Legends

LOCAL SAVES HEBEL PUB BY BUYING TOWN

Posted on August 13th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Local legend Frank Deshon has saved the pub and people of Hebel from fading off the map by buying every business in town. Hebel is a tiny town in south-west Queensland, on the Castlereagh Highway, just a few kilometres on

VALE HOTEL HEAVYWEIGHT JOHN THORPE

Posted on December 4th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Australian hotel industry is mourning the loss of industry legend John Thorpe AM, who passed away Thursday aged 80 following a long illness. Considered a giant of the hotel scene, Thorpe served two terms as President of Australian Hotels

COOPERS SHOUT BEERS TO ‘ROLL ON IN’ TO PUBS

Posted on July 15th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australian beer doyen Coopers Brewery recently announced what it says will be the first of its initiatives to help pubs on the road to recovery, by shouting consumers 15,000 draught beers with the “Roll On In, Pub’s Open” campaign. The

AVC HELPING OUT HOSPO WORKERS

Posted on April 24th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Company (AVC) has instigated a number of initiatives to support its staff and other hospitality workers during the COVID-19 lockdown. AVC is one of the country’s largest hospitality groups and found itself having to close more than 160

VALE ‘HOLLYWOOD’ DORIS GODDARD

Posted on July 31st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The hotel industry mourns the loss of one of Sydney’s legends of hospitality and the big screen, with the passing of Doris Goddard at age 89. Born in Sydney, Goddard first rose to fame in the late 50s courtesy of

VALE PETER BURNETT AM

Posted on May 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Australian hotel industry is a little less bright with the passing of Lord of the Isles doyen, charity worker, Association veteran and family man, Peter Burnett. Burnett was President of AHA (Vic) from 1997 to 2018 and National AHA

AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST 250 REVEALED

Posted on April 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Australian has published its inaugural Australia’s Richest 250 list, said to be the biggest study of wealth ever undertaken in Australia. Australia’s Richest 250 was published in a special of The Weekend Australian magazine on the weekend. The List

LION HONOURS HURLEY LEGEND

Posted on January 18th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Hurley hospitality legends of the City of Churches have been immortalised on the label of a special edition West End Draught. Former AHA National President, SA President and acclaimed entrepreneur Peter Hurley was featured on limited cartons of Lion’s West

MOMENTOUS MONTH FOR MOMENTO HOSPITALITY

Posted on October 10th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Momento Hospitality has been quietly achieving excellence and recognition, as seen in police commendations for two staff members and independent awards for business. On 22 September a young man collapsed in the Bella Vista Hotel, appearing to have stopped breathing.