Clyde Mooney

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NEWTOWN SOCIAL CLOSURE ANOTHER BLOW FOR PUB MUSIC

Posted on January 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Four years after saving it from oblivion, the operators have announced the impending closure of the live music pub known as the Newtown Social Club. The beloved Sandringham was home-away-from-home for a procession of established and up-and-coming bands for over

QUEENSLAND CHEERS AS LOCKOUTS SCRAPPED

Posted on January 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Queensland’s government has listened to its constituents and experts from Deakin University, and scrapped plans for the introduction of its contentious lockout laws. An already watered-down version of the ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Act’ 2016 came into effect on

GABS HOTTEST 100 AUSSIE CRAFT BEERS 2017 ANNOUNCED

Posted on January 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers for 2017 has been announced, with what has become the barometer for the industry in Australia again getting even more votes and beers. Over 1600 brews were in contention for this year’s list,

BOURKE ST BUYS KING ST BOTANY VIEW

Posted on January 25th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Prominent publican Paddy Coughlan has secured another inner west pub, lauding southern King St and the Murphy family’s Botany View Hotel. The Murphys have owned and operated the Botany View (BVH) for the past 26 years, and the modest pub

SHAKY TIMES FOR OLD MELBOURNE PUBS

Posted on January 25th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The battle to save Melbourne’s historic pubs rages on, with two currently facing demolition and redevelopment into residential apartments. St Kilda’s Greyhound Hotel closed suddenly in the first week of January, despite community efforts to save it, with developers applying

AUSSIE STAFFING SOFTWARE SET TO SHIFT GLOBAL GAUGE

Posted on January 25th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney-based tech company Deputy has secured venture financing that will help take its acclaimed employee management software for venues to a global stage. Deputy was launched in 2008, and founders Steve Shelley and Ashik Ahmed have thus far self-funded expansion

LANTERN’S CROWN HERALDS END IS NIGH

Posted on January 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Continuing its run of blockbuster sales capping 2016, Lantern Hotel Group has listed its second-last, landmark Surry Hills corner pub, the Crown Hotel. The ASX-listed Lantern has all but completed the strategic sell-off of its entire pub portfolio, executing a

LOCALS’ SHENANIGANS AS THOMAS FAMILY EXITS PUB GAME

Posted on January 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Two brothers and three mates have taken the plunge with their first pub, beating hungry Sydney operators to buy the Thomas family’s long-held Shenanigans at The Imperial. Mike Thomas has been a staple of the NSW hotel industry for over