Clyde Mooney

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http://pubtic.com.au

RESPECT IN HOSPITALITY: NSW RAISES THE BAR FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS

Posted on November 22nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
This month a new venture between hospitality organisations and business peak industry bodies in New South Wales has unveiled a new website, RespectInHospitality. The free site provides valuable resources along with training and templates for use by hospitality businesses so

RECEIVERS LIST HOTEL AUSTRALASIA

Posted on November 20th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Eden’s picture-postcard Hotel Australasia is for sale through receivers, offering a destination in a tourist town, as its troubled owners relinquish the fight. Image: Australian National University archives Built 1904, the striking heritage-listed Hotel is found in the idyllic precinct

LATEST VIBRANCY REFORMS FURTHER INDUSTRY PROTECTIONS

Posted on November 20th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government has rolled out the latest in its ‘Vibrancy’ reforms, slashing council red tape and introducing world-first legislation aimed at stopping the closure of live music venues. The Minns government is said to have ‘declared war’ on NIMBIES

WILLIAMSTOWN’S STAR RISES AGAIN

Posted on November 20th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Serial pub revivers Matt Vero and Stephen Mitchell have brought the love back to Williamstown’s much-missed Morning Star Hotel, with a fresh design and tilt to family-focus.   Built 1890, the Star of the Williamstown peninsula succumbed to the ravages

GAMING REFORM: NO EASY SOLUTIONS

Posted on November 18th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Pundits calling for the unadulterated application of strict reforms on gaming machines are crying foul over the looming hurdles of the NSW cashless trial, conveniently ignoring nuance and conflating numbers to further sensationalise gambling. Answering public pressure in the lead-up

MUSIC MAKES THE MOOD

Posted on November 18th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Research released by APRA has confirmed that music “unequivocally arouses” specific emotions in patrons, affecting their mood, spending and eating behaviour. In a hospitality setting, diner choices are influenced by the way music affects how the brain processes memory, potentially

HURLEY HOTELS GETS BIGGER WITH THE BARKER

Posted on November 18th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Hurley Hotel Group has announced the acquisition of the iconic Barker Hotel, culminating a two-decade rein for the Fassina family. The family-owned South Australian hotel group currently operates a portfolio of nine hotels, including the renowned Arkaba, Hotel Royal,

HPI’S TAKEOVER-BUSTING GROWTH STRATEGY

Posted on November 15th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Hotel Property Investments is embracing a strategy in line with its moniker, looking to a raft of opportunities in a virile market in a fight-back against the attempted takeover by Charter Hall and Hostplus. After an initial bid in September,

OPPORTUNITY RISES IN THE EAST

Posted on November 15th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The landmark East Brunswick Hotel on Lygon Street has come to market, providing an opportunity seldom seen in Melbourne to acquire a freehold going concern. The prominent three-storey corner pub resides on a 380sqm block less than 20 minutes from

MAN DIES AFTER CUP DAY ASSAULT

Posted on November 13th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A man is behind bars, facing escalated charges after a man he allegedly punched at the Ettamogah Hotel has died of his injuries. Around 8pm on Tuesday night, following a Melbourne Cup event, emergency services were called to ALH’s premise