Clyde Mooney

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CORKMAN PUB FIRE AND ILLEGAL DEMOLITION BLOWS UP

Posted on October 28th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The backlash is building to the destruction of Carlton’s beloved Corkman Irish Pub, illegally demolished by its developer owners two weeks ago. Stefce Kutlesovski and Raman Shaqiri bought the pub for $4.76 million last year, and reportedly told previous owner

BEAUTIFUL BELVEDERE IS BACK

Posted on October 28th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Drinx Group has relaunched its landmark Belvedere Hotel, following a portfolio shuffle and big-budget renovation. Drinx and AT Hotels listed the Belvedere, along with other large footprint pubs the Grand Central and Full Moon, in February of last year. The

FEARS FOR ADELAIDE HERITAGE PUB ‘THE CRANKER’

Posted on October 28th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
As anger rages over one illegal demolition, Adelaide’s famous Crown & Anchor is under threat beneath the spectre of a $50 million development next door by its new owner. South Australian developer Karidis Corporation purchased the heritage-listed hotel, established in

LANTERN VOTES TO SELL THE LOT

Posted on October 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Lantern Hotel Group’s AGM yesterday saw shareholders pass a resolution to sell down the remaining six properties in the portfolio, meaning more key assets to meet a starved market. Following successes divesting all its ‘non-core’ pubs in line with the

COURT CASE BEGINS AGAINST ARISTOCRAT, CROWN AND NOW RTP

Posted on October 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Federal Court has today seen the start of a case by a self-confessed former pokies “addict” against manufacturer Aristocrat and Crown Casino, now amended to also challenge RTP. Lead applicant Shonica Guy is being represented pro-bono by prominent Melbourne-based

DESIGNING FOR EFFICIENCY, DIFFERENTIATION AND LONG-TERM

Posted on October 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_7712" align="alignright" width="179"] Con Cayas[/caption] Con Cayas is a veteran of hospitality design, boasting over 20 years’ experience in the Queensland marketplace. He moved from director and partner at a mid-sized Brisbane practice and founded Cayas Architects back in

‘CLOEY’ HOTEL TO TEST WATERS IN TIME FOR SUMMER

Posted on October 24th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The sky is the limit as Eastern Suburbs pub royalty comes to market, with Iris testing the waters for its beachside beauty, the Clovelly Hotel. Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital acquired the Hotel in 2008 and in 2012 performed a major

KEYSTONE CONCLUSION CLOSER AS BREAK-UP IMMINENT

Posted on October 24th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The much-anticipated future of The Keystone Group portfolio remains undetermined, as news emerges of a shrinking short-list and Dixon Hospitality eyeing seven of the 17 venues. After falling foul of financiers, a high-profile campaign for the well-known Keystone portfolio has

SOUTH-SYDNEY PUB OPENINGS TURN IT UP

Posted on October 24th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Summer openings are in bloom, as seen in three hot new offerings in city-fringe Sydney pubs. Surry Hills rises topographically at the city’s southern border like a custodian, often making the most of the vantage in way of cutting-edge concepts