Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

MATES LIST ‘COUNTRY PUB’ QUEENSPORT BRISBANE

Posted on June 20th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Brisbane’s “country pub in the city” has come to market, as the two long-time owners call time to pursue other colourful activities. Old mates Warwick Brown and Peter Chase have owned the Queensport Tavern at Hemmant for 17 years. Chase

NEW MURHPYS WITH ROOFTOP BAR FOR GEELONG

Posted on June 20th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Geelong’s Irish Murphy’s has undergone a big transformation, adding a rooftop bar and fine-tuning the offering to become Murphys. The team of Shaun Aspinall, Tom Ward, Ian Nichols and Daniel O’Donghue purchased what was then the struggling ‘Gin & Co’

LAUNDY-MALLOY ACQUIRE COLES’ LAST NSW PUB

Posted on June 18th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Coles has completed its exit from NSW pub operations, selling the Northlakes Tavern to the pub partnership of Arthur Laundy and Mark Malloy. Moving to minimise or remove itself entirely from its PR burden of association with gaming, Coles listed

ARCADIA VILLAGE HOTEL MAGNETIC ISLAND SET TO ATTRACT

Posted on June 18th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The idyllic Arcadia Village Hotel on Magnetic Island has come to market, offering a sprawling freehold going concern or booming leasehold opportunity. The Arcadia Village occupies a massive 1.07Ha (10,070sqm) site, overlooking the Coral Sea, a 20-minute ferry trip to

MAN STABBED WITH BUTTER KNIFE AT BONDI PUB

Posted on June 18th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Police are endeavouring to locate a man that stabbed another man at popular Bondi Beach pub Ravesis on Saturday night. Two men became involved in an argument outside the hotel around 9:30pm, and it is alleged one of the pair

RYANS SELL REDCAPE THE RISING SUN

Posted on June 15th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The Ryan family has sold its long-held Sun Hotel in Townsville to the ever-diligent Redcape Hotel Group for around $20 million. Peter Ryan bought the large-format Townsville pub back in 1988, operating it remotely from Sydney and building it into

READY-TO-GO TERRANORA TAVERN ON OFFER

Posted on June 15th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Brisbane developer Terry Harmer has listed the business opportunity of the refurbished Terranora Tavern, in the newly appointed Terranora shopping centre. Harmer boasts a background in shopping centre development, and around two years ago bought from United Petroleum the entire

ROCKPOOL OPEN UP AND OUT IN TOOWOOMBA

Posted on June 15th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Rockpool Group is continuing its record-setting run of brand new venues, opening its first outside a capital yesterday with The Bavarian Toowoomba in Grand Central Shopping Centre. The Toowoomba Bavarian represents Rockpool Group’s (RPG) fifth in the Sunshine State, following

FIRES TAKE HISTORIC QUEENSLAND PUBS

Posted on June 15th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Longreach’s historic outback pub was destroyed by fire overnight, joining the fate of its famed Townsville counterpart, the Victoria Park. Fire broke out at the 100-year-old Lyceum Hotel around 7pm Thursday night. By the time authorities arrived it had well

RIVERSDALE BUYS LPH NEWCASTLE

Posted on June 13th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

Riversdale has ended speculation of a complete sell-down with the purchase of the Lambton Park Hotel in suburban Newcastle. The pub was bought around three years’ ago by a partnership of three newcomers to the industry, who went on to