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O’HARAS AND HOTELS HELP RALLY OVER $500k FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Posted on May 8th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The tenth annual Beyond Bitumen rally recently completed another successful year of fundraising for Beyond Blue. This year’s charity run raised over $500k as participants took the scenic route from Gundagai to Goulburn via Echuca, Griffith and Young. One rally

TOP PUBS MEET THE CHALLENGE FOR CHILDREN

Posted on April 19th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Victorian pubs have reportedly raised over $270k this year for the Good Friday Appeal, through various fundraising activities, including the AHA (Vic) Top Pubs Challenge. The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) Victoria announced the revival of its Top Pubs Challenge in

THE RESILIENCE AND FIGHT-BACK OF THE AUSSIE PUB

Posted on February 28th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Approaching four years since the world turned upside down and the unthinkable happened – the pubs were shut – Jennifer Hale reflects on the lessons learned. * By sharing photographs from an exhibition entitled Resilience, the state library of Western

AUSSIES HELP THE OASIS HELP TRUCKIES DOING IT TOUGH

Posted on February 26th, 2024 by Jane Louise
A remote Aussie pub 160 kilometres west of Charters Towers in North Queensland has grabbed attention from people all over Australia, thanks to one social media post. Oasis Exchange Hotel publican Priscilla Meli did not expect the huge response to

ALH COMES TO RURAL AID

Posted on February 12th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Leisure & Hospitality (ALH) has partnered with leading agriculture charity Rural Aid to raise money for Aussie farmers doing it tough. The “Parma for a Farmer” initiative will see $1 from each chicken parmigiana sold throughout February donated toward

TWO AUSSIES WALK INTO ALL THE BARS

Posted on December 8th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A couple of Aussie blokes have joined the legends in the Guinness book of World Records by having drinks at the most pubs in a 24-hour period. Eyeing the Guinness World Records accolade, 26-year-olds Harry Kooros and Jake Loiterton broke

MULLETFEST: FIGHTING BRAIN CANCER

Posted on December 7th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Winners of the 2023 Mulletfest, attracting international competition, have been awarded their party-in-the-back prizes after the big event over the weekend. Mulletfest began in 2018 at the Chelmsford Hotel, in Kurri Kurri. It raises money for a cause very close

GRAND HOTEL’S PANTRY – FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY

Posted on November 3rd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
In the wake of startling food insecurity in Queensland households, the Corliss family’s very Grand Hotel is going beyond the counter meals to provide groceries and staples to locals in need. The Foodbank Hunger Report 2023 found 3.7 million households

CBH POSTS ANOTHER WIN ON GOLF DAY

Posted on October 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Chris Cheung’s Coogee Bay Hotel has bettered last year’s new record, raising more than a quarter-million dollars for the Sydney Children's Hospital at Randwick. The famous beachside pub has a longstanding tradition of giving back to the community, beginning with