Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

KERR LISTS THE BEAUFORT AT CLARE CASTLE

Posted on December 11th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

After half a decade at the helm, Dave Kerr is passing the baton on his Carlton pub, The Beaufort. Kerr took on operation of the Clare Castle Hotel over five years’ ago, and brought it into the twenty-first century in

THE FIDDLER GOES TO NEXT LEVEL WITH 78-ROOM ACCOMMODATION

Posted on December 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Lewis Hotel Group has landed approval to take The Fiddler to another level, with plans for a four-storey 78-room accommodation wing to the big Hills district pub. The large-format The Fiddler at the intersection of Commercial and Windsor Roads Rouse

ARK GROUP OPEN BIG NEW MARKET GROUNDS PUB

Posted on December 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

ARK Group has unveiled its huge new pub Market Grounds in Perth’s Kings Square, ready to capitalise on the future potential in the Perth City Link precinct. The big Market Grounds is located on the site of the former Perth

ALH AUCTION ON BRIGHTON HOTEL FETCHES $3.7m

Posted on December 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

ALH has divested the freehold going concern of its Brighton Hotel in Mandurah, a strong auction drawing $3.7m for the former Compass pub. Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) bought up the entire 12-venue portfolio of the failed Compass Group for

NEW DIRECTION FOR $40m HIGHWAY HOTEL PROJECT

Posted on December 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Martin Palmer is seeking approval for revised development plans at his $40 million project at the award-winning Highway Hotel, Plympton. Palmer Hospitality operates the celebrated Highway and Warradale Hotels, and has been exploring plans for a large residential and retail

LONG-STANDING AIDONE BROTHERS SCORE WITH CENTRAL CLUB HOTEL

Posted on December 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

After more than four decades at the bar, the Aidone brothers have sold their beloved Central Club Hotel in North Melbourne for a record-setting $7.925 million. The two-storey Central Club Hotel sits on a corner of Victoria Street, with triple

VCGLR ROLLING OUT E-LICENCE SYSTEM FOR RENEWALS

Posted on December 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

It’s liquor licence renewal time, and Victorian licensees and permit-holders are being invited to step up to the new ‘eLicence’ system. Licensees and permit-holders in Victoria are receiving their renewal notice in the mail this month. Renewal fees are due

WAGERING COMPANY CONVICTED AGAIN FOR ADVERTISING BREACHES

Posted on December 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The NSW District Court has upheld the decision to fine UK-based betting giant Ladbrokes for its second breach of NSW gaming laws, as the regulator threatens to ramp up penalties. The NSW Betting and Racing Regulation 2012 stipulates that licensed

FEROS SELLS BIG ROCKSIA TO OSCARS

Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The award-winning Feros Group has sold flagship the Rocksia Hotel to Hall of Famers Bill and Mario Gravanis’ Oscars Hotels for a quick $36 million. Both Chris Feros and the Gravanis brothers were central to the recent AHA NSW Awards

STATE-WIDE GAMING MONITORING SYSTEM BEGINS

Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Liquor & Gaming in NSW has announced the rollout of the new ‘Centralised Monitoring System’ linking all EGMs and venues operating gaming machines. The new high-tech Centralised Monitoring System (CMS) incorporates updated technology to provide the regulator with real-time monitoring