Clyde Mooney

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HISTORIC PUB SAVED FROM ACCIDENTAL BLAZE

Posted on August 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The historic Batesford Hotel has been saved from a fire that took hold in the kitchen area around 12:20am last Thursday. Eight fire crews arrived on the scene to find the roof billowing smoke. It took them around two hours

O’HARA & MALLOY TEAM UP FOR “THUMPING” MAITLAND PUB

Posted on August 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A new partnership between the O’Haras and Mark Malloy has brought about the big-ticket acquisition of the Bradford Hotel in the booming district of Maitland. The two families enjoy a long connection centred around rugby and St Joseph’s College (Joeys),

LANTERN SELLS LAWSON PARK HOTEL

Posted on August 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The down-sizing ASX-listed Lantern Hotel Group has offloaded yet another pub, settling this week on the sale of Mudgee’s Lawson Park Hotel. Lantern (LTN) announced its intention to sell non-core assets and rebuild the company structure in November, 2015. Since

PUBS TO FACE REGULATOR SCRUTINY THROUGHOUT FOOTY FINALS

Posted on August 5th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Authorities have put pubs on notice ahead of the pending football finals series, warning of plans to target key compliance-related areas in licensed venues. The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR) recognises the significance of the period, and

HUNT HOSPITALITY NAILS NEW ASSET IN HUNTER

Posted on August 3rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Steve Hunt has furthered his pub fund portfolio with the acquisition of the thriving Duke of Wellington in outer Newcastle for around $8.5 million. The Hunt family’s Hunt Hospitality operates a number of successful Newcastle region pubs, such as the

LAUNDY PUBS EMBRACE GARLO’S PIE FAMILY

Posted on August 3rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Aussie pub family man Arthur Laundy has teamed up with Sean Garlick and his family’s Garlo’s Pies business to put the tasty pastries in LHG pubs. “Very nice people,” Laundy relayed to PubTIC. “I first met Sean through [Rabbitohs star]

CUB EXPANDS DRAUGHT IN NSW AS UNIONS WAIL WICKED

Posted on August 3rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Carlton & United Breweries is eyeing the potential for Melbourne Bitter in Sydney, even as it shrugs off union sabre-rattling. Melbourne Bitter has long been a consistent packaged favourite around the country, although mostly in Victoria. It was first brewed

WAUGHS RAISE ANOTHER BIG CHEQUE FOR CHARITY

Posted on August 1st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group has produced another big cheque for charity with $135,000 raised over a Ladies’ Lunch at Bistro Moncur in the Woollahra Hotel. The lunch last Friday raised money for The Royal Women’s Hospital Newborn Care

BRUTAL 3-ON-1 PUB BRAWL LEAVES MAN IN COMA

Posted on August 1st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Victorian police are investigating circumstances around a three-on-one brawl outside a Melbourne pub that put the one man in hospital with serious head injuries. Around 9:30 last Wednesday night a confrontation between one 42-year-old man and three others resulted in

PRODUCT TAKES STRESS AND COST OUT OF PROMO DESIGN

Posted on August 1st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A group of hospitality specialist graphic designers has launched a product to take the cost and stress out of creating promotional material for pubs. Pre-launch research found that operators saw a need for a template-based catalogue for designing promo posters