Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

BEER TAX AND PRESSURE RISING

Posted on July 31st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Social drinkers across Australia brace for the year’s second tax hike on alcohol, as the ratcheting beer and spirit excise goes up again in August. The nation’s peak hospitality body is again protesting the “crippling tax” scheduled to increase 5

LEICHHARDT HOTEL LOOKS TO REVIVAL

Posted on July 29th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Once a haven for the alternative live arts scene in Sydney, relocated and now closed for a decade, owners of the Leichhardt Hotel of Leichhardt are anticipating a comeback. Original Leichhardt Hotel, c.1924 The classic suburban pub was originally constructed

MAN ARRESTED OVER OXFORD HOTEL ARSON

Posted on July 29th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

A man has been arrested over the fire that tore into the accommodation area of the historic Oxford Hotel, which has been closed since late 2023 over a tenancy dispute. Around 7am on Saturday emergency services were summoned to the

LANCER LIST TUMUT’S ROYAL

Posted on July 26th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Lancer Group’s Royal Hotel in regional hub Tumut is being sold with plenty of blue sky, as investor owners in Sydney look to consolidate. Residing on a substantial 3,250sqm, the Royal is a classic two-storey brick structure built in 1854,

MELBOURNE METRO FINDING ‘MARKET-DEFYING’ RESULTS

Posted on July 26th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Recent freehold sales in the Victorian capital signify the resurgence of activity in the market as sharp yields reflect both investor and industry interest. The freehold interest in the Cornerstone Hotel of Port Melbourne transacted in recent weeks at a

LIVINGTONE’S CAPTAIN COOK SALES TO WALKER

Posted on July 24th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

The Fanatical Warren Livingstone has sold his booming Captain Cook of Botany to Kent Walker for twice the purchase price four years ago, as the south Sydney precinct’s ship comes in. Established as the Captain Cook Inn in 1880 on

FLIGHT CLUB LIGHTS UP JULY

Posted on July 24th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Sydney’s newest and wildest social darts concept bar – Flight Club – has hit a ‘bullseye’ with Christmas in July and a winning formula for its global takeover. Flight Club combines state-of-the-art dart-watching with a sophisticated setup and great

PUB’S HISTORY KEPT ALIVE WITH THEATRE RENOVATION

Posted on July 24th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Long-time Perth favourite, the Guildford Hotel, raised the curtain at the re-opening of its Vaudeville Hall this month. A $2.8 million renovation extended the hotel’s indoors/outdoors facilities, transforming adjoining Vaudeville Hall (‘The Hall’) into a casual beer hall and dining

TRESISE CALLS TIME ON BELLS ‘ADVENTURE’

Posted on July 22nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Landmark ‘precinct’ pub Bells has come to market, Sam Tresise presenting what is likely to be one of the most contested offerings of 2024 in the tightly held Victorian market. A mainstay institution of South Melbourne, since 1874 Bells Hotel

FUTURE MENUS TREND REPORT FOR 2024

Posted on July 22nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Global foodservice giant Unilever has released its Future Menus trend report for 2024, outlining the trends set to shape the foodservice industry locally and globally over the coming year. This report furthers the inaugural Future Menus trends report, published in