Legal

OLGR RESPONDS TO CRITICISM OVER LICENCE TRANSFERS

Posted on August 22nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
PubTIC has been investigating one of the biggest questions in Australian pub real estate with the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation: why do pub transfers take so long in Queensland? The OLGR reports transactional activity has been high in

MANAGER AND BARTENDER PLEAD TO COCAINE SUPPLY

Posted on August 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A manager and bartender from the Newcastle region have pleaded guilty to supplying drugs to patrons in the hotel. On the evening of 29 April, police with the Port Stephens Hunter Drug Unit allegedly observed Gareth Ian Wilkinson offering to

MASKED ‘TRADIES’ PULL OFF DARING DAYTIME HEIST

Posted on August 8th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Police are investigating possible links between a rash of overnight burglaries at venues and the audacious daytime theft of a cash dispenser from a well-known Newcastle pub. During a busy period, around 4:30 on the afternoon of 4 July, three

LAID OFF MANAGER DODGES PRISON FOR WORK

Posted on July 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A magistrate has spared a pub manager a conviction on drug charges in response to his contrition and because the scar on his record would jeopardise his livelihood. When 31-year-old Christopher Paul Tindal lost his job as a duty manager

MEN STABBED OUTSIDE SYDNEY PUB

Posted on May 30th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Two teenagers are in critical condition following surgery for stab wounds sustained outside a Sydney pub on the weekend. A gathering of reportedly up to 300 people were celebrating a 22nd birthday at the Norfolk Hotel, on Cleveland Street, Redfern.

PATRONS ARE BACK, BUT SOME BEHAVING BADLY

Posted on April 29th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Marking a somewhat macabre return to normality after two years in limbo, antisocial pub patrons around the country are finding fresh convictions for bad behaviour. A man allegedly stabbed another man outside a Canberra pub, but has been granted bail. 26-year-old Hayden

NATIONAL MEASURES COMPLIANCE PROGRAM UNDERWAY

Posted on March 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The National Measurement Institute has begun sending inspectors to licensed venues around the country, as part of its latest round of measurement compliance measures. Beginning this week, the National Measurement Institute (NMI) is checking quantities on the sale of beer