Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

ACQUISITIVE MELBOURNE GROUP OPENS UNION HOUSE HOTEL

Posted on August 14th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Still hammering away at their big overhaul of Mt Erica, one of Melbourne’s rapidly growing hospitality groups has opened the doors to its reinvented Union House Hotel. Around three years ago the team of Will Benjamin, Matt Vero and Callan

WHAT MAKES THE PERFECT BRITISH PUB: RESEARCH

Posted on August 14th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Britain boasts some of the highest concentration, smallest and oldest pubs in the world, and while many features are time-honoured, research finds what Britons want in a pub has little to do with booze. New research from YouGov Omnibus found

YOU AM I ROCK THE GOLDEN SHEAF AND CITY2SURF

Posted on August 14th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Solotel’s Golden Sheaf consolidated its reputation as one of Sydney’s best live band venues yesterday, serenading the city-to-surfers with an impromptu gig by hard-rockers You Am I. Surprising the more than 80,000 runners taking part in this year’s instalment of

REDCAPE VESTIGES IN $24m ALL SEASONS SALE

Posted on August 11th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Redcape has completed the sale of its very large-format All Seasons Quality Hotel in Bendigo for around $24 million, completing a process begun before Moelis bought the balance of the portfolio in June. Occupying 3.56 hectares on McIvor Highway in

SHORTS’ TRIBUTE TO REDFERN MISFITS

Posted on August 11th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Marty Short’s group has taken an eclectic step to the left with the unveiling of the quirky and retro-inspired Misfits, in the former Mr Mary’s in the Courthouse Hotel, Redfern. Short Hotel Group (WSHG) bought the tired Courthouse last September.

NOT JUST CLEAN, BUT BEER CLEAN

Posted on August 11th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The Institute of Beer’s Neal Cameron continues his series on the business of (good) beer, with the importance of the vessel of the brew. This follows his doctrines: Beers Ain’t Beers Beer is Just Like Milk What Lurks Below, and

BAYFIELD FIGHTING FEAR AND FIRE FOR CHILDREN’S CANCER

Posted on August 11th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Kaine Bayfield is at it again – scaring his own pants off in the name of helping sick children. The Children’s Cancer Institute is Australia’s only dedicated medical research institute for childhood cancer. Cancer kills more Australian children each year

EAST BRUNSWICK HOTEL READY TO FIRE

Posted on August 9th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

A Brunswick blank canvas has hit the market, offering a rare opportunity in Melbourne’s tightly-held freehold market. Occupying a commanding corner of Lygon Street, the Victorian Classical-design East Brunswick Hotel (formerly the East Brunswick Club Hotel) is a classic Victorian

GOOD TIMES AT ALH’S LISTED LANDLORD ALE

Posted on August 9th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

ALE has posted its annual results, with its nine per cent valuation lift and profit increases boding well for the pub industry. Listed ALE (ASX: LEP) is the largest landlord to Australia’s largest pub group, ALH, owned by Woolworths and

TAVERN COMPLEX FETCHES GOLD COAST PRICE

Posted on August 9th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

As the Gold Coast gears up in anticipation of hosting the Commonwealth Games next April, the Merrimac Tavern freehold and complex has sold on a strong yield to a local investor. The lot at Merrilaine Cres, Merrimac, comprises the popular