Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

VICTORIAN HOSPITALITY NIGHT OF NIGHTS

Posted on May 22nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

The annual highlight of Victorian hospitality took place Monday night as the industry’s best were honoured across 40 categories at the 2024 AHA (Vic) State Awards for Excellence. The Association welcomed 1,200 guests at Crown Palladium for the sold-out gala

PIT PONY TAVERN RIDES

Posted on May 22nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Retiring owner-operators have listed the Pit Pony Tavern and associated businesses in Collinsville, primed to capitalise on activity in the area. The Pit Pony is the only pub in Collinsville, on a 2,935sqm lot in the heart of town. It

PRIME NORTHERN RIVERS PUB ON OFFER

Posted on May 21st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Amid increasing activity in the sector, private owners have listed their entry level pub in the northern rivers region, Lismore’s Hotel Metropole. The pub resides on an expansive 1,590sqm site on arterial Keen Street, providing public bar, commercial kitchen and

DECK BAR GOES UNDER

Posted on May 20th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Owner Jason Hanna has posted to social media that Darwin’s Deck Bar is set to shut its doors next month, after a remarkable 14-year run. Hanna is more typically known for heralding new ventures, but shared that “sometimes all good

QSR TECHNOLOGIES FOR PUBS

Posted on May 20th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Annual showcase Foodservice Australia is currently underway for 2024, and suppliers such as LG are ranging technology to meet evolving customer expectations. The service experience in pubs is constantly evolving, especially in terms of the integration of advanced technologies that

ROYAL REFURB FIT FOR A KING

Posted on May 20th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Public House Management Group (PHMG) has recently completed a $1 million refurbishment and makeover of its heritage pub The Royal Hotel, at Five Ways Paddington. The building, erected in 1888 and purchased by PHMG in 2015, has seen all floors

UNIVERSAL MOVING IN AND OUT

Posted on May 17th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Universal has reshuffled the portfolio, taking up residence in the Palace of Haymarket, and calling an end to play at the Bat & Ball in Redfern. Built 1877, the Palace is one of three three-storey heritage Sydney buildings at the

BUDGET BLUES AS TREASURY LOOKS TO SOFTEN THE REBOUND

Posted on May 17th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

The Federal government this week handed down its latest budget, hinting at a troubled global outlook and hedging Australia’s position, and hospitality has given the strategies a thumbs-down. A core focus of the budget was the forecast for inflation, which

HUNT’S KENT GEARS UP FOR MAJOR ANNIVERSARY

Posted on May 17th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

An iconic Newcastle hotel is warming up the plus-size lady ahead of the party for turning one hundred this July. In the lead-up to the centenary celebrations The Kent Hotel, Hunt Hospitality’s flagship venue, has begun extensive renovations refreshing its

SALMON LISTS REBRANDED CHATSWOOD HOTEL

Posted on May 15th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney

Rod Salmon is looking to divest his newly re-branded and refreshed Chatswood Hotel, on Sydney’s gold-plated north shore. The two-level pub, formerly known as the Chelsea, occupies a 765sqm strata site opposite the entrance to Chatswood station, which sees around