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JOHNSON BETS A MULLET FOR BRAIN CANCER

Posted on February 26th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Chelmsford Hotel’s international drawcard – Mulletfest – is back for its third and biggest year yet, with publican organiser Laura Johnson putting her own locks on the chopping block for charity. Mulletfest began as an idea over drinks in

HOTELS HOST FIRE-RECOVERY CHARITY DRIVES

Posted on January 24th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The recent bushfires have affected rural communities and wildlife across multiple states, and Lewis Land Group is representative of those helping the recovery, through its Australia Day weekend charity drive. On Sunday and Monday (26, 27 January) the Group’s venues

AUSSIE PUBS TOUCHED BY NATIONAL FIRE CRISIS

Posted on January 13th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
As Australia swelters through one of the worst bushfire seasons in living memory, watering holes across the country step up to shelter and support their flailing communities. Nationally the devastation has surpassed six million hectares, taking at least 23 lives

WHAT GOES AROUND ON CAPTAIN’S FLAT

Posted on December 18th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The unique and enigmatic Captain’s Flat Hotel – home of the loooong bar – is hosting a rocking three-day festival of live music in support of the Fire Service. Captain’s Flat, and its only Hotel, are to be found around

HURLEY’S PLH FIGHTS FIRE SPECTRE

Posted on November 29th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Wrapping up a tumultuous November, the Hurley Group’s Port Lincoln Hotel this week commemorated its role in the community’s fight to save the town from the ravages of bushfires. Extended dry conditions have charred landscapes across the country, including South

BIG WINNERS AT CHEUNG’S CBH GOLF DAY 2019

Posted on October 21st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Chris Cheung’s annual Coogee Bay Hotel Charity Golf Day achieved new heights this year, reaching another million-dollar milestone and the first-ever hole-in-one – taking a $100k prize. In 1993 the Coogee Bay Hotel (CBH) began its ‘POWcH Day’ in support

BAYFIELDS BEAT ON CHILDHOOD CANCER

Posted on August 16th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The Bayfields are up to their old tricks, hosting a big charity lunch at their beloved Belrose Hotel in continued support of the Children’s Cancer Institute. The family-run Bayfield Hotels has a long history of supporting the Children’s Cancer Institute of Australia (CCI),

HANDY TAKES UP FIGHT FOR BEYOND BLUE

Posted on July 15th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Pub professional and part-time pugilist Sam Handy of HTL Property took the fight to the ring on Friday night, overcoming a sizeable height and weight disadvantage in the name of Beyond Blue. The quiet-spoken and charitably proportioned Mr Handy joined

SYDNEY’S ART DECO PUBS

Posted on June 21st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Peter Sheridan has compiled for the first time, a photographic and historic reflection on the Art Deco influence and architecture embedded in historic Australian pubs.  Extract from Sydney Art Deco by Peter Sheridan. It is extraordinary how many pubs there

AVC STEPS UP FOR SACRED HEART

Posted on June 5th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Company (AVC) has put money where its mouth is, donating monies from meals and Dine with Heart cocktails throughout May at all its Victorian venues, in support of Sacred Heart Mission. Amongst its charitable works, Sacred Heart Mission