Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

KELLY SADDLES UP IN HORSE COUNTRY

Posted on March 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Frenetic bush hotelier Ned Kelly has thrown up his hands in the Hunter, offering the freeholds of a pair of Scone pubs poised for potential. Vendor on the assets is Kelly & Co Hotels, fronted by plundering publican Ned Kelly,

MORE INVESTOR FUNDS FLOWING INTO PUBS

Posted on March 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Former finance CEO Byram Johnston has furthered the sophisticated investment hitting the sector, doubling his new portfolio with purchase of the historic O’Connell Hotel of O’Connell. Mid-2022 Byram and Deborah Johnston purchased their first pub, the Tarana Hotel, establishing Johnston

KIN KIN TO BEGIN AGAIN

Posted on March 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

The historic Kin Kin Hotel near Noosa has announced its imminent reopening after being closed for a year for attentive renovation. David Ezrine and Matthew Flynn bought the pub, long known as the Country Life Hotel, for $1.1 million mid-2021,

QUEENS ARMS EXTENDED TO MARKET

Posted on March 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

The regal Queens Arms Hotel of Bendigo is seeking a suitor, as long-timers look to time off and the city benefits from post-pandemic regional migration. Set on a 625sqm corner of Russell and Steel Streets, enjoying combined street frontage of

FIRE DESTROYS HISTORIC KY WEST HOTEL

Posted on March 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Investigators are treating as suspicious a fire that destroyed the historic and beloved Ky West Hotel in northern Victoria. Just before midnight on Monday (20 March), emergency services were summoned, and police and more than a dozen CFA vehicles rushed

PUBS STOP THE MUSIC IN PROTEST

Posted on March 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Election Eve, and pubs, bars and clubs across Sydney are protesting via a bout of silence, as a reminder to revellers what nightlife looks like without live music and entertainment. The ‘Turn it Down, To Turn it Up’ initiative is

LEWISHAM UP FOR GRABS

Posted on March 22nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

The Lewisham Hotel on bustling Parramatta Road is being sold, representing a rare entry-level freehold pub in a roiling market. The two-storey pub resides on a substantial 1,157sqm site on one of Sydney’s major arterial roadways, between the CBD and

GERNER EXITS, VIA SORRENTO

Posted on March 22nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Melbourne hotelier Julian Gerner is bowing out of the industry with sale of his last asset, Morgan’s Sorrento. Originally named the Mornington, becoming the third ever hotel in Sorrento, in 1876 the current building was constructed, dubbed the Koonya Hotel,

HL PUTS NEW TWIST IN PYTHONS

Posted on March 22nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Hoshizaki Lancer has launched its revolutionary python manufacturing machine, which will significantly upgrade the capabilities of beverage dispensers such as beer taps and soft drink fountains. While they are not often thought about, beverage dispensing trunk lines, often called python,

GORDON OFFERS UP FAIR SCARBOROUGH

Posted on March 20th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Ninety-four-year-old rich-lister Bruce Gordon is not to be left out of the pub market frenzy, bringing his idyllic oceanside Scarborough Hotel to the game. The landmark pub was established in 1886, residing on a 3,904sqm lot in the coastal precinct