Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

NEW OWNER SOUGHT FOR ‘BOOMING’ MT. MARY’S PUB

Posted on July 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The storied rural pub of Mount Mary has come to market, as long-timers Peter and Tracey Anderson look to retirement and getting to know the grandkids. The Andersons came to the quiet town of Mount Mary in 2000 to run

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

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,

BLUE SKY FOR FIREHOUSE HOTEL UNDER HUGE TOWER PROJECT

Posted on June 25th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

North Sydney’s historic Firehouse Hotel will become the nucleus of a massive 35-storey tower through $121 million plans for its airspace. Publican Mark Barry has owned the pub since 2001, overseeing its conversion from a heritage-listed fire station, built in

BOUNCER JAILED FOR INJURING BANNED ABUSIVE PATRON

Posted on June 25th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

A pub bouncer is appealing his conviction and sentencing for assault occasioning actual bodily harm, in relation to injuries inflicted on a banned patron. Joseph Tulikaki was employed at a hotel in Orange as a responsible service of alcohol (RSA) marshal.