Clyde Mooney

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PUBS FINED OVER COVID BREACHES AS POLICE GET TOUGH

Posted on July 22nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Two NSW pubs have joined the ranks of businesses being fined for breaching Public Health Orders over COVID-19, as police get tough on mandated restrictions. On the weekend plain clothes officers fined the Auburn Hotel in Sydney's west $5,000 for

JOBKEEPER EXTENDED AS NSW TEETERS

Posted on July 20th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Federal government will soon unveil the second phase of the JobKeeper wage-subsidy program, as industry cringes at the prospect of renewed restrictions and more evidence emerges in the argument for continued economic support. Over the weekend Finance Minister Mathias

LION TAKEN BY ACQUISITIVE CONSORTIUM

Posted on July 20th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The heritage-listed Lion Hotel in North Adelaide has sold for the first time in a generation, picked up as part of ongoing plans by the newly-formed Duxton Pubs Group. Outgoing owners Tim Gregg and Andrew Svencis bought the pub in

NEW NORMAL #TAKEAWAY TUESDAY BEGINS

Posted on July 20th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The RCA and Unilever have ‘pivoted’ their support for foodservice businesses, kicking off #TakeawayTuesday as many businesses report plans to continue their takeaway and delivery solutions. Research by Food Industry Foresight found that as a result of COVID-19 100 per

WAUGH DOUBLES UP IN TAMWORTH

Posted on July 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Hotel veteran Ashton Waugh has expanded his cache of regional stalwarts with the purchase of Joe Maguire’s Tavern in Tamworth. The pub occupies a big 3,500sqm lot on main road Peel Street, incorporating a large bistro and commercial kitchen, beer

PUB GETS TOUGH ON SOCIAL DISTANCING

Posted on July 17th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Concerned about patrons’ ability to socially distance themselves from staff, the quaint, welcoming Star Inn, in the rural community of Cornwell, has installed an electric fence to keep people back from the bar. The Star Inn is a small pub,

NSW NOOSE TIGHTENS AGAIN AMID GRAVE WARNINGS

Posted on July 15th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
New South Wales pubs are again under new COVID-19 rules as authorities scramble to contain the outbreak in south-west Sydney, already linked to 34 positive tests, with second- and third-hand transmissions discovered. A special meeting of Cabinet on Monday evening

ROY MORGAN DATA ON RISING PUB PATRONAGE

Posted on July 15th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
New research from Roy Morgan data reports that pre-COVID-19 the number of Australians visiting pubs was up 10 per cent on figures from 2016. Contrary to their liquid image, it was found the greatest reason for Aussies (over 14 years)

COOPERS SHOUT BEERS TO ‘ROLL ON IN’ TO PUBS

Posted on July 15th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australian beer doyen Coopers Brewery recently announced what it says will be the first of its initiatives to help pubs on the road to recovery, by shouting consumers 15,000 draught beers with the “Roll On In, Pub’s Open” campaign. The