Clyde Mooney

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SOUTHERN SYDNEY STAR ON MARKET AS AREA FLOURISHES

Posted on April 8th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
After three decades in the same hands the Macquarie Hotel in Liverpool has hit the market as the area is set to boom. The long-term family partnership that holds the keys to the Macquarie, well-positioned amid the Liverpool city centre’s

“GLASSING” PUTS PUB IN THE HOT SEAT

Posted on April 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A pub in suburban Camden went through the PR wringer this week as shock-hungry media latched onto a police report that mentioned a “glassing”. [caption id="attachment_1829" align="alignright" width="276"] Camden Hotel[/caption] PubTIC contacted the Camden Hotel, which initially resisted discussion on

LICENSEE FINED AND CONVICTED FOR LOCKOUT BREACH

Posted on April 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The OLGR reports a Sydney publican had a conviction recorded and strike against his venue due to his “specific” involvement in a lockout breach. Licensee of the Hotel Chambers, Chady Khouzame, pleaded guilty in Downing Centre Local Court last Wednesday

COUNCIL ROCKS THE BOAT AS QUEENSLAND LOCKOUTS LOOM

Posted on April 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Brisbane Council has reiterated its objection to the proposed lock-out and trading restrictions boding for Queensland licensed venues. Following the new State Government’s quick re-introduction of the issue of 1am lock-outs and 3am cut-off last week, Council has responded, labelling

CENTRAL COAST PUB SEEING “A LOT OF NEW FACES”

Posted on April 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A pub near Newcastle has been welcoming a lot of newcomers since re-working its beer garden and investing in new reasons for patrons to keep coming back. Owner Michael Leis reports the Argenton Hotel had seen a decline in key

EXCLUSIVE: NEW ERA FOR TEA GARDENS HOTEL

Posted on April 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Tea Gardens hotel has changed hands after 68 years of family ownership. Manenti Quinlan reported the historic sale of the Tea Gardens Hotel Motel yesterday after a campaign involving potential buyers from around the country. Director Gerry Quinlan told

BRAWLS IN THE STREETS – WHERE’S THE MEDIA?

Posted on April 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Shortly following the posting by a major Sydney newspaper of the incident involving a glassing at a hotel in Camden, a dossier of articles around street violence was rolled out with surprisingly little weight given to its shocking contents. The

VENUE LOCK-OUTS UNLIKELY AS NEW GOVERNMENT STRUGGLES TO STAY IN

Posted on March 30th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Queensland’s new Labor Government may not get the chance to ram through flawed restrictions on licensed venues, as it battles its own issues on violence and anti-social behaviour. Late last week the newly-elected State Government under Annastacia Palaszczuk reiterated its

PUB ICON BURNS DOWN BUT SET TO RISE AGAIN FOR ‘THE DUST’

Posted on March 30th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_1799" align="alignright" width="422"] Image supplied by Queensland Police[/caption] The hotel made famous in the 1956 film A Town Like Alice burned to the ground last Thursday night, but owners suggest it will be back – again. Gannon’s Hotel was