Clyde Mooney

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CALLIGEROS GRABS REILLY’S TRINITY BAR

Posted on May 25th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
It’s all smiles at Surry Hills, as Peter Calligeros signs on the line for Ray Reilly’s Trinity Bar for $8.5 million. After a busy first half of the year that saw the Irishman both selling and buying, Reilly told PubTIC

ANTI-GAMING CRUSADERS BLAME VENUES FOR PROBLEMS

Posted on May 25th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A Monash University report has highlighted the unfortunate bias so-called independent entities can show toward the gambling industries. In 2015, the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences’ Dr Charles Livingstone and Louise Francis released the Review of VCGLR decisions,

POLICE SEEK 2 MEN WHO BASHED HOTELIER AND SET HOTEL ON FIRE

Posted on May 25th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_6127" align="alignright" width="330"] CCTV footage (see below) shows bandits dragging the hotel manager[/caption] Police are appealing to the public for information about two men that assaulted a hotel owner and set the building alight with people sleeping inside. Around

AUSTRALIA’S CAPITALS FARE WELL ON GLOBAL PUB SCALE

Posted on May 25th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Deutsche Bank has released its fifth annual ‘Mapping the World’s Prices’ report, showing Melbourne and Sydney are right in the middle for the cost of a beer and meal at a pub. The report cites that Europe is “an expensive

DIAGEO “STANDS WITH” INDUSTRY TO HELP REVIVE SYDNEY

Posted on May 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
As Sydney languishes under the weight of lockouts and trade restrictions, Diageo recently assembled a brains trust to discuss the city’s revival and plans for moving forward. The world’s largest drinks manufacturer has an unrivalled perspective on alcohol consumption and

NEW PLAYERS ENTER INDUSTRY AND ‘THE LOCAL’

Posted on May 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Following “stringent investment criteria” a syndicate has purchased the newly-tenanted and renamed The Local Hotel freehold for $2.5 million. As pubs around the country continue to benefit from upmarket investors, Scope Property Group has seen its way into a South

HEART OF HINTON REVIVED TO LOCAL RELIEF

Posted on May 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A stalwart of NSW regional pubs is alive again, with the reopening of Hinton’s historic and indispensable Victoria Hotel last Friday. Following the untimely death of former owner Michael Mullane in January, a pair of local mates banded together to

HOTELS FOUND GUILTY OF UNDERPAYING BY FAIR WORK

Posted on May 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Some of the largest hotel brands in Australia have avoided court action over underpaying cleaning staff. Four and Five-star hotels Starwood (owner of Sheraton brand), Accor and Oaks Hotels were investigated following more than 7,600 calls from cleaners claiming to

LANTERN OFFERS BEAUMONT EXCHANGE HOTEL TO MARKET

Posted on May 20th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
On the back of recent successful divestment campaigns, Lantern Hotel Group has put to market the Beaumont Exchange Hotel, in Hamilton. The ASX-listed Lantern (LTN) has enjoyed a number of hotel sales significantly above book value, and in continuation of