Clyde Mooney

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QHA 2016 AWARDS HONOURING ‘MAJOR ROLE’ OF PUBS

Posted on October 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Queensland Hotels Association 2016 Awards for Excellence drew over 1,000 industry professionals to witness the crowning of the State’s best pubs. Dozens of Queensland’s best and brightest compared endeavours in competition for 41 Awards, within Brisbane’s Conference and Exhibition

PATRONS ON THE ROOF AT THE LIGHT BRIGADE

Posted on October 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
After years of waiting, and a serious overhaul, the Light Brigade will finally see patrons on its roof enjoying skyline views of Sydney’s CBD. As featured in this month’s PubTIC Magazine, the Bayfield family bought the Paddington corner pub in

LANTERN TAKE ‘BEST OFFER’ FOR CENTRAL QUEENSLAND PUB

Posted on September 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Lantern has taken the money and run, “meeting the market” for the deeds on its Bundaberg freehold to complete the exit from Queensland. In June, ASX-listed Lantern (LTN) listed the freehold going concern of the Central Hotel, Bundaberg, in a

VIOLENT PATRONS SLUGGED JUST DESSERTS

Posted on September 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Men in Victoria and Queensland have been hit with tough penalties for their roles in two incidents of antisocial behaviour in pubs. On 6 May at the Railway Hotel in Bannockburn, two men not known to each other got into

UPG BLITZES OKTOBERFEST REVELLERS

Posted on September 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Urban Purveyor Group is in the grips of Oktoberfest, and bringing some serious crowd-pulling bier cheer to revellers in three states. The Group (UPG) operates a collection of licensed venues, with some of the largest being their Bavarian Bier Café

SOLOTEL GETS $60m FOR ALBION HOTEL LANDMARK

Posted on September 28th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Bruce Solomon’s Solotel has achieved its second big-ticket sale and lease-back, settling on a bid of $60 million for the land holding of its Albion Hotel in Parramatta. The generous 3,135 m² block on the corner of George and Harris

WAUGHS UNVEIL BUENA FOR MOSMAN

Posted on September 28th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group will tomorrow re-launch the Buena, Mosman cornerstone, bringing pub gastronomy to the elite foreshore ‘burb. [caption id="attachment_7394" align="alignright" width="338"] The Buena Vista Hotel, 2011[/caption] PHMG burst into prominence in May last year when it

LIMELIGHT POLLIES LAUNCH HOKI POKIE-LEAKS

Posted on September 28th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Three politicians have launched a ‘whistleblower’ campaign, ostensibly to encourage insiders in the gaming industry to reveal secrets with impunity to the “court of public opinion”. Ambitious parliamentarians Andrew Wilkie MP, NXT Senator Nick Xenophon, and Greens Senator Larissa Waters

LAUNDY ADDS TO COAST COLLECTION WITH SWANSEA

Posted on September 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Laundys have acquired the large-format Swansea Hotel in Lake Macquarie for an A-grade price of $13 million from the Bernie family. The two-storey Hotel sits on 3,235 m² on the main street of Swansea – the gateway to NSW