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DRUG USE RISING: OPERATORS BEWARE

Posted on July 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A recent study by the Daily Telegraph found drug residue in a high rate of Sydney pubs. Using the Wipetect Drug Screen Device to swab surfaces in the toilets, the study found traces of illicit substances in 20 out of

MEN JAILED OVER PUB FIGHT DEATH

Posted on July 17th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
After a drawn-out prosecution process and lengthy trial, two Tasmanian men have been convicted of changes stemming from a pub fight that resulted in another man’s death. Brothers David Blazely and Mitchell Dowling were drinking at the ALH’s Mowbray Hotel

COURT HEARS HEMMES TO KEEP COOGEE PAVILION

Posted on July 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Supreme Court stoush between Justin Hemmes and David Kingston over the Coogee Pavilion has reached an “in-principle agreement”. [caption id="attachment_2367" align="alignright" width="390"] Justin Hemmes[/caption] The pair ended up before the court after Kingston issued several Notices to Merivale in

LICENSEE PENALISED FOR STRING OF OFFENCES

Posted on July 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Port Macquarie licensee has copped fines and disqualification for ‘unacceptable’ behaviour. Monique Louise Turner, licensee of the Settlers Inn Hotel, pleaded guilty in Port Macquarie Local Court to seven offences under gaming and liquor laws. She was disqualified from

‘ARMED’ HOLD-UP BANDIT FOILED

Posted on June 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Police in Queensland are investigating the attempted ‘armed’ hold-up of a Brisbane pub, after a man demanded cash and threatened a staffer with a finger-pistol in his jacket. The weapon-less man entered the ALH-run Pub Lane Tavern just before closing

MAN IN COMA AFTER DARLING HARBOUR STREET FIGHT

Posted on June 22nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A brawl on the streets of Darling Harbour has left a man in a coma. [caption id="attachment_2805" align="alignright" width="262"] Emilio Bonanni[/caption] Emilio Bonanni was walking down Eastern Promenade at Cockle Bay Wharf with friends when a verbal altercation began with

NATIONAL HOTEL COURT RULING OPENS DOOR AUSTRALIA-WIDE

Posted on June 15th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
<TEXT> A hotel in Western Australia has won a landmark Supreme Court battle that could bring a new level of accountability to liquor regulators around the country. Karl Bullers purchased the National Hotel in Fremantle as a ‘vision project’ and

DOUBLE-STANDARD HIGHLIGHTED AT DOUBLE BAY HOTEL

Posted on May 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
While the man that threw a glass at TV personality Redfoo escapes with probation, the consequences continue for the hotel where the incident took place. [caption id="attachment_2604" align="alignright" width="265"] Redfoo. Image: Facebook[/caption] Last August Arian Berisha was charged with assault

LIFE BANS FOR ROGUE OPERATORS

Posted on May 18th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Two former Kings Cross operators have received life bans from holding liquor licences in the “toughest sanctions ever imposed” by the ILGA. Licensee John Barakat and manager Dominic Kaikaty faced a special application by the Office of Liquor Gaming &

MERIVALE’S COOGEE DISASTER IN COURT

Posted on May 11th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A dispute over the sale of Coogee Pavilion could see Merivale’s Justin Hemmes in court against the vendor, former Rothschild CEO David Kingston. An agreement in March last year saw the celebrity operator sign on to take over the former