Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

DE ANGELIS SPURNED BY WOWSERS IN DEVELOPMENT-HUNGRY LIVERPOOL

Prominent Sydney hotelier Peter De Angelis is fighting to overcome an emotion-driven backlash against a new pub development in the booming Liverpool LGA. De Angelis Hotel Investments (DHI) recently submitted the second Development Application for the Fontainebleau Motor Inn site on the Hume Highway, after a petition by locals based on the hotel’s proximity to […]

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CUB LAUNCHES ‘PUB PLANE’ TO CHAMPION DRAUGHT AND PUBS

Product releases / Clyde Mooney

Carlton & United Breweries is championing the pub with a national pub tour for lucky patrons, aboard the Carlton Draught custom jet. The Carlton Draught Pub Plane launched in a high-profile event in Melbourne today, taking guests on an exclusive one hour flight over the capital, in a private jet decked out with Carlton’s Brewery

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QUEENSLAND LABOR ATTACKS WITH SECOND DRAFT OF LOCKOUT LAWS

Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

The Palazczuk Government has announced a diluted package and extended timeframe on the introduction of controversial restrictions to Queensland venues. Forced to re-think the proposals after public denunciation by key independents the minority Labor Government needs to pass the measures in parliament, yesterday saw announcement of a ‘tweaked’ – not compromised – raft of conditions.

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FIRE SCORCHES POST OFFICE TURNED PUB

Changing Times / Clyde Mooney

A fire has destroyed a level of a Fiztroy pub, but early reports are it will be back. The fire, on Saturday morning, reportedly started in the Pinnacle Hotel’s lower-ground level, with a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade suggesting it most likely began in a clothes dryer. The spokesperson said it was “extremely common”

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NEW CRAFT BEER PISSES OFF LGBTI COMMUNITY

Drinks - Beer / Clyde Mooney

Acclaimed Scottish craft brewery BrewDog may have missed the market with a new beer engineered to sympathise with and appeal to the transgender community. Last week it released its ‘No Label’ Kolsch, citing its use of a variety of hops that change sex prior to harvest, collaboration with a London-based community group and significantly –

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BIG CAMPAIGN TO SHOP SMALL GOOD FOR PUB LOCALS

Business & Trade / Clyde Mooney

The month of November will see a large-scale national campaign by American Express, educating and enticing consumers to ‘Shop Small’ and support their local businesses. The promotion will see extensive advertising coverage, citing the Economy of Shopping Small Report to raise consumer awareness around local and community-oriented businesses. The report found that the majority of

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BIG-BUDGET JOHNNIE WALKER AD INSPIRES PROGRESS THROUGH “JOY”

Drinks Spirits / Clyde Mooney

The most influential whisky brand in the world has released the stunning second instalment of its sophisticated ‘Gentlemen’s Wager’ short film commercials, highlighting the value of taking pleasure in life. More than a year since the first film, Johnnie Walker Blue Label’s 11-minute long Gentlemen’s Wager II tells the story of Jude Law and Giancarlo

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LION ‘TRUTH’ CAMPAIGN EDUCATING PATRONS ON BEER

Product releases / Clyde Mooney

Lion continues to combat negative public perceptions around beer, with stage two of its ‘Beautiful Truth’ campaign focused on the absence of sugar and preservatives. It results from Galaxy research that showed 70 per cent of Australians want to know the sugar content of alcoholic beverages, and (incorrectly) believe Lion beers contain preservatives. Stressing that

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QUEENSLAND HERITAGE-LISTED PUB DESTROYED IN FIRE

Changing Times / Clyde Mooney

Gatton’s heritage-listed Imperial Hotel was destroyed by a fire on Wednesday night, with the cause of the blaze still unknown. The Hotel, in the Queensland town of Gatton, around 90 km west of Brisbane, was well ablaze around 1am, when emergency workers were called. Eleven fire vehicles and 36 firefighters took several hours to bring

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SURPRISE PADDINGTON EXIT SEES OPPORTUNITY HIT MARKET

Bush Telegraph / Clyde Mooney

Another in a procession of prime Paddington pubs has hit the market, just six months after the freehold sold for over $7 million. A change in direction for Lance Burrowes and partners – operators LJB Hotels – has resulted in an opportunity in the highly prized district, with the long-term lease of the Grand National

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ITALO GOLD COAST NEEDS AN OPERATOR

HOW PUBS CAN PLAY A ROLE IN SUPPORTING VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS

HARBORD PUB’S QUEST TO BE A HOTEL (AGAIN)

CBH CONQUERS CHARITY MILESTONE

BLAIRGROVE SPICES IT UP AT LEICHHARDT

SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S HOSPITALITY SHINES AT 2024 AWARDS

Author name: Clyde Mooney