Clyde Mooney

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MORE PAY IS FAIR: FAIR WORK COMMISSION

Posted on June 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Fair Work Commission has effectively split the difference amid conflicting opinions on business’ ability to afford higher minimum wages. While the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) pushed for a $27 a week increase, the Australian Chamber of Commerce

VIOLENCE REDUCTION A COLLECTIVE PROBLEM: INDUSTRY

Posted on June 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Coffs-Clarence Local Area Command has come out critical of the work of local hotels, as the wider district finds two of its pubs on the OLGR’s list of violent venues. Figures around the country show the continued drop in

CHARTER HALL AND HOSTPLUS TO BUY $200m MORE PUBS

Posted on June 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Back after their $600 million grab of ALH-tenanted pubs in September, the Long WALE Investment Partnership is set to buy another $200 million of the blue-chip freeholds. Last year the listed Charter Hall Group teamed up with superannuation giant Hostplus

THE OAKS SLIPS ONTO VIOLENT VENUES LIST

Posted on June 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
One of Sydney’s most beloved pubs has found itself on the list of violent venues, after recent successes have brought about consequences. Neutral Bay’s The Oaks underwent a critically acclaimed renovation in 2013 that introduced a number of new fronts

“QUIET” PUB SUSPENDED FOR UNDER-AGE BREACH

Posted on June 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The New South Wales Government’s crack-down on under-age drinking has netted its first victim, with a Riverina hotel receiving a licence suspension. New laws concerning the supply of alcohol to minors came into effect last December, and the OLGR has

INDUSTRY GROUP CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO NOT “LOCK THEM OUT”

Posted on June 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The newly-formed alliance calling itself Our Nightlife Queensland continues its charge in the campaign to force the State Government to include industry in regulation decisions. Our Nightlife Queensland (ONQ) yesterday issued a call to Government to meet to discuss the

DRINKING RECORD BROKEN, MAN DEAD, BARTENDER IN JAIL

Posted on June 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A bartender is in prison after serving a man 56 shots, after which he went into cardiac arrest and died. The Criminal Court in France ruled that Giles Crepin was guilty of manslaughter for serving the enormous number of drinks

$25M GAMING PUB SALE PART OF “FRENETIC” 2015

Posted on May 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A top gaming hotel has sold for $25 million, in one of the State’s “fastest growing LGAs”. The Macquarie Hotel, in Liverpool in southern Sydney, is currently ranked #57 on the OLGR gaming venues list, and boasts 30 EGMs and

VIOLENCE DOWN IN VENUES – UP AT HOME

Posted on May 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The latest OLGR figures show the continued real drop of violent incidents in NSW licensed venues, but the true causes remain undetermined and shrouded in politics. The regulator generally trumpeted the effects of its own efforts in reducing the number

DOUBLE-STANDARD HIGHLIGHTED AT DOUBLE BAY HOTEL

Posted on May 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
While the man that threw a glass at TV personality Redfoo escapes with probation, the consequences continue for the hotel where the incident took place. [caption id="attachment_2604" align="alignright" width="265"] Redfoo. Image: Facebook[/caption] Last August Arian Berisha was charged with assault