Clyde Mooney

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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

KINGS CROSS’ WORLD – CHAMPION TO COMMUNITY

Posted on March 30th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Kings Cross stalwart World Bar is on the front foot in the fight against public perception, sustaining a continued focus on charity and community through ongoing events. Refusing to sink into obscurity amid the loss of trade cause by crippling

BIGGEST PUB TO DO BIGGEST BEER FESTIVAL FOR BIG CAUSE

Posted on March 30th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Eatons Hill Hotel is bringing together over 40 breweries for the second annual Brisbane Beer Festival, with entry proceeds going to Daniel Morcombe Foundation. The Hotel – largely acknowledged as the biggest in the country – will soon celebrate its

REGATTA HOTEL REMEMBERS WOMEN CHAINED TO THE PUBLIC BAR

Posted on March 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
As part of the International Women’s Day celebrations, Brisbane’s Regatta Hotel – site of the famous protest against laws prohibiting women drinking in pubs – is today hosting a Grand Ladies Luncheon. 50 years ago, on 31 March 1965, Merle