Clyde Mooney

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CLOSE OR LOSE MONEY FOR EASTER. WHO’S THE BUNNY?

Posted on April 10th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
As businesses around the country lick the wounds inflicted on P&L by the Easter weekend, the debate around penalty rates continues to brand employers the ‘bad guys’. In terms of public opinion, the problem would largely appear to stem from

BOUNCERS NEAR KILL KNIFE-WIELDING PATRON

Posted on April 8th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
In what could have been a scene from underbelly, a pack of nightclub bouncers from Melbourne’s upmarket CQ Hotel chased down and nearly stabbed to death a patron with his own knife. Career bouncer Remzi Orcanoglu was granted bail in

MORE MELBOURNE PUB ROYALTY COMES TO MARKET

Posted on April 8th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Another Melbourne pub icon has hit the market offering investors an “opportunity of imperial proportions”. Situated on the city’s best-known CBD corner – Bourke and Spring Streets – the Imperial Hotel is adjacent to Chinatown and directly opposite Parliament House,

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