Legal

ANTI-SLEAZE PROGRAMS POPPING UP IN PUBS

Posted on May 19th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Increased awareness of the issue of sexual harassment has given rise to initiatives in licensed venues around the world, aiming to let venues assist the innocent. Several such initiatives have begun in Australia, following the lead of UK and the

MAN ACCUSED OF PUB BRAWL DEATH OF TEENAGER BAILED

Posted on May 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne Magistrates’ Court has downgraded the murder charge and granted bail to the man accused of killing teenager Patrick Cronin with a punch to the head, in a brawl in Windy Creek Hotel. Justice Karin Emerton has been hearing the

GAMING REGULATOR RAIDS WAREHOUSE, SEIZING 35 EGMs

Posted on May 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming has seized 35 gaming machines from a warehouse in south-west Sydney. L&G inspectors are investigating the possible illegal possession and sale of gaming machines by a licensed technician and seller. The recent seizure is part of

HOTEL PATRONS EVACUATED AMID ‘TOXIC GAS’

Posted on May 15th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Fitzroy’s Perseverance Hotel was evacuated in the early hours of Sunday morning, when around 20 patrons were overcome by a “toxic gas” on the dancefloor. Police were already in attendance at Dixon Group’s nightclub Perseverance, responding to a report of

$20K AWARDED TO MAN FALSELY ARRESTED AT ALBION HOTEL

Posted on April 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A Liverpool man has been awarded $20,000, after a four-year battle following his removal from and arrest outside of Parramatta’s Albion Hotel, in mid-2012. Johnny and Ann Raad are said to have arrived at the Albion shortly after midnight, in

PUB VIOLENCE TOLLS DEATH FOR TWO MEN AND END FOR TWO MORE

Posted on February 15th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Two men have died in February and three have been charged, following senseless violence around pubs in Perth and Brisbane. Police and emergency services were called to the carpark of a pub in Ellenbrook, WA, where 37-year-old New Zealand-born father

AUSSIE INN SECURITY SEES CAREER CRIM IN PRISON

Posted on February 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The primary offender in the serious armed robbery of Hackham’s Aussie Inn Hotel has received a serious jail sentence after being convicted courtesy of the pub’s security system. 23-year-old Sttorm Leonard Edward Brown, and his accomplice entered the gaming room

MELBOURNE PUBS RATTLED BY GUN INCIDENTS

Posted on January 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs in north Melbourne suburbs had brushes with the city’s underbelly on Tuesday night, with one man shot and another waving a gun at security and patrons. Victorian Police report being called to the corner of Sydney and Mahoneys Roads