Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

UK PUB CLOSURES CONTINUE AT TWO-DOZEN PER WEEK

Posted on December 12th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

New figures out of the UK show the steady decline in the number of pubs in Britain, with thousands closing since 2013. The UK Market Growth Monitor by CGA and AlixPartners reports that across Britain the number of pubs and

CLG’s $7m PORTSEA REVIVAL

Posted on December 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Colonial Leisure Group has today reopened the picturesque Portsea Hotel following a $7 million renovation, reviving the 142-year-old landmark. Chris Morris’ Colonial Leisure Group (CLG) has built a $300 million portfolio of prime hospitality venues in Victoria, WA, Queensland and

HIGHWAY HOTEL ON ROAD TO MARKET

Posted on December 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The striking Highway Hotel on the main road through historic Gin Gin has hit the market, offering an all-round business in the heart of sugar country. The handsome two-storey pub faces north-east over Gin Gin’s Mulgrave Road, with its manicured

WORLD BAR REVIVED AS CALI CLUB

Posted on December 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Just weeks after Sydney’s nightlife was dealt another blow with the sudden closure of Kings Cross icon World Bar, the space will jump again this week to the tune of Cali Club. World Bar had been dominating the sounds of

CC & DRY MOCKS BEER – BECAUSE IT’S SUMMER

Posted on December 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Beam Suntory has revealed its latest cheeky Canadian Club & Dry ad, furthering the alternative to beer concept by asking ‘Who made Beer the Boss of Summer?’. Capitalising on Australia’s penchant for dark spirits, while challenging perceptions around how they

BRAITHWAITE HEADS NORTH TO TAME A RED LION

Posted on December 7th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Back from his hiatus, Peter Braithwaite has taken the plunge into Queensland with purchase of the Willow Hotel turned Red Lion outside Brisbane from the Thompson family. Braithwaite sold the Commercial Hotel Boolaroo mid-2017 after almost a decade of operation,

SHAMROCK HOTEL LOOKING FOR LUCK

Posted on December 7th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

After more than half a century and several generations ownership, the Leary family has listed its Shamrock Hotel in Temora with plenty of western NSW sunshine. Temora is a town of around 5,000 souls, around 400 kilometres west of Sydney,

JIM BEAM GIVING MANY ‘MATES’ A FREE DRINK

Posted on December 7th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Jim Beam is buying a whole lot of ‘mates’ a drink, with 40 venues around the country hosting the inaugural ‘Mate of a Mate’s Day’ next Friday. From 4-7pm on 14 December, pubs around the country (full list below) will

FIRST MOVE TO MELBOURNE IN SALE OF SAXON

Posted on December 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Thumping Richmond pub the Royal Saxon has been sold to an interstate group taking its first step into Melbourne. Billed as an “interpretation of a vibrant and modern Melbourne hospitality venue” the Saxon is an historic, unobtrusive two-storey Georgian building

McLEAN FAMILY END A CENTURY AT THE GRAND VIEW

Posted on December 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

After almost 100 years of ownership, the McLean family has sold its famed Grand View Hotel to established Queensland group Waymark Hotels. The Grand View is an imposing two-storey brick and timber pub on a big 3,068sqm corner site in