Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

LAUNDY KICK-STARTS ANOTHER NEW PUB

Posted on October 31st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Arthur Laundy has struck dirt in Olympic Park, yesterday celebrating the start of another greenfield build of a brand new four-level local for his home precinct. Last month Laundy Group celebrated a ‘topping out’ ceremony at the big Marsden Hotel

SHORT GROUP GOES LOCAL WITH INNER WEST BEER FEST

Posted on October 31st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The Royal Hotel Leichhardt will host the triumphant return and second instalment of the Inner West Beer Fest, over the weekend of 17-18 November. Royal Hotel Leichhardt GM Mark Chapman says they decided to run the event again because the

THE PUB FORMERLY KNOWN AS ETTAMOGAH IS BACK

Posted on October 31st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Following years of legal tussles, the Sunshine Coast’s legendary ‘Ettamogah’ pub has been transformed with a new image and essential new look, leading to its pending wholesale mandated relaunch. The famous Ettamogah pubs were inspired by the madcap antics in

NEW VB LOOK – NOW WITH FREE TATTOOS

Posted on October 31st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Carlton & United Breweries has unveiled a new look for the VB logo, and cements its indelible mark on Australian drinkers with a promotion offering free VB tattoos for the most loyal. The famously ‘Big Cold Beer’ was the brainchild

NEW PARTNERS FIND WIRTH IN THE DUKE

Posted on October 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

James Wirth and crew are making a defiant return to Sydney’s inner west, securing a tired Duke in Enmore with plans for a major repositioning. The Duke is a classic local, recently offering a contracted pub-style menu and selection of

COLES & AVC LODGE JV FOR SPIRIT FLEET

Posted on October 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The long-awaited joint venture between Coles’ Spirit Hotels and KKR’s Australian Venue Company is one step closer, with lodgement of the paperwork this week to Queensland’s Office of Liquor & Gaming Regulation. Rumours have circled for much of this year

NEWTOWN HOTEL OFFERS SOMETHING ELSE TO DO AS ONE RACE STOPS THE NATION

Posted on October 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Colonial Leisure Group’s Newtown Hotel is taking strides to stand out from the pack, giving Australia’s most famous horse race the bird in homage to its left-leaning locals. The world-famous Melbourne Cup began in 1861, growing to become the annual

CUB PUSH ‘EASY’ WITH CD’S ‘BE LIKE THE BEER’ CAMPAIGN

Posted on October 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

CUB is launching a new campaign and refined brand image for Carlton Dry, urging drinkers to ‘Be like the Beer’ in a complicated world. Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is addressing what it sees as gaps in the market, including

NEWCASTLE’S SHAFT TAVERN SEEKS NEW PROSPECT

Posted on October 24th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Industry veterans Reg Mawhinney and Geoff Byrne have listed their big mining town pub, the Shaft Tavern, with plenty of blue sky in thriving Newcastle. The large-format Shaft occupies a generous 6,720sqm block, adjacent to the IGA-anchored Elermore Vale Shopping

CHEUNG’S CBH DRIVES MORE CHARITY DOLLARS

Posted on October 24th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Chris Cheung’s C!nc and the Coogee Bay team have chocked up another big win for the Sydney Children’s Hospital at the latest Coogee Bay Hotel Charity Golf Day. 2018 marked the 21st instalment of the annual charity drive, stemming from