Clyde Mooney

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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

COUNTRY PUB CRAWL CELEBRATES HISTORY

Posted on March 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_1768" align="alignright" width="275"] Westminster Hotel in Hoskins Street, circa 1883[/caption] The Temora Shire Heritage Committee celebrates the NSW Riverina district and is hosting an historic pub crawl around the landmark pastoral town. Located around 400 kilometres south-west of Sydney,

MERIVALE FESTIVAL POP-UPS SET TO STAY UP

Posted on March 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Heeding “fantastic” feedback, Merivale is extending indefinitely its Work In Progress @patrickfriedsen and Chandon Vintage Bar pop-ups to take advantage of their success. Set to wrap up this Sunday, the seventh big year of March into Merivale has seen over

IRISH PUBS BLOWN UP FOR PADDY’S DAY

Posted on March 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
An Irish mother has quit her job with Heineken to launch the ultimate pop-up bar – an inflatable pub. Officially launched on St Patrick’s Day, when much of the world finds itself in Irish pubs, Caitriona Mulhern blew up The

LABOUR RATES: COOKING A BIGGER PIE

Posted on March 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Unlike many of the bureaucrats that make the rules, small business operators have typically known the life associated with entry-level positions in their establishments and aside from enjoying a better understanding of living on base wages actually empathise with many