Clyde Mooney

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SOLOTEL TO OFFLOAD ALBION HOTEL PARRAMATTA

Posted on February 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Solotel is executing another big-ticket sale and lease-back, divesting the dirt at its Albion Hotel in Parramatta amid booming opportunity. After 30 years owning the generous 3,000 m² block on George St, facing the Parramatta river, Bruce Solomon has put

LOCKOUTS ARE NO SOLUTION, JUST CROWD CONTROL: FOUNDATION

Posted on February 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
In the countdown to new legislation being introduced to Parliament, the Just Let It Go Foundation is pleading for real measures against violence, not another political circus. “The lockout is not a means to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence … it is

OSCARS CLOSING BAR CENTURY – BUT NOT DUE TO LOCKOUTS

Posted on February 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Oscars Hotels has announced the closure of its George Street icon, Bar Century – but refutes that it had anything to do with lockouts or a drop in trade. After nine years operating the sublease, Oscars is executing a make-good

FEROS GROUP KICK-STARTS CHARITY MOTORCYCLE RIDE

Posted on February 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
NRL legends and celebrities joined guests last Thursday as Feros Group kick-started the 2016 Hogs For The Homeless motorcycle ride. The Hogs For The Homeless event began in 2013 and sees an entourage of riders cover over 3,500 kilometres and

KEYSTONE SELLS FIRST NSW HOTEL TO MORRIS’ COLONIAL LEISURE

Posted on February 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Chris Morris’ Colonial Leisure Group has made its much-anticipated entry into NSW, grabbing Keystone’s Newtown Hotel amid a “natural evolution” of the pub market. Reshuffling its portfolio in recent years, Colonial Leisure Group (CLG) has sold a number of pubs,

BAIRD BATTLES AS SYDNEY LOCKOUT BACKLASH LOOMS

Posted on February 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Government finds itself defending from shaky ground as public sentiment against the draconian ‘lockout’ and bottleshop laws swells – just in time for “an independent, evidence-based review”. The past nine days have seen NSW Premier Mike Baird on

ANOTHER MERIVALE ‘MERICLE’ OF MARKETING UNLEASHED

Posted on February 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Kick-starting the party on Wednesday night, Merivale’s latest festival embodies the “decadence” trend as well as the award-winning group’s new centralised and cutting-edge marketing. Late 2015 the Merivale marketing machine launched a new concept, aiming to better even engage its

OVER HALF OF AUSSIES LOOK TO PUB FOR ROMANCE

Posted on February 12th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
As the relentless march of technology permeates more and more of daily life, one tech company has found Aussies still think the best place to find love is in the pub. Research by cashless payment app provider Clipp has found

BALMAIN PUB GROUP BUYS BALMAIN’S TOWN HALL

Posted on February 10th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Further staking its claim to being the Balmain Pub Group, Nick Wills’ company has bought Balmain’s Town Hall. Still mourning parting with his beloved Riverview Hotel, Wills told PubTIC the Town Hall Hotel fits perfectly with their plans for conquest.

LAUNDYS BUY ON CENTRAL COAST

Posted on February 10th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
In a further display of market diversity, Laundy Group has purchased an idyllic and “real value” hotel on the NSW Central Coast. Growing its existing regional portfolio, which already includes pubs in Wagga Wagga, Dubbo, Orange and most recently Long