Clyde Mooney

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HAYWARD EXITS AS PRENDIVILLES TAKE BRISBANE

Posted on July 4th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Well-known publican Geoff Hayward is bowing out of the game, having sold his final piece, the Brisbane Hotel, to the growing Prendiville family. Hayward’s Capital Management WA has owned and operated the Boulevard Hotel in Floreat, and the Brisbane Hotel,

TOWER PROJECT OR ROXY RETURNS: KINGSTON

Posted on July 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
David Kingston’s proposed $96 million development above the Roxy Parramatta has hit a hurdle, with news the heritage council opposes the mix of a 30-storey tower above a Spanish mission-style landmark. The Roxy was built in 1930, on George Street

GAS CRISIS THREATENS DRAUGHT BEER

Posted on July 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Britain in in the grips of a crisis, as low production and high demand for CO₂ bring the real possibility the country’s famously tepid beer will also be flat. Carbon dioxide, whilst enjoying recent fame as a greenhouse gas, has

AUS VENUE CO DIVESTING DRINK N’ DINE PUBS

Posted on June 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Company has listed two of the former Drink n’ Dine venues, as it fine-tunes its portfolio amid big expansion plans. In early 2016 AVC, at the time trading as Dixon Group, purchased the three Drink n’ Dine venues

MELBOURNE FIGHTING TO SAVE METROPOLITAN

Posted on June 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne City Council is fighting back against what it sees as the ongoing loss of the city’s historic pubs, pleading for heritage protection on the under-threat Metropolitan Hotel. Built 1854, the modest two-storey Victorian building on the corner of William

NEW BEER INTO THE ‘BURBS

Posted on June 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Article supplied by Australian Brewery sales manager and craft beer enthusiast, David Ward.   [caption id="attachment_13974" align="alignright" width="159"] David Ward[/caption] The sustained consumer interest in the craft beer phenomenon suggests it is here to stay, and more stalwart suburban locals

UNIVERSAL TAKES OXFORD ST ICON MIDNIGHT SHIFT

Posted on June 27th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Universal Hotels has clinched another Oxford Street icon – it’s biggest to date – settling on the once-thriving now dormant Midnight Shift. The acquisitive pub group now holds title on four Oxford Street pubs, in a clear play to invest

NATIVE ROSE OFF TO AUCTION

Posted on June 27th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The freehold interest of Rozelle’s Native Rose – formerly the Ruby L’otel – is for sale, with a craft beer tenant on a long lease. Investor Michael Huang bought the property in 2015, and largely operated it himself, until executing

UNIVERSAL SALE BRINGING BROAD APPEAL

Posted on June 27th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Universal nightclub in Bendigo is for sale, offering potential for seven-day trade and an expanded offering, with a rare 5am licence. The nightclub opened in the late 90s, licensed to hold 500 patrons. Widely known as Universal on McCrae Street,