Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

BEER+BUBS GETTING DADS-TO-BE IN PUBS

Posted on January 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Beer+Bubs is a program that teaches men what they really need to know about childbirth – in the comfortable setting of a pub amongst other men. The program has been running in Sydney since 2004, and nationally since 2009, and

BIG LIDCOMBE HOTEL SALE SETS TONE FOR ANOTHER BIG YEAR

Posted on January 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The sale of a top-50 gaming pub has kick-started what is expected to be another big year in Australian pub real estate. The freehold of the Lidcombe Hotel was purchased by Marcus Levy’s Marvan Hotels eight years ago from Hedley

CLG’S FOX HOTEL CENTRE OF AUSTRALIA DAY ‘HOLOCAUST’ DEBATE

Posted on January 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

A Brisbane Councillor has stirred up an Australia Day brouhaha after criticising CLG’s Fox Hotel for promoting its Colonial IPA – likening colonisation to the Holocaust. Cr Jonathan Sri is Brisbane born and raised, and entered politics with a desire

CHEUNG UNVEILS FIRST STAGE FOR CBH’S NEW LOOK

Posted on January 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Chris Cheung has unveiled stage one of his ongoing project to reinvigorate the iconic Coogee Bay Hotel. Overlooking Coogee Beach, with one of the country’s most famous beer garden courtyards, the CBH has been synonymous with alfresco hospitality and beachside

NEW TECH MAKES BILL-SPLITTING EASY FOR VENUES AND PATRONS

Posted on January 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

A new smartphone App could help both venues and patrons, promising to solve the age-old problem of groups wanting to split their bill. Groupee is a free App for Android and iPhones, which facilitates payment by groups of up to

HISTORIC PICTON PUB STILL CLOSED DUE TO INSURANCE DISSENTION

Posted on January 16th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

A pub in south-west Sydney remains closed after seven months, as its insurance refuses to pay on a claim for damage caused by floods. On 5 June last year, the suburb of Picton, on the edge of the Blue Mountains

ALH’S CROXTON PARK COULD SEE CLAIM FOR PAIN IN THE NECK

Posted on January 16th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

ALH’s Croxton Park Hotel in Thornbury could see a lawsuit by a former employee, seeking unspecified damages for an injury sustained in March, 2006. The Herald Sun reports that former barmaid Bianca Elizabeth Carlesi is suing the Hotel, claiming she

FLINDERS’ HAWKER HOTEL TWIXT LICENCE AND OBLIVION

Posted on January 16th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The Hawker Hotel, sole pub of the gateway town to the Flinders Ranges, closed suddenly due to “clerical errors” and now fallen into receivership. The pub is the pride of the tiny town of Hawker, and the last stop for

THE PRINCE OF KIRRAWEE JUST DAYS FROM OPENING

Posted on January 13th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Another brand new pub is set to open in Sydney, with 6 February now confirmed as inauguration date for Chris Feros’ The Prince, in Kirrawee. The rare greenfield construction* is the result of a four-year dream for Feros that recognised

PHMG’S WOOLLAHRA PLAYS HOST TO ‘RITCHIES’ LEGEND

Posted on January 13th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The Woollahra Hotel played host to the 2017 tribute to cricketing legend Richie Benaud, assembling around 200 ‘Ritchies’ sporting wig, microphone and the obligatory cream suit. Fans of one of Australia’s most revered icons of the game came to the