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FRIENDS COMPLETE 32-YEAR PUB CRAWL

Posted on October 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Four friends recently finished perhaps Australia’s greatest pub crawl, taking 32 years to visit every Melbourne hotel. Stuart McArthur, Mick Stephens, Llewella Bates and Tim Dorgan attended teaching college together in 1980, and became regular Saturday night visitors to Carlton’s The Clyde.

SYSTEMIC FRAUD REVEALED IN UK PUBS

Posted on October 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
News of a series of secret signs in the men’s rooms of pub across the UK has emerged, revealing an underground network of deceit and bribery. The signs offer opportunity for troubled male patrons to have staff lie over the

AHA NATIONAL AWARDS: AUSTRALIA-WIDE WINNERS REVEALED

Posted on September 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A star-studded guest list attended the AHA National’s Awards for Excellence on Monday night, with the best of Australia’s hotel industry named for 2015. Guests and veterans gathered at Jupiter’s Casino on the Gold Coast to celebrate the best hotel

STREET PROTESTERS ‘DANCE’ TO END LOCKOUTS

Posted on September 14th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Around 5,000 people danced a peaceful protest through Sydney’s streets yesterday – citing their issue with restrictions that inhibit their right to party. The proclaimed “street party” was the initiative of the Australian branch of the international Reclaim The Streets

TABCORP SUSTAINS CROWN IN SUSTAINABILITY INDEX

Posted on September 14th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Australia’s gaming giant Tabcorp has again topped the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in relation to its ongoing and ‘sustainable’ practises. The company has now been awarded undisputed leader of the gaming industry 10 out of the past 11 years, and

BRIT ‘CRAWLS’ 656 PUBS

Posted on September 11th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_3672" align="alignright" width="384"] Cathy Price[/caption] A woman has completed possibly the world’s longest pub-crawl, visiting every one of the most commonly named pubs in the UK – the Red Lion. British personal trainer Cathy Price began the marathon effort

EASTWOOD LOCKS IN RUGBY NIRVANA

Posted on August 21st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The institutional bond between pubs and rugby continues, with hotel broker John Manenti taking the legendary Eastwood club to yet another Grand Final victory. [caption id="attachment_3407" align="alignright" width="277"] John Manenti[/caption] Himself the veteran of over 200 first grade games, playing

HOSPO INDUSTRY FORUM LAUNCHED TO RECTIFY ‘NO NETWORK’

Posted on August 19th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Last week’s Australasian Gaming Expo saw the launch of industry forum The Drop – pledging “unbiased information” and networking for hospitality professionals. The product of three long-term pub and club industry veterans boasting over four decades combined experience, The Drop

REAL ESTATE CONFERENCE LAUDS AUSTRALIA HOTELS

Posted on August 7th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
In the context of a watershed year in commercial real estate, the White Group has held its inaugural Connect conference and awards, and praised the “unprecedented” results seen by Ray White Hotels Australia. The sold-out Connect brought together seven group

HUGOS FIRE SALE AMID LOCKOUT BLUES

Posted on July 31st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Sydney and Kings Cross ‘lockout’ laws have claimed another victim, with the acclaimed Hugos Lounge going into voluntary administration. HLB Mann Judd reported to PubTIC that the business has lost $6 million annual turnover since the trading restrictions began