Clyde Mooney

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ANOTHER NEW HORIZON FOR UNIVERSAL AT ENFIELD

Posted on October 20th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Just weeks after expanding west into Eastwood, the family-owned Universal Hotels has picked up thriving inner west pub the Enfield Hotel from the De Angelis family. Gallagher Hotel Management (GHM) relaunched the hotel as the Irish-themed PJ’s Enfield in 2013.

TACKLING DRUG ABUSE WITH ANTIDOTE ROLLOUT

Posted on October 20th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government has expanded its initiatives to combat drug overdoses by announcing the voluntary rollout to hospitality venues of an opioid treatment that has been proven to save lives. The medication Naloxone will be offered to pubs, clubs and

DAWES TAKES GATEWAY INTO BALLINA WITH HENRY ROUS

Posted on October 17th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Nathan Dawes’ growing Gateway Hotel Group has notched up another, taking the stoic Henry Rous Tavern in northern NSW. Ballina is an attractive coastal town of around 47k residents that is geographically the gateway to the popular Byron Bay lifestyle

KICKON REBOOT THE DOOT

Posted on October 17th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne’s stately Doutta Galla Hotel – aka The Doot – is back, under new Kickon custodians and sporting a new look serving up modern hospitality within treasured heritage. Established in 1889, the three-storey Victorian hotel commands the intersection of Racecourse

VETERANS LIST UNDERCOOKED WOOLI

Posted on October 15th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The large-format Wooli Hotel on the idyllic NSW north coast is being offered for sale for the first time in decades, by retiring veterans. The hotel motel is at the centre of North St in the coastal and riverside town

PIPER REVIVES THE OLD COMMODORE

Posted on October 15th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Glenn Piper has relaunched the Old Commodore Hotel, reimagining the McMahons Point landmark with a renewed spirit and design that celebrates its historic roots. An institution of Blues Point Rd for 169 years, the new Old Commodore celebrates the legend

NEW RULES TO GIVE PUBS DISCRETION ON INTOX PATRONS

Posted on October 13th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government is introducing a major change in licensing laws allowing operator discretion on removing intoxicated persons, in the pursuit of greater safety and reduced violence. The change will require modification of the Liquor Act as it applies to

UNIVERSAL ROLLS OUT A REVISED RIVERVIEW

Posted on October 13th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Consolidating its monopoly in the suburb, Universal has reopened its repositioned Riverview Hotel, following an extensive refurbishment. Late 2024 the Kospetas family tied up Tempe when it bought the only other hotel in the southern Sydney locale, joining its Tempe

STANTON’S GRAND VIEW IN THE MOUNTAINS

Posted on October 10th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The statuesque Hotel Grand View at Wentworth Falls has sold to growing hotelier Trevor Stanton, with plans to make it more approachable to more people. Built 1883, the two-storey Georgian-style Hotel commands an elevated 4,074sqm corner site overlooking and landmarking

MERIVALE BOOTED FROM GOOD FOOD GUIDE

Posted on October 10th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
A war of attrition is escalating between Hemmes’ hospitality juggernaut Merivale and media empire Nine Entertainment, as editorialising and accusations evolve into actions with potential. For years the Sydney Morning Herald has enjoyed the click-generating dichotomy of championing Hemmes as