Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

THIRD BRISBANE VENUE FOR SOLOTEL IS LITTLE BIG HOUSE

Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Solotel has thrown open the doors to its new venue in Southbank, after an epic restoration and conversion of an historic landmark. The former Collins Place is a classic balcony-clad two-storey Queenslander built in 1889. It has been preserved amid

O’HARA VILIFIED OVER ILGA’S LIA SYSTEM

Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Hoteliers jumping through hoops have again become targets for mainstream media critical of anything relating to gambling or liquor that they don’t understand or like. The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) in NSW has a long-established system of considering

SMOKIN’ PUB DESIGN TOUR SEES BUENA AND FIREHOUSE

Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

St.George Bank recently hosted its fourth annual Pub Design Tour, treating hoteliers to a night of insights into some on-trend renovations in Sydney pubs. The evening began with coaches transporting a posse of publicans to Public House Group and the

SHINING SHAMROCK SET TO SELL

Posted on November 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Lucky Toowoomba institution the Shamrock Hotel has hit the market following a big refurbishment, as the Lees look to other ventures. Seona and Wayne Lee bought the large-format pub four years ago and have chipped away at improvements since, unveiling

DOG-DEBATE: O’HARAS LAUNCH YAPPY HOUR

Posted on November 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

As NSW ponders whether to loosen laws on dog-friendly areas in pubs, Dan O’Hara’s Collector Hotel at Parramatta is embracing fur-babies with its new weekend Yappy Hour. The Collector is a down-town pub in Sydney’s second CBD, Parramatta, and appropriately

PLUCKY PATRON FOILS BANDITS WITH BAR STOOL

Posted on November 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

A dangerous situation in an east-Brisbane pub has been fended off courtesy of bumbling bandits and a gaming patron with a big stool. Around 11:30 on Monday night (27 November) two masked men entered Coles’ Lord Stanley Hotel on Stanley

HISTORIC AMBASSADOR HOTEL CAUGHT IN BANKRUPTCY DISPUTE

Posted on November 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Adelaide property aristocracy the Polites family is embroiled in a dispute over the failed tenant at its heritage-listed Ambassadors Hotel. The majestic Ambassadors Hotel has been a dominant sight on King William Street in the heart of Adelaide since 1881.

GERNER PARTNERS WITH STELLER FOR $35m RESCUE OF THE CONTI

Posted on November 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Hotelier Julian Gerner has secured partnership with expanding developer Steller for the $35 million restoration and expansion of Sorrento’s legendary Conti. Gerner purchased the historic four-storey limestone hotel popularly known as The Conti from long-time owners the Di Pietro family

RED ROCK RELAUNCHES KING ST BREWHOUSE AS ALL HANDS

Posted on November 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Red Rock Leisure has reinvented the former King St Brewhouse as All Hands Brewing House – a new and approachable brew-pub experience on Darling Harbour. Drawing inspiration from its foundations on the King Street docks, while celebrating “contemporary brewing and

GENDER-BENDER WINS OVER TRANNY BINGO

Posted on November 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The pub entertainment institution known as Tranny Bingo is moving with the times – not to new venues, but to the beat of a changing social landscape. Daniel Floyd, aka Penny Tration, has been running his drag queen-hosted bingo night