Pub Relations

TOURISM FIGURES SHOW HOSPITALITY DRIVING ECONOMY

Posted on September 2nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The latest national tourism figures have been released, with more great news for hospitality in most states. Tourism Research Australia reports the year ending June 2015 saw an overall increase of seven per cent (432,000) in visitors to our shores,

DURTY TALK OVER LEEROY’S NEW DRESS CODE

Posted on August 28th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Sydney publican’s attempt to lift the standard of his multi-million dollar investment has seen shock-hungry media jumping in bed with tradies – lampooning his decision to implement a dress code. Leeroy Peterson purchased the notorious Durty Nelly’s in 2013

RANDOM ACTS OF GLASS HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR CHANGE

Posted on August 21st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Two random acts of violence in Sydney pubs last weekend highlight the need for further cultural education that violence is not acceptable in today’s society. Both incidents involved men injured through ‘glassings’ by strangers in seemingly unprovoked attacks. Last Sunday

CHANCE OF “LIKES” SHAPING CONSUMER CHOICES

Posted on August 14th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A leading online job network reports consumer choices are increasingly being shaped by the likelihood they will get a favourable response when they ‘share’ the experience on social media. The possibility that their post to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram will

BAIRD SUPPOSEDLY BULLIED BY BOOZE INDUSTRY

Posted on July 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_3173" align="alignright" width="329"] Mike Baird[/caption] The newly-elected Baird Government has been accused of dropping proposed further trade restrictions and licensing requirements after lobbying by industry. The draft guidelines would have seen operators required to exclude anyone seen drinking on

SUNBURY POLICE AND LICENSEES GET SMART ON VIOLENCE

Posted on July 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Police in the Victorian region of Hume are working with licensed venues to tackle a spate of alcohol-related violence on the streets of Sunbury. The problems have centred around the Royal Hotel, situated in the centre of town on the

COUNTRY PUB TAPS INTO GLOBAL CROWD-FUNDING

Posted on June 22nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Victorian country pub has struck gold – selling naming rights to its … everything. Telling the kind of kitsch situational comedy that sometimes captures the fickle attentions of “The Internet” the Tatura Hotel has launched a campaign to “shamelessly

WOMAN BASHED AT PUB BLAMES SECURITY

Posted on June 10th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A transgender woman was bashed at Newtown’s Town Hall Hotel on Friday night, and points some of the blame at the venue’s security. Transgender musician Stephanie McCarthy was scheduled to play at the Hotel with her band Love Maul, when

VIOLENCE REDUCTION A COLLECTIVE PROBLEM: INDUSTRY

Posted on June 3rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Coffs-Clarence Local Area Command has come out critical of the work of local hotels, as the wider district finds two of its pubs on the OLGR’s list of violent venues. Figures around the country show the continued drop in

VIOLENCE DOWN IN VENUES – UP AT HOME

Posted on May 29th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The latest OLGR figures show the continued real drop of violent incidents in NSW licensed venues, but the true causes remain undetermined and shrouded in politics. The regulator generally trumpeted the effects of its own efforts in reducing the number