Clyde Mooney

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Red-hot HPI snatches two blue-ribbon Queensland pubs

Posted on January 30th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Two quick purchases by one of the country’s best-performing hotel property owners has set the tone for a hot year in the investment market. After a successful IPO in 2013, Hotel Property Investments (HPI) – the freeholder spin-off of re-structured

Giving your customers a voice

Posted on January 28th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
When social media first arrived on our computers and smartphones it was purely a form of self-promotion. Facebook pages were inundated with posts about what your friend just ate for breakfast, or how terrible that movie was. But things have

Sky Racing’s Big Sports Breakfast bigger than ever

Posted on January 28th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Sky Racing launched another promise-filled year of the popular Big Sports Breakfast show yesterday, with a new studio on show to viewers watching the radio program’s simulcast. Hosts Terry Kennedy and Michael Slater are back behind the desk, demonstrating they

Hotel Heart-throb Kim Maloney awarded OAM

Posted on January 28th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Industry veteran and Hotels Have Hearts chairman Kim Maloney has been awarded for his dedicated community work with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM). Also Vice-President of the NSW branch of the AHA, Maloney was awarded for ‘Social Welfare’ after

Pubs celebrate Australia Day celebrations

Posted on January 28th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Australia Day was celebrated with patriotic gusto around the country, with the iconic pub leading the charge to out-Aussie all comers. Possibly the most respectable and heritage-laden individual pub celebration was the 34th Annual Cockroach races at Brisbane’s Story Bridge

Why we don’t like Nanny

Posted on January 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
It is a largely forgotten fact that the world’s modern law enforcement agencies were built upon the principle of ‘protecting people from crime’ and as a ‘visible deterrent’. The first modern, professional police force was Robert Peel’s “New” police, based

Breaking news: Craft beers for hipsters

Posted on January 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Mark Leonard, veteran Australian filmmaker and professional stool-warmer at Sydney’s Harold Park Hotel, has taken it upon himself to stay keen to the cutting-edge of craft beer marketing. Scouring the globe for insights to the trend-setting elements of society, he

Ipswich and the Ulster Hotel lose local legend

Posted on January 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The historically rich Queensland city of Ipswich sadly marked a new chapter in its narrative with the recent passing of local legend and stalwart pub professional, Norma Flannery. A commemoration of her life took place at Ipswich's St Mary’s Church

App technology makes recruitment more Workible

Posted on January 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Recruitment is often cited as one of the most taxing and time-consuming aspects of running a hospitality business. A company called Workible has struck upon the concept of leveraging the power of social media and smartphones to simplify the process

Perth is finding a “more cultured consumer” – Andy Freeman

Posted on January 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Reflecting the Western capital’s coming of age as an international city, Perth licensee Andy Freeman recognises the market for sophistication in the mining State. Cutting his teeth in demanding establishments such as Marco Pierre White’s Titanic Bar in London, Freeman