Clyde Mooney, Author at PubTIC

VALE EMILY TROTT, WHEATSHEAF BELOVED

Posted on June 3rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Adelaide is mourning the loss of one of its true characters of hospitality, Emily Trott, one of the three owners of the beloved Wheatsheaf Hotel. Trott passed away recently from cancer and a funeral service was held this week at

SCRUFFY MURPHY’S & CO SET TO MAKE BIG HOTEL DEVELOPMENT

Posted on June 1st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Sydney stalwart Scruffy Murphy’s Hotel has come to market along with surrounding blocks, representing a big hotel opportunity for the Haymarket site. With a view to large-scale development, the properties at 43-49 and 51-53 Goulburn St and 698-704 George St

COAST HOTEL ‘SET TO BE BEST’ HITS MARKET

Posted on June 1st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

A prime Central Coast venue has hit the market, offering a large-format hotel with amazing views and a colourful history. The Coast is located on Iguana Wharf at Gosford, surrounded by water and adjacent to the Pacific Highway and 50,000

GABS SUCCESS EVIDENCE OF STILL-GROWING BEER ENTHUSIASM

Posted on June 1st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

The Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular wrapped up 2016 with the Sydney instalment over the weekend consolidating another record-breaking year for the event. GABS has become of the go-to events for craft beverages in recent years, voted one of the world’s

BUMBLING BANDITS JAILED FOR ROBBING PUB WHERE THEY WORKED

Posted on May 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Four former employees of the Vegas Hotel have been sentenced for a brazen robbery on the Kings Cross pub in mid-2013. CCTV caught the dramatic break-in and heist – all staged to draw attention from the four employees’ identities. Their

HOTEL BOOM SEEN IN LATEST LIST OF RICH AUSSIES

Posted on May 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

The annual BRW List of Australia’s richest people was released on Friday, and despite the hotel industry’s wave of success and the demise of mining, results were mixed and hotelier rankings down. The soft-spoken octogenarian Len Ainsworth continued his legacy

COUNCIL ACROBATICS BUT LONDON HOTEL MAY STILL FALL

Posted on May 30th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

An old but ‘not heritage enough’ pub in Port Melbourne faces an uncertain future, as authorities quibble over whether or not to protect it from redevelopment. The London Hotel was built in 1861, and has had many embellishments to produce

MASSIVE VIOLENCE REDUCTION BODES WELL FOR NSW VENUES

Posted on May 27th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

The latest list of ‘violent venues’ shows incidents plummeting – again – with just one pub in Tier 1 restrictions, but still no sign of The Star. Liquor & Gaming NSW’s updated list released today shows seven licensed venues falling