Clyde Mooney

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http://pubtic.com.au

AHA PLUGS PUBS IN BIG NSW AD CAMPAIGN

Posted on April 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The AHA NSW has launched a widespread campaign to remind people of the community depth and significance of the Aussie pub. Launched last night, four 30-second TVCs began on State-wide television, followed up this morning by pre-recorded ads and live

HOTELS TO HELP SPINAL CORD FUNDRAISING

Posted on April 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_2098" align="alignright" width="378"] Neil Sachse with his fateful AFL jersey[/caption] Former footballer now lifelong wheelchair user Neil Sachse is launching ‘Project Discovery’ to raise money for ground-breaking spinal cord treatment. Forty years ago Sachse suffered an injury in just

RAW GROUP GOES COMMERCIAL WITH PURCHASE OF IPG PUB

Posted on April 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Independent Pub Group has completed its strategic exit from Queensland, selling the last of its hotels in that State to the up and coming Raw Group. The Commercial Hotel Nambour was the seventh and final asset sell-off for IPG, with

THINK YOU’RE SOCIAL? YOU’RE NOT QUALIFIED…

Posted on April 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_2115" align="alignright" width="270"] Darren Vowles[/caption] Running a pub is all about being social; on the floor, behind the bar, on Facebook. Hospitality workers do their RSA, you spend time training your staff and do your business management and accounting

VIOLENCE RATES HALVED AMID LIQUOR ACCORD ‘SCHOOLS’ PROGRAM

Posted on April 24th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
More reports have surfaced on impressive drops in rates of violence due to cooperation between venues and police. NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) statistics show Sydney North precincts of North Sydney and Mosman experienced only 35 incidents

PUB FIGHT SEES MAN JAILED FOR 6 MONTHS

Posted on April 24th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Warrnambool Magistrate’s Court this week handed down sentence to a man who wounded four people in a fight but was too drunk to remember. On November 28 last year Andrew John Zibell reportedly drank a “slab of beer” before going

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BEER SPECTAPULAR TO DO TRADE EVENT

Posted on April 24th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS) was recently voted one of the top 20 beer festivals in the world*, and has now announced it will hold its first trade event. [caption id="attachment_2083" align="alignright" width="489"] GABS 2014[/caption] GABS 2015 will take

EDITOR’S NOTE: CHAIN THRIVES AS 30 PUBS A WEEK CLOSE

Posted on April 24th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
As the British pub scene continues to undergo a transition centuries in the making, one “identikit” chain is thriving. Britain boasts roughly three times as many pubs per head of population as Australia, and similarly, the JD Wetherspoons chain operates

JOHN TAPP TO CALL IT A DAY

Posted on April 22nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
After 50 years and more than 50,000 race calls, Australian racing doyen John “Johnny” Tapp will soon retire. [caption id="attachment_2045" align="alignright" width="444"] John Tapp and In the Gig co-host Gareth Hall[/caption] The man described as “the voice of Australian racing”

TWIN PUBS SET TO BE QUEENSLAND “GOLDMINE”

Posted on April 22nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Two mining town pubs have hit the market, with ‘goldmine’ potential amid development in the area. [caption id="attachment_2063" align="alignright" width="371"] Denison Hotel, Bowen[/caption] The freehold going concerns of the Denison Hotel and Merinda Village Hotel in the Bowen region are