Clyde Mooney

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DRAG QUEEN ICON PUB TO GET ‘SPICIER’

Posted on March 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney’s famous mecca for drag shows, gender illusionists and star of hit movie ‘Priscilla Queens of the Desert’ is being taken over in April by acclaimed entertainment operators Spice Group International. Having outgrown their current digs in Martin Place, the

PUB-CLUB DIVIDE REACHING “MORALLY BANKRUPT” LEVELS

Posted on March 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A proposed EGM licence trading scheme in the ACT should be delayed according to the AHA as it will only further the profits of Clubs and the divide between them and hotel businesses. [caption id="attachment_1754" align="alignright" width="214"] Brad Watts, AHA

CRAFT BEER: BLINDSIDED BY BEARDS

Posted on March 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
One could suggest that craft beer has come of age; the child has grown into a man through patient nurturing and the blind avalanche of praise that appears to pass for parenting nowadays. The beard has definitely grown big and

LOCAL TAPHOUSE GABS – BACK IN SYDNEY

Posted on March 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular is making its long-awaited return to Sydney, according to beer pub baron Guy Greenstone. Steve Jeffares and Guy Greenstone put their money where their taste-buds are nearly a decade ago by launching their craft beer

BUD LIGHT RED-FACED OVER PADDY’S DAY TWEET

Posted on March 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
American beer giant Budweiser felt the sharp end of social media last week, as a light-hearted campaign around St Patrick’s Day had the company copping flack for sexual harassment. A Tweet by Bud Light to its 127,000 followers inviting St

CARNAGE IN PUBS ‘OUT OF CONTROL’

Posted on March 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
An elderly man has gone “out of control” in a Melbourne pub, sending five people to hospital with injuries. Shortly before 6pm on Sunday, the man in his 80s was proceeding along Johnston St in Fitzroy on a straight stretch

QUEENSLAND PUB MARKET SEES MORE TOES IN THE WATER

Posted on March 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The pub investment market around the country is running hot, attracting plenty of offers from owners hoping to sell for top dollar. A freehold in South-East Queensland, around 65 kilometres West of Brisbane, has come on the market with a

PUBS SHINE FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY

Posted on March 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The universal day of Craic and green beer took place on Tuesday, and around the country and the world the spirit of the Irish toasted everything Emerald. One of Australia’s most austere Irish functions, the annual St Patrick’s Day lunch

PUBS HOP INTO THE EASTER BONANZA

Posted on March 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs around the country are getting into the Easter festivities with events ranging from egg hunting to crab racing – many chaperoned by the Bunny himself. The family-run W.Short Hotel Group (WSHG) is a strong advocate of the holiday, with

AUSTRALIA’S ‘QUIRKIEST’ PUB GOES ART-HOUSE

Posted on March 20th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian town of Corindhap boasts just 100 people and one of Australia’s most unique pubs. Owners Debra and Mark Kendell have been adorning the 150-year-old Break O’ Day pub with the ultimate eclectic array of paraphernalia since they moved