Clyde Mooney

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AHA RENEWS FIGHT AGAINST ‘BLANKET’ POLICY AMID RE-ELECTIONS

Posted on April 13th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The biennial AHA NSW elections have seen a resounding vote of confidence in the current leadership team, with key executives convincingly re-elected. The Association’s council meeting yesterday had incumbent President Scott Leach pitted against country delegate Joanne Blair. [caption id="attachment_5701"

AUSTRALIA LOOKS TO RECLAIM WORLD RECORD PUB CRAWL

Posted on April 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The baker’s dozen that make up Maryborough’s PubFest pub crawl are on track to reclaim the world record. The Queensland township of Maryborough is just south of Hervey Bay, inland of Fraser Island. It became the original holder of the

PEDALS DRIVING PUB PATRONS TO NEW CHOICES

Posted on April 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The phenomenon that is portable, pedal-powered pubs has hit Australian streets and is helping drive patrons where they have not been before. Enormous, over-size bicycles that seat over a dozen people and serve beer have become popular in cities across

BAD-ASS PUBS NOT BLAMED FOR PATRON STUPIDITY

Posted on April 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
British pubs continue to make Aussie pubs look well-behaved, while the relevant authorities further highlight the disparity. March in British pubs was pretty brutal even by the standards set, with the usual assaults, brawls and innocent victims peaking when one

VALLEY PRIZE PORTFOLIO HITS THE MARKET

Posted on April 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The hospitality prize that includes gastro pub Alfred & Constance and the boutique Limes Hotel has hit the market as their high-flying owner explores new ideas. Entrepreneur Damien Griffiths unleashed his spectacular Fortitude Valley project in 2008, arguably reinventing the

BRAND NEW IRISH PUB TOASTS ‘McCOOL’ LEGEND

Posted on April 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Three brothers are opening a brand new ‘all-day’ Irish pub in Brisbane, serving up breakfast, lunch and dinner every day with oodles of authenticity. Finn McCool’s Irish Bar is currently under construction in the heart of Fortitude Valley, bringing an

BIKIE GANGS RUN AMOK IN PUBS AS THEY FIGHT FOR EXISTENCE

Posted on April 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Hotels around the country continue to be the scene of “childish” behaviour at the hands of motorcycle gangs, as they flaunt laws against their existence. Members of the Rebels ‘outlaw motorcycle gang’ (OMCG) recently faced Penrith Local Court over the

BRAHIMI COMES TO THE FOUR IN PADDINGTON

Posted on April 6th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group has reopened one of Australia’s most renowned foodie pubs, under guidance of superstar chef Guillaume Brahimi. Less than a hundred metres from Brahimi’s eponymous French bistro, Guillaume, is the two-hatted gastro pub The Four

DIXON’S STATION HOTEL CLOSED DUE TO FIRE

Posted on April 6th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Dixon Group’s gastro pub in Footscray has closed for repairs following a fire that destroyed the kitchen on Monday. Melbourne’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade report being called around noon to a fire that had broken out in the kitchen, while the