Clyde Mooney

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‘DRACONIAN’ LIQUOR LAWS NEED REVIEW: LAWYER

Posted on March 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The new laws implemented by the NSW OLGR on 1 March included the tightening of ‘intoxication’ loopholes, in an attempt to stop publicans relying upon a defence of reasonable steps to avoid the offence of allowing intoxication. One of a

BOCSAR FIGURES SHOW MANLY ON BEST BEHAVIOUR

Posted on March 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
One of Sydney’s hot-spots for violence has recorded another big drop in incidents, after more than seven years “continuous improvement” by stakeholders. As the punitive licensing conditions befalling Sydney’s CBD and Kings Cross come further into question, the beachside suburb

MELBOURNE PUB ICON CELEBRATED: 140 YEARS YOUNG

Posted on March 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_1543" align="alignright" width="296"] Chloe, by Jules Joseph Lefebvre[/caption] Young & Jacksons Hotel and ‘Chloe’ are celebrating 140 years as cornerstones of Melbourne hospitality, and are being honoured in theatre under world-renowned director Wayne Harrison. The institutional CBD watering hole

LIFE BAN FOR GUILTY GREYHOUND OWNERS

Posted on March 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The carnage has begun for owners of greyhounds in the wake of the shocking Four Corners expose last month that rocked the industry and brought outcries from the public. The story, broadcast nationally, showed disturbing pixelated footage of pigs, rabbits

THE PUB WITCH-HUNT MUST STOP! IN THE NAME OF EVIDENCE

Posted on March 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Unabashed political lobbying was the order of yesterday in the Daily Telegraph, as the CEO of St Vincent’s Health pleaded with both parties ahead of policy announcements. Toby Hall is obviously a health-care professional that rightly abhors violence and physical

FACT VERSUS FICTION

Posted on March 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
AHA NSW President Scott Leach has joined the chorus against St Vincent’s CEO Toby Hall’s biased editorial, which boasts low rates of violence on NYE as “success” for the trading restrictions. The debate around the draconian restrictions imposed by former

SLEEPING BEAUTY PUB SET TO BREAK HEARTS AND RECORDS

Posted on March 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_966" align="alignright" width="284"] Palisade Hotel, 1930s. Government Printing Office. Image courtesy NSW State Library[/caption] One of the sleeping beauties of Sydney pubs has hit the market, after nearly seven dormant years and a massive refurbishment. The Palisade Hotel closed

PORT KEMBLA “LANDMARK” PUB BACK IN THE WORKS FOR BUYERS

Posted on March 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A partnership split has brought Port Kembla’s Steelworks Hotel back on the market, with a fresh refurb and definite upside. Last sold in November 2013, the 1912 hotel originally named the Great Eastern is described by Wollongong City Council heritage

QUARRYMANS HOTEL RUNNING SECOND ANNUAL CIDER FESTIVAL

Posted on March 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
In just over a week, Sydney craft mecca The Quarrymans will host its second annual Craft Cider Festival, featuring an all-star line-up. Taking place Saturday, 14 March, Australian breweries such as Young Henry’s, Prickly Moses, Australian Brewery, Batlow Cider and

KEYSTONE SELLING KINGS CROSS SUGARMILL

Posted on March 2nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The award-winning Keystone Group is divesting the freehold of its Kings Cross icon, the four-level Sugarmill Hotel, at 33 Darlinghurst Rd. Expected to fetch around $20 million, the immensely successful ground floor bar, two levels of Kit & Kaboodle nightclub,