Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

MAN ARRESTED OVER VIOLENT NAROOMA ARMED ROBBERY

Posted on April 1st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Following a 10-day manhunt, detectives have apprehended and charged a man accused of an armed robbery at the Narooma Hotel where an employee was shot. Emergency services were called to the hotel around 10.30pm on Friday, 20 March, with reports

RBA SURCHARGE BAN: BAD FOR BUSINESS AND CONSUMERS

Posted on April 1st, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Australia’s Reserve Bank has ruled on the future of surcharges, deciding to end the practise on card payments from 1 October, in what is described as a “political fix” for the problems facing businesses. For years consumers opting to

SHUTDOWN EXEMPTIONS END ACROSS NSW

Posted on March 30th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

This month hundreds more NSW pubs and clubs will be required to exercise the mandatory six-hour daily gaming machine shutdown as the state government revokes what are deemed ‘outdated’ exemptions. In December Minister for Gaming & Racing David Harris announced

EBET ROLLS OUT NEW EVOLVE TECH

Posted on March 30th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Gaming services provider Ebet has begun rolling out its new next generation ‘Evolve’ platform in live venues. Central to Evolve is a dynamic NFC-enabled (Near Field Communication) interface that makes it faster and easier for customers to connect, requiring them

IMG TAKE TPG IN BIG-TICKET GROUP SALE

Posted on March 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

The family-owned IMG Hotels has nearly doubled its growing stable with the portfolio purchase of five venues from one of the multi-generational stalwarts of regional NSW, Tamworth Pub Group. Representing one of the largest regional NSW pub transactions in recent

SEN SERVES UP BEER DOYEN THE FLODGE

Posted on March 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Veteran Matthew Sen is stepping back from one of Sydney’s celebrated beer-driven pubs, offering up the Forest Lodge Hotel, aka ‘The Flodge’, in Sydney’s inner west. Originally built in 1866, on a prominent corner of Arundel Street – which was

NSW REFORMS LOOK TO FACIAL RECOGNITION

Posted on March 27th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

The NSW government continues to work with industry on harm minimisation measures to combat high-risk gambling, clamping down on shutdown periods and paving the road to facial recognition technology. Chris Minns’ Labor government has launched a landmark guide for the

NEW DAWN FOR SKI HAVEN SUNDECK

Posted on March 25th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Capping a legacy of more than 30 years, long-time proprietor Cliff Wallis has sold Australia’s highest pub, the Sundeck Hotel, to the Dean family. The Sundeck is a multiple award-winning hotel built in 1959 and rebuilt after a fire in

PUBLIC SALES IN DOUBT AS MILLINIUM MEANDERS

Posted on March 25th, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Just when it seemed the Public Hospitality disaster had dissipated, several of the sales to Millinium Capital are back in the air as settlement stalls. Around 2019 former KPMG broker Jon Adgemis turned his attentions to pubs, borrowing heavily to

GOULBURN TRIPLE PLAY ON OFFER

Posted on March 23rd, 2026 by Clyde Mooney

Goulburn Pub Group has listed a portfolio of three pubs in Goulburn, presenting opportunity to secure immediate scale in one of regional NSW’s tightly held and consistently performing markets. Goulburn is a key regional hub found between Sydney, Canberra and