Clyde Mooney

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CLOSEST PUB TO BADGERYS CRK AIRPORT UP IN THE AIR

Posted on April 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
As plans for Sydney’s new airport at Badgerys Creek take off, the local pub has hit the market. Boasting a string of features including 30 well-appointed accommodation rooms, the Wallacia Hotel is positioned to capitalise on the massive influx of

SHORT GRABS LOCAL FAVOURITE IN PUB HOT-ZONE

Posted on April 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Marty Short’s pub group has picked up a local favourite in Redfern as city fringe assets continue to emerge as the must-haves in a hot market. Spying the area’s steady development, the operators named in recognition of patriarch Warwick Short

ABBOTT THROWS BACK BEER AND POLICY

Posted on April 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A much-publicised instance of power-drinking could ironically link the Prime Minister’s flailing popularity with the de-demonising of the hospitality industry. [caption id="attachment_2039" align="alignright" width="300"] Tony Abbott at Royal Oak Hotel. Photo: Facebook[/caption] Responding to encouragement from the crowd, PM Tony

SLEEPING BEAUTY PALISADE PUB – SOLD

Posted on April 17th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Dormant for nearly seven years, the magnificent Palisade Hotel has sold to a private investor after a packed auction and vigorous negotiation. Located overlooking the Harbour Bridge and foreshore and $6 billion Barangaroo development, the Hotel has been closed since

WHIM CREEK PUB – HEART OF STEEL AND GOLD

Posted on April 17th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
One of Australia’s most remote and history-soaked pubs has reopened, with a new significance and “ground-breaking” ownership. [caption id="attachment_1992" align="alignright" width="408"] Whim Creek Pub. Image: Wikipedia[/caption] Built in the 1890s, between Roebourne and Port Hedland in WA’s Pilbara region, the

ANOTHER NOD TO BOOZE CAMPAIGN HELPING YOUTH WISE UP

Posted on April 17th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The accolades continue for DrinkWise’s campaign that aimed to help educate youth on the perils of irresponsible drinking. ‘How to Drink Properly’ was launched in early 2014 and was awarded Silver at the 2014 Spikes Asia Awards in September. Last

INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY TAKES ON MORE TECH

Posted on April 17th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
International Game Technology continues to flex its muscles in the international gaming industry with the announcement of a massive merger and another milestone for Advantage Club. IGT – a world leader in gaming equipment – has joined with the largest

TAYLORS WINES: NANNY STATE GONE TOO FAR

Posted on April 17th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
One of Australia’s First Families of Wine has rightfully called foul over the Alcohol Beverages Advertising Code’s rejection of its ad: Life – Drink it in. The ABAC deemed the ad to be inappropriate, for reasons yet to be explained.

THE SOUL OF R&R WILL GO ON AT THE BOURBON

Posted on April 17th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
There are likely those that have almost tired of me banging on about Kings Cross and The Bourbon, but the subject deserves at least one more hit. [caption id="attachment_2013" align="alignright" width="460"] Darlinghurst Rd 1.30am, April 2015[/caption] It was with mixed

EXCLUSIVE: CHEUNG AND IRIS GROUP TALK ‘THE BOURBON’

Posted on April 15th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Bourbon “vision” quashed as Chris Cheung sells Kings Cross icon The Bourbon to Iris Group amid trading collapse in the precinct. [caption id="attachment_1974" align="alignright" width="314"] Chris Cheung[/caption] “It is with a heavy heart that we made the decision to put