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SUSPICIOUS FIRE CAUSES TROUBLE IN PARADISE

Posted on August 2nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A suspicious fire at the Paradise Valley Hotel in the early hours of Sunday morning has forced it to close. Emergency services were summoned to the Clematis pub around 3.30am, with seven units responding, from Clematis, Bayswater, Emerald, Menzies, Narre

BURWOOD INN SAVED FROM BLAZE

Posted on June 21st, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Dozens of firefighters fought to save the historic Burwood Inn of Merewether, as a blaze took hold in the kitchen and spread through the building. Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews bearing more than 40 personnel responded to calls for

FIRE DESTROYS HISTORIC KY WEST HOTEL

Posted on March 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Investigators are treating as suspicious a fire that destroyed the historic and beloved Ky West Hotel in northern Victoria. Just before midnight on Monday (20 March), emergency services were summoned, and police and more than a dozen CFA vehicles rushed

I LOVE PUBS: MEL BUTTLE

Posted on March 20th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
This is an open love letter to pubs. By Mel Buttle, comedian A good pub makes you feel both at home and comfortable, but a great pub makes me feel like getting a tattoo. Going out for dinner to a

ANGLERS TAVERN UNDER WATER AS RAIN SOAKS THREE STATES

Posted on October 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Heavy rainfall has drenched three states and left thousands flooded, including the Anglers Tavern in Melbourne’s west, fighting water to its second level but vowing to return.  Swathes of NSW, Victoria and Tasmania copped heavy rain late last week, forcing

THE FOX FLOODED, BUT STILL KICKING

Posted on October 10th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Despite rumours to the contrary, Brisbane legend The Fox Hotel is not in administration and hopes to reopen soon after massive damage during the floods earlier this year. The Fox was reportedly swamped during the brutal storms in February, and

A HELPING HAND FROM THE HOSPITALITY DOCTOR

Posted on December 17th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Coming out of COVID – by Max Hitchins, aka The Hospitality Doctor The last eighteen months have been tough for most people in hospitality and tourism. Whilst it seems COVID and it cohorts are now in the ‘rear view mirror’

MATHIESON RESIGNS FROM ALH

Posted on October 6th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
News has emerged Bruce Mathieson Jr has resigned as managing director of ALH, looking to pursue interests of his own. Father and son team, Bruce Mathieson Senior and Junior, created Australia’s largest portfolio of pubs, under the banner of Australian

TURNERS STRUGGLE TO GET HOME TO PUB

Posted on August 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The owners of the landmark Maree Hotel continue to find themselves trapped in New South Wales, with border closures and bureaucracy preventing their return and threatening the business. Publican of the Maree Hotel, Phil Turner and wife Marilyn left the

LOCKDOWN-DEFYING PASTORAL PUB SEEKS $25k TO PAY FINES

Posted on July 30th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Defiant Victorian publican Trevor Andrews has reopened his Echuca pub, and is seeking help with the massive fines he got for doing so last week. The Pastoral Hotel in Echuca, in regional Victoria, made news around the country by blatantly