Clyde Mooney

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INDUSTRY ATTACKS ANOTHER FARE LIQUOR FAUX PAS

Posted on January 20th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
FARE has released another campaign targeting suppliers of liquor, claiming they “exploit” and are “dependent” on problem drinkers. The Foundation for Alcohol Research & Education just released its “Risky Business” initiative. It bases its accusations on a 2014 article in

AUSSIE-MADE IS A DRAWCARD FOR PATRONS: RESEARCH

Posted on January 20th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
New research from Roy Morgan cites increasing consumer preference for Australian-made products, and suggests providers would be wise to incorporate this into their message. The questions of ‘where did it originate’ and ‘who owns the business’ are more relevant than

PUBS BEGIN PRECINCT-WIDE BAN ON VIOLENT PATRONS

Posted on January 18th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Maryborough Liquor Accord has hit out at violence in venues, threatening six-month precinct-wide bans for all involved. A new hours north of Brisbane, Maryborough boasts 14 pubs and the annual ‘World’s Greatest Pub Crawl’ event. [caption id="attachment_4852" align="alignright" width="382"]

FOOD TRUMPS POKIES IN THE OLD BUSH

Posted on January 18th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Great pub grub is taking hold in the regions, with the Old Bush Inn ditching its pokies to make room for more hungry patrons. Taking over the iconic pub – South Australia’s second-oldest – in late 2014, Gavin Collings and

TAMWORTH PUBS ROCKED BY COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL

Posted on January 18th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_4839" align="alignright" width="248"] Mick Lindsay at The Pub[/caption] Australia’s biggest music festival has begun for 2016, with Tamworth pubs reaping the rewards of hordes of live music fans flooding the town. The 44th annual Tamworth Country Music Festival kicked

PC REPORT WIN FOR HOTEL INDUSTRY

Posted on January 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Productivity Commission’s enquiry into Workplace Relations is complete, with big wins for the hospitality industry now in the hands of Federal Government. The enquiry was commissioned by the former Treasurer, and sought to assess the performance of the Workplace

USA PRAISE FOR OZ SET TO BOOST TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

Posted on January 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Australian pubs may want to crank up the Americana, as the leading travel magazine in the USA just voted Down Under as its ‘Destination of the Year’. Deemed a great honour, the Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) magazine, which is read

FOSTER’S SUED IN US FOR BEING ‘UN-AUSTRALIAN’

Posted on January 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Foster’s in the USA is being sued for being ‘un-Australian’ after a fan of the beer discovered his drink was made in Texas. New Yorker Leif Nelson was reportedly ‘devastated’ to learn that his favourite lager, marketed in the States

MELBOURNE EMBRACES 24-HOUR AS SYDNEY FADES

Posted on January 13th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
While Sydney’s late-night economy devolves as a result of a draconian, prohibitive response to antisocial behaviour, Melbourne is embracing a spread of trading hours with sweeping change. For more than a decade Victorian Police have identified what they call the