Clyde Mooney

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http://pubtic.com.au

NOISY FORMER NEIGHBOUR SCORES NOISE RULING ON CBD HOTEL

Posted on September 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority has ruled on the noise complaints of one vocal neighbour to Stephen Hunt’s CBD Hotel. The woman that lodged the official complaint was one of a number of residents that overlook the Hotel, on

DRINKS GIANTS TRADE DIRECTOR

Posted on September 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Commercial director of Diageo Australia, David Halliday, has resigned to take up a senior role at one of the company’s biggest competitors. Halliday has spent two years at the helm of Australian commercial operations for Diageo, and is attributed with

RANDWICK’S TOP ‘DOG’ SELLS TO CRAFTY PUBLICAN

Posted on September 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Owners of the uber-successful and crafty Dove & Olive and Keg & Brew have snapped up a Randwick landmark to add to the award-winning portfolio. The burgeoning Good Beer Company (GBC) has bought Newhaven Hotels’ Duke of Gloucester, with plans

PUB AND MANAGER CONVICTED OVER DUI DEATH

Posted on September 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Kangaroo Island pub and manager guilty of serving 22 drinks and takeaway to a man who then died driving his car home have finally been sentenced. [caption id="attachment_1899" align="alignright" width="309"] Anthony Read. Image: The Islander[/caption] In June 2013, a

‘SEA CHANGE’ PUB SALE COULD WITNESS REDEVELOPMENT

Posted on September 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The ultimate ‘Sea Change’ pub has come on the market in Melbourne, offering potential for a landmark holiday destination development. The St Leonards Hotel, overlooking Port Phillip Bay pub south-west of Melbourne, was once the centre of the ABC’s late

AUSTRALIAN WORLD-FIRST LEVITATING DRINK “FOR EVERYONE TO MAKE”

Posted on September 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
An Australian bartender saw the winners’ podium at Diageo’s World Class competition, with an event-first levitating cocktail designed “for anyone to make”. Jack Sotti, manager of Melbourne’s Boilermaker House, said the decision to enter the global bartender competition came after

BLUE SKY BUYS INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP

Posted on September 21st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Greg Maitland’s Independent Pub Group is independent no more, with Blue Sky Private Equity purchasing a majority stake amid a re-brand to become GM Hotels. [caption id="attachment_3768" align="alignright" width="334"] GM Hotels' Tower Hotel[/caption] Formed in 2007, Independent Pub Group (IPG)

BEER & CIDER SHOW LAUDS “EXCEPTIONAL” CHAMPIONS

Posted on September 21st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show crowned a new court of champions Friday night, with a boutique brewery taking two of the top awards. This year sees the ninth instalment of the prestigious beverage awards, and a record number

DIXON BUYS 17 MELBOURNE PUBS IN ‘RECORD’ DEAL

Posted on September 18th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_3751" align="alignright" width="418"] Open Door Pub Co's College Lawn Hotel[/caption] The booming Dixon Hospitality Group (DHG) has exploded, encompassing 17 Melbourne pubs and staff in one of Victoria’s biggest ever transactions. Michael Dixon, founder of the successful Port Phillip