Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

BOB HAWKE’S BEER – NOW BREWING FOR PEOPLE, PUBS AND LANDCARE

Posted on April 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

A reverence for Australia and larrikinism enveloped upstairs at The Clock as former Prime Minister Bob Hawke pulled the first ever Hawke’s Brewing lager, officially launching the company. Media and camera crews packed The Clock’s function space, the backbar emblazoned

ANOTHER SPIRIT BLUE-CHIP TO MARKET IN HEART OF BRISBANE

Posted on April 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Continuing the run of Spirit Hotels blue-chip Queensland freeholds, the big Waterloo Hotel and tower has come to market. The Waterloo Junction complex in Newstead comprises an historic pub and several retail tenancies, plus upmarket commercial office space. It represents

DESTINATION NSW LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR STATE’S BEST

Posted on April 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

All fans of NSW regional experiences are being invited to upload pictures and videos to promote the State’s diversity and hospitality, in a new initiative by Destination NSW. Domestic tourism within Australia continues to grow, aided by the unfavourable international

SPIRIT’S BARRIER REEF HOTEL ON OFFER IN HEART OF REEF

Posted on April 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Hot on the heels of HPI’s listing of two Coles-leased blue-chip freeholds, another but soon-to-be-vacant Spirit Hotel has come to market, in booming Cairns. The Barrier Reef Hotel occupies 530 m² on the corner of Abbott and Wharf Streets, and

THE DOWNS FOR SALE AS TOOWOOMBA LOOKING UP

Posted on April 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

One of Toowoomba’s favourite watering holes has come to market as its Bundaberg-based owner looks to expand into bigger operations. Thomfield Property Holdings (TPH) owns the Downs Hotel, Drayton, around 130 kilometres west of Brisbane, and operates it remotely under

CHARTER HALL LONG WALE PUB REIT – LONGER AND STRONGER

Posted on April 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Charter Hall’s pub REIT has stepped up expansion plans, retiring bank debt in favour of a A$200 million US Private Placement note as it chases “sustainable and growing returns” for its investors. The Long WALE Investment Partnership (LWIP), 45 per

SENATE REPORT INTO ALCOHOL INDUSTRY RED TAPE: KEY RESULTS

Posted on April 5th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Global drinks company Diageo and the National branch of the AHA have weighed in on the results of the Federal Senate Committee’s red tape report, with positive signs for diminishing bureaucracy. Two of the alcohol industry’s biggest stakeholders have come

ALL QUALITY, AS REDCAPE DIVESTS

Posted on April 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

As speculation around its own fate continues, Redcape Hotel Group has listed the freehold of one of Australia’s largest accommodation pub assets. The very large-format All Seasons Quality Hotel occupies 3.56 hectares (35,570 m²) on McIvor Highway in Bendigo, around

$20K AWARDED TO MAN FALSELY ARRESTED AT ALBION HOTEL

Posted on April 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

A Liverpool man has been awarded $20,000, after a four-year battle following his removal from and arrest outside of Parramatta’s Albion Hotel, in mid-2012. Johnny and Ann Raad are said to have arrived at the Albion shortly after midnight, in