrier Reef Hotel website Established back in 1898 as the Empire Hotel, the current two