Clyde Mooney

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REGULATOR CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL GAMBLING INCENTIVES

Posted on June 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW regulator is warning higher fines are on the cards for illegal gambling ads, as it continues a “zero-tolerance approach” to publication of illegal gambling inducements. Liquor & Gaming NSW has recently issued online betting operators with more than

MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE AMID A STAFF CRISIS

Posted on June 20th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The Fair Work Commission announced an increase to the minimum wage from 1 July, with some reprieve for hospitality, but ALH is one group implementing early amid staffing stresses. Last week the FWC outlined the upcoming rise in the minimum

LONG-TIME ODGERS SELLING ‘HOBBY’ KANDOS HOTEL

Posted on June 20th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The large-format Kandos Hotel-Motel is for sale as its long-time “hobby” owners decide to move on to a new pastime. The popular corner pub in Kandos occupies a generous 3,136sqm, with total floor area of 1,864sqm. It provides a public

HOT MENUS: VEGAN SLIDERS

Posted on June 20th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Meat substitutes have become almost ‘impossible’ to pick, and there are tips to getting on the gravy train of consumers going meatless. Plant-based alternatives to meat have become exponentially better in recent years with the rise of the Impossible Burger

PORTER KNOCKS ON MOSS VALE HOTEL

Posted on June 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
After several decades under the captaincy of Tom Porter, the historic Moss Vale Hotel has been listed for sale. The two-storey Hotel was the first licensed premise in the town. Established in 1850, sporting a thatched roof, a licence was

BROPHYS OUT FOR THE COUNT

Posted on June 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Fred and Sandi Brophy, the couple behind the famous Fred Brophy’s Boxing Troupe, have sold their last pub, the Kilkivan Hotel, to newcomers as they exit the industry. The Brophys owned the Cracow Hotel, 500 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, which

COLEMAN DISPATCHES POST OFFICE AS GDM GROWS

Posted on June 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Publican Matt Coleman has executed a sale and leaseback on his Post Office Hotel in Forbes, as part of the further expansion of GDM Hotels, which includes purchase of Stockton’s Boatrowers Hotel. The historic Post Office was built 1864 and

AVC PICKS UP NINE PUBS, FROM ARK AND CLG

Posted on June 15th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has announced agreement to purchase nine venues in Western Australia from Ark Group and Colonial Leisure Group, for a reported $30 million. The conditional acquisition brings all seven venues under the banner of Ark Group. In Perth

CRACKDOWN LOOMS ON AML THROUGH GAMING MACHINES

Posted on June 15th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A secret investigation by authorities into gaming transactions at pubs and clubs cites possible links between staff and money laundering by organised criminals, and forbodes a shakeup of the AML system. The ­investigation was conducted by NSW Liquor & Gaming,

QUEENSLAND HOTELIERS RETURN TO RECOGNITION

Posted on June 15th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The Queensland Hotels Association (QHA) celebrated a long-awaited night of nights this week, crowning its winners for the 2022 Awards for Excellence at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. On Monday night a record crowd of more than 1,700 members