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STING FINDS DRUG POSITIVES IN 14 SNOWY VENUES

Posted on August 5th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
A covert Newscorp investigation has named 14 licensed venues in Thredbo and Jindabyne as proving positive for illicit drugs over the weekend. The Daily Telegraph reports conducting its own swabbing and testing of cisterns and paper dispensers in the toilets

VALE ‘HOLLYWOOD’ DORIS GODDARD

Posted on July 31st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The hotel industry mourns the loss of one of Sydney’s legends of hospitality and the big screen, with the passing of Doris Goddard at age 89. Born in Sydney, Goddard first rose to fame in the late 50s courtesy of

CROWN LINKS WITH ASIAN CRIME GANGS REVEALED

Posted on July 29th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
There is renewed focus on casino regulation as Crown is accused of systemic breaches around money laundering and impropriety, and a report finds rising rates of alcohol-related violence. In April this year a Victorian judge released a 2013 interview of

‘LUCKY NO-ONE KILLED’ AS NIGHTCLUB WALL COLLAPSES

Posted on July 5th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Authorities are investigating the cause of a partial wall collapse in busy nightclub The Library last weekend, with police suggesting it was lucky no-one was killed. The Library, in Northbridge – Perth's entertainment district – was hosting an event called

VALE PAUL IRVIN

Posted on June 19th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
This week the Australian hotel industry mourns the loss of an icon of the past half-century, with the passing of NSW and Queensland great, Paul Irvin. Paul Michael Irvin was born in Maroubra on 15 September 1927. His father died

INFAMOUS GOLD FIELDS PUB GUTTED BY FIRE

Posted on May 20th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The historic and somewhat infamous Ora Banda Hotel has been destroyed by fire in suspicious circumstances. Fire and emergency crews were called to the scene at Ora Banda, arriving around 6:30am on Saturday to find the Hotel already engulfed in

VALE PETER BURNETT AM

Posted on May 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Australian hotel industry is a little less bright with the passing of Lord of the Isles doyen, charity worker, Association veteran and family man, Peter Burnett. Burnett was President of AHA (Vic) from 1997 to 2018 and National AHA

GENERAL GORDON SYDENHAM SET TO RETURN

Posted on April 8th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Nine months after suffering serious damage in a fire, the historic General Gordon Hotel is on the road to recovery. Late July last year, news emerged that a fire had engulfed much of the well-known 1930s Sydenham pub, causing the