Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

A VERY REGAL PUB PERFORMANCE SEES $100k RAISED FOR CHARITY

Posted on February 17th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Last Friday night saw a regional hotel host a moving fundraiser event, generating an incredible $100,000 for the plight of sufferers of cystic fibrosis. Camden’s newly renamed Royal Hotel – more recently known as the Merino Tavern, after a temporary

AUSSIE FIRST: PEDAL-PUBS HEADED TO ADELAIDE

Posted on February 17th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

After two decades pushing into markets in dozens of overseas cities, pedal-pubs are set to set off in Adelaide later this month. US-based entrepreneur and former Rolls Royce engineer Stephen Lindsay is bringing two Amsterdam-manufactured 16-seater cycles to Australia to

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