Promotional Events

JIM BEAM GIVING MANY ‘MATES’ A FREE DRINK

Posted on December 7th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Jim Beam is buying a whole lot of ‘mates’ a drink, with 40 venues around the country hosting the inaugural ‘Mate of a Mate’s Day’ next Friday. From 4-7pm on 14 December, pubs around the country (full list below) will

IMPERIAL HOSTS GLAM PARTY FOR STAN AND WILL & GRACE

Posted on October 8th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
To celebrate the new season of cult TV show Will & Grace, streaming provider Stan teamed with the Sydney Collective for a big-glitter theme party and launch of Karen’s Martini Bar at the iconic Imperial Hotel. The themed pop-up bar

CHELMSFORD HOTEL’S INAUGURAL MULLETFEST ROCKS THE LOCKS

Posted on February 26th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The Chelmsford Hotel has seen a day of all-too-many bad haircuts and international intrigue over its inaugural Mulletfest event, which took place over the weekend. Laura Johnson’s family have owned the Kurri Kurri pub since 1993, and in 2009 Laura

ABBOTT’S’ BEER-O-METER SOLUTION TO SUMMER

Posted on February 23rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
The bold and beautiful Abbotts Hotel Waterloo has unleashed its ‘Beer-o-meter’ offering hot and thirsty Sydneysiders frosty discounted and potentially free beer when the summer temps soar. Set on Botany Road, on the coal face of gentrification’s spread into the

LAST-MINUTE MELBOURNE CUP BRIEFING FOR PUBS

Posted on November 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Contributed by ‘Melbourne Cup’ Max Hitchins*   Yesterday (2 Nov) I attended a function at O’Connell’s Pub in South Melbourne. It was a gathering organised by Richard Pegum, head for the Brew Syndicate (pictured), who won the 2000 Melbourne Cup.

RETRO COUNTDOWN PARTIES TO ROCK PUBS

Posted on October 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
In celebration of the ABC’s running of the Classic Countdown series, venue entertainment provider Nightlife has produced a Countdown party pack to tune in generations of Aussies. The pioneering ABC music show Countdown, hosted by Molly Meldrum, aired from late

HOW PUBS WIN BIG ON THE CUP: MELBOURNE CUP MAX

Posted on October 9th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Famed authority on the Melbourne Cup, Max Hitchins, was also the former proprietor of Bondi Junction’s iconic Billy the Pig’s, which won every year, courtesy of its dedication to the race that stops the nation. Hitchins – known in certain

LET’S DANCE AT CARINDA HOTEL MARKS FESTIVAL SEASON

Posted on October 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Typifying the enterprising festive events that take place around the country, the Let’s Dance Festival stems from the legendary David Bowie’s surprise appearance at the outback Carinda Hotel. Australia prides itself on festival events based in local history, locally produced

YOUNG HENRYS COPPING FREE BEER. AND BURGERS

Posted on September 15th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney craft brewer Young Henrys has been behind some innovative “have a beer on us” campaigns popping up in pubs around NSW and Australia. Occupying a post-industrial era warehouse in Newtown, the hipster mecca heart of Sydney’s inner west, Young

SHORT GROUP TOAST FIRST CIDER FESTIVAL

Posted on September 4th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The W. Short Hotel Group branched further into festivals on the weekend, holding the inaugural Cider Fest at The Tudor to the delight of the people of Redfern. The first ever Cider Fest at The Tudor took place on Saturday