Pub Relations

ACCOUNTANT DIVESTS THRIVING NEWCASTLE PUB FOR $25

Posted on September 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The competition to own James Sneddon’s Das Hund Haus bier bar has ended, with a man pocketing his own pub and Sneddon scoring a big win from the exercise. Entries closed to buy the pub’s two-for-one voucher last Thursday at

SNEDDON GIVES AWAY PUB TOMORROW

Posted on August 30th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Accountant-turned-publican James Sneddon is set to give away his pub tomorrow in an attempt to revolutionise the treatment of STIs. Following launch of a campaign earlier this year to give away his Das Hund Haus (The Dog House) German bier

NEW LAWS TO SEE PAROLEES BANNED FROM PUBS

Posted on August 21st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Nanny’s grip could be getting tighter for ex-cons, with Queensland set to be the first to begin individual assessment and banning of parolees from pubs and clubs. In a first for Australia, every Queensland convict up for parole will have

COLOSIMOS BRINGING PUB-2U

Posted on July 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Colosimos’ Momento Hospitality Group has begun home delivery of food & drinks – bringing Pub-2U to folks in the Hills, out of pioneer venue the Hillside Hotel. Capitalising on a highly successful food operation that is being held back

PUBS CLOSING EARLY TO AVOID COMPULSORY ID SCANNERS

Posted on June 30th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Compulsory use of ID scanners is set to begin tomorrow in Queensland, causing unintended consequences for patrons as venues affected forgo their late-night trading to avoid installing them. In January the Queensland Government announced its decision to end plans to

SOLOTEL GROUP MARKETING DIRECTOR SPEAKS

Posted on June 28th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
As Solotel prepares for major initiatives in the latter half of the year, PubTIC speaks with high-profile agency man Dan Lacaze, who has been engaged as Solotel’s first Group Marketing Director. Bruce Solomon and Matt Moran’s Solotel has come to

HISTORIC PUBS TO PAY ‘AIR TAX’ FOR BALCONIES

Posted on June 21st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs and businesses in Byron Bay region are outraged by an ‘air tax’ expected to be imposed for operations with balconies and awnings over Council property. An innocuous meeting by Byron Shire Council in December 2015 resolved to further previous

UK PUBS SMACK AUSSIE NANNY STATE

Posted on June 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Alcohol-soaked violence in pubs continues to be a major issue in the UK, drawing stark comparison to the comparatively mild incidents in Australia so often inflamed by scandal-hungry media. Last week, The Yenton pub in Birmingham hit the news again

OXFORD SCHOLAR HOTEL VICTIM TO MELBOURNE UNDERGROUND RAIL

Posted on May 24th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The popular Oxford Scholar Hotel in the heart of Melbourne is struggling to stay in business, amid major underground rail project works and no love from authorities. Publican Malcolm Wulf has been operating the Oxford Scholar since 1991 and relies