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FLOODED TOWN KEPT AFLOAT BY PINK PUB

Posted on February 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Residents of the storied town of Oodnadatta have been relying on the famous Pink Roadhouse pub for survival, as flood waters cut the town off from supplies and help is sparse. Oodnadatta is a remote outback town nearly 900 kilometres

ALH ROLLING OUT AR ‘SANTAGRAMS’ AROUND THE COUNTRY

Posted on December 13th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
ALH is rolling out ‘SantaGram’ to over 100 venues, in partnership with Grub Lab, with the aim of making this a Christmas to remember “after a year to forget”. Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group (ALH), is Australia’s largest pub company,

LION LAUNCHES MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS WITH GOTCHA4LIFE

Posted on December 8th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Lion has returned to the Armatree Hotel, launching a community program in support of mental health, in collaboration with Gotcha4Life. A special free Christmas Dinner for held for the local community at the Armatree Hotel on 1 December, welcoming Gus

SPEAK OUT ANTI-VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN EXPANDS INTO PUBS

Posted on August 21st, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Government has announced the expansion of its Speak Out campaign against domestic violence through a new association with the Australian Hotels Association. As news emerges of the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and domestic

AVC FURTHERS MEALS FOR MATES AS MELBOURNE CLOSES AGAIN

Posted on August 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co. has extended its in-house support for staff, furthering the ‘Meals for Hospo Mates’ program as Melbourne venues shut their doors for the second time this year. The latest Stage 3 and 4 lockdowns have put Victoria under

AUSSIE PUBS TOUCHED BY NATIONAL FIRE CRISIS

Posted on January 13th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
As Australia swelters through one of the worst bushfire seasons in living memory, watering holes across the country step up to shelter and support their flailing communities. Nationally the devastation has surpassed six million hectares, taking at least 23 lives

HURLEY’S PLH FIGHTS FIRE SPECTRE

Posted on November 29th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Wrapping up a tumultuous November, the Hurley Group’s Port Lincoln Hotel this week commemorated its role in the community’s fight to save the town from the ravages of bushfires. Extended dry conditions have charred landscapes across the country, including South

SYDNEY’S ART DECO PUBS

Posted on June 21st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Peter Sheridan has compiled for the first time, a photographic and historic reflection on the Art Deco influence and architecture embedded in historic Australian pubs.  Extract from Sydney Art Deco by Peter Sheridan. It is extraordinary how many pubs there

SLAVES HIGHLIGHT DEATH OF PUBS AND LIVE MUSIC

Posted on March 27th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Ongoing campaign Long Live The Local has released a hard-hitting video ad to highlight the plight of the great British pub – closing for good at the rate of three per day. Long Live The Local (LLTL) aims to highlight

HOTELS HAVE HEARTS TOP $1m FOR SPECIAL NEEDS

Posted on October 22nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Hotels Have Hearts Illawarra achieved a milestone in its charitable efforts, with last week’s event tipping its total raised to beyond $1 million. Last Wednesday more than 300 publicans and community leaders gathered at Novotel Wollongong, organised through local publican