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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

SLAVES HIGHLIGHT DEATH OF PUBS AND LIVE MUSIC

Posted on March 27th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Ongoing campaign Long Live The Local has released a hard-hitting video ad to highlight the plight of the great British pub – closing for good at the rate of three per day. Long Live The Local (LLTL) aims to highlight

PUBLIC HOUSE LADIES’ LUNCH MAKING HISTORY IN WOMENS’ HEALTH

Posted on December 5th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
PHMG’s annual Ladies Luncheon took place last week, raising another big cheque for the Royal Hospital for Women and ground-breaking pre-natal care. Last Friday 130 invited attendees gathered at Bistro Moncur in Public House Management Group’s (PHMG) Woollahra Hotel for

STU LAUNDY vs SBW: MATCH-UP FOR MONEY

Posted on December 3rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Boxing fans tuned in as pub empire heir Stu Laundy took on superstar athlete Sonny Bill Williams in the highly anticipated ‘Banger in the Hanger’ fight on Saturday night. Laundy – bolstered by successes as the winning man on The

CENTRAL COAST PUBLICANS SWING BIG CHARITY CHEQUE

Posted on December 3rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Central Coast hospitals were beneficiaries of another big cheque following another successful annual golf day for the local AHA NSW sub-branch. The event began in 2014, and has so far seen over $100,000 raised to support both Gosford and Wyong