Events

GENDER-BENDER WINS OVER TRANNY BINGO

Posted on November 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The pub entertainment institution known as Tranny Bingo is moving with the times – not to new venues, but to the beat of a changing social landscape. Daniel Floyd, aka Penny Tration, has been running his drag queen-hosted bingo night

LAST-MINUTE MELBOURNE CUP BRIEFING FOR PUBS

Posted on November 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Contributed by ‘Melbourne Cup’ Max Hitchins*   Yesterday (2 Nov) I attended a function at O’Connell’s Pub in South Melbourne. It was a gathering organised by Richard Pegum, head for the Brew Syndicate (pictured), who won the 2000 Melbourne Cup.

LONDON TOASTS WILLIAM STREET LOCAL CELEBRATION

Posted on October 25th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The London Hotel is celebrating the biggest ever William Street Festival, taking it to the streets with entertainment, Chinese food and gallons of Pimms. The annual William Street Festival is billed as Sydney’s first fashion laneway celebration, the myriad of

HOTELS & HASHTAGS EVENT HELPING HOTELIERS

Posted on October 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Another edition of Hotels & Hashtags took place last week, helping hoteliers in Victoria to consider and plan beyond the today. The Hotels & Hashtags concept began two years ago, a partnership between the AHA Victoria and Carlton & United

RETRO COUNTDOWN PARTIES TO ROCK PUBS

Posted on October 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
In celebration of the ABC’s running of the Classic Countdown series, venue entertainment provider Nightlife has produced a Countdown party pack to tune in generations of Aussies. The pioneering ABC music show Countdown, hosted by Molly Meldrum, aired from late

HUGE SA HOSPITALITY TRADE EVENT SET TO ‘INVIGORATE’

Posted on October 13th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Next week will see the South Australia Hospitality Industry Forum and Exhibition, renamed Invigorate, taking place at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 October. The expansive trade-only event is produced by the AHA|SA, with support from Clubs

HOW PUBS WIN BIG ON THE CUP: MELBOURNE CUP MAX

Posted on October 9th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Famed authority on the Melbourne Cup, Max Hitchins, was also the former proprietor of Bondi Junction’s iconic Billy the Pig’s, which won every year, courtesy of its dedication to the race that stops the nation. Hitchins – known in certain

LET’S DANCE AT CARINDA HOTEL MARKS FESTIVAL SEASON

Posted on October 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Typifying the enterprising festive events that take place around the country, the Let’s Dance Festival stems from the legendary David Bowie’s surprise appearance at the outback Carinda Hotel. Australia prides itself on festival events based in local history, locally produced

YOUNG HENRYS COPPING FREE BEER. AND BURGERS

Posted on September 15th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney craft brewer Young Henrys has been behind some innovative “have a beer on us” campaigns popping up in pubs around NSW and Australia. Occupying a post-industrial era warehouse in Newtown, the hipster mecca heart of Sydney’s inner west, Young

SHORT GROUP TOAST FIRST CIDER FESTIVAL

Posted on September 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The W. Short Hotel Group branched further into festivals on the weekend, holding the inaugural Cider Fest at The Tudor to the delight of the people of Redfern. The first ever Cider Fest at The Tudor took place on Saturday