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BAYFIELD FIGHTING FEAR AND FIRE FOR CHILDREN’S CANCER

Posted on August 11th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Kaine Bayfield is at it again – scaring his own pants off in the name of helping sick children. The Children’s Cancer Institute is Australia’s only dedicated medical research institute for childhood cancer. Cancer kills more Australian children each year

200-YEAR-OLD ROYAL OAK PUB FACES DEMO FOR LIGHT RAIL LAPSE

Posted on August 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

A 200-year-old heritage pub is slated for demolition to make way for the new Parramatta light rail that critics say is going the wrong way anyway. The classic Royal Oak has sat on the corner of Parramatta’s Church and Ross

MYSTERY MILLIONAIRE AT REDCAPE’S WATTLE HOTEL

Posted on July 26th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Redcape’s family-centric Wattle Hotel has been buzzing with the news of an unclaimed million-dollar Keno win. The Wattle, in Upper Coomera, just north of the Gold Coast, prides itself on being the “heart of Coomera” and offering “something for mum,

THE QUINNY RAZED BUT OWNER NOT DETERRED

Posted on July 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Popular landmark the Quinninup Tavern went up in flames early Saturday morning, but it is not all over for the little pub that could. The Quinninup Tavern, known as The Quinny, was built in 1950 in the emerging logging town

PHMG RUGBY LUNCH ANOTHER BIG WIN FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Posted on June 16th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Mitchell Waugh’s Public House Management Group has served up another spectacular rugby and philanthropy-filled lunch at the Woollahra Hotel, raising over $200,000 for Sydney Children’s Hospital. 2017 marks the second instalment of the PHMG Rugby Lunch charity event, backed by

ANZAC DAY: AUSSIE AS A DAY AT THE PUB

Posted on April 12th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Anzac Day – our national day of remembrance – is nigh. And as always, pubs are gearing up to honour on 25 April, their association with the mateship that embodies the fallen Anzacs. There are few locations more connected with

SMITH’S ABBOTTS HOTEL JOINS CHEF DAVIS’ BADASS FOR YOUTH FUNDRAISER

Posted on March 31st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Abbotts Hotel at Waterloo is hosting a special fundraiser for local legends Weave Youth & Community Services, featuring local legends Badass Barbeque and Young Henrys. Weave Youth & Community Services (WYCS) provides a range of services to socially excluded young

FOOTSCRAY HOTEL: DEVOUT LOCAL IN MELBOURNE’S HEART

Posted on March 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Old-time publican Brian Kramer runs the kind of old-school pub that made pubs a staple of the Australian community. Amid soaring development and relentless gentrification, the Footscray Hotel occupies a prime block on bustling Hopkins Street, just a few blocks

ROYAL HOTEL GYMPIE HITS NEWS FOR ‘NOT WELCOME’ HOMOPHOBE POLICY

Posted on February 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

The new owner of Gympie’s Royal Hotel has laid down the law in defence of vilified patrons, and everyone’s right to enjoy themselves at the pub without harassment. Stacey Lowe has worked at the Royal for the past eight years,