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CORKMAN COWBOYS FIRE BACK

Posted on July 21st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The so-called cowboy developers of Carlton’s historic Corkman Irish Pub have further distanced themselves from the mandated rebuild, now suing the planning minister over height limit. Stefce​ Kutlesovski​ and Raman​ Shaqiri purchased the 1858 pub two years ago for $4.76m,

GUARD CONVICTED GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM FOR MAULING PATRON

Posted on June 19th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
UPDATE: A Gold Coast hotel security guard has been found guilty of grievous bodily harm, for knocking out and breaking the jaw of a Sydney licensee in February, 2014. [caption id="attachment_5305" align="alignright" width="230"] Dennis Faulkner[/caption] Southport District Court last week

MEN ARRESTED FOR THREE-ON-ONE PUB BASHING

Posted on June 19th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Three men have been arrested and charged regarding a brutal assault in an east Melbourne pub on Saturday night. Victorian Police responded to calls around 8:30pm to a hotel in Doncaster, around 20 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD. The

WAGGA PUBLICAN FACES CHARGES OVER TAB FRAUD

Posted on June 9th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A publican has pleaded guilty in Wagga Local Court to two counts of fraud, regarding 22 TAB vouchers he issued himself and cashed to pay wages and bills. David Anthony Brace was manager at the Red Steer Hotel-Motel and Palm

WA CRACKING DOWN ON COWARD PUNCH ATTACKS

Posted on June 2nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
New stiffer penalties have come into force in WA around one-punch attacks, with the pending sentence for the perpetrator of an unprovoked attack that killed a man in a Mandurah pub. Around 4pm on 20 September last year 27-year-old chef

ANTI-SLEAZE PROGRAMS POPPING UP IN PUBS

Posted on May 19th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Increased awareness of the issue of sexual harassment has given rise to initiatives in licensed venues around the world, aiming to let venues assist the innocent. Several such initiatives have begun in Australia, following the lead of UK and the

MAN ACCUSED OF PUB BRAWL DEATH OF TEENAGER BAILED

Posted on May 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne Magistrates’ Court has downgraded the murder charge and granted bail to the man accused of killing teenager Patrick Cronin with a punch to the head, in a brawl in Windy Creek Hotel. Justice Karin Emerton has been hearing the

GAMING REGULATOR RAIDS WAREHOUSE, SEIZING 35 EGMs

Posted on May 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming has seized 35 gaming machines from a warehouse in south-west Sydney. L&G inspectors are investigating the possible illegal possession and sale of gaming machines by a licensed technician and seller. The recent seizure is part of

HOTEL PATRONS EVACUATED AMID ‘TOXIC GAS’

Posted on May 15th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Fitzroy’s Perseverance Hotel was evacuated in the early hours of Sunday morning, when around 20 patrons were overcome by a “toxic gas” on the dancefloor. Police were already in attendance at Dixon Group’s nightclub Perseverance, responding to a report of