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COUNCIL’S PLAN TO WRAP OLD PUBS IN COTTON WOOL

Posted on July 1st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Inner West Council of Sydney has restirred a heritage hornet’s nest, furthering its attempt to preserve urban culture by forcing protections on old pubs under its purview. The Council’s proposal seeks to amend planning controls, such that a total

DEEPWATER HOTEL IN HOT WATER OVER OVERNIGHT STAYS

Posted on June 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A celebrated champion of wellbeing, the Commercial Hotel in Deepwater is in hot water over its policy allowing caravanning travellers to stay overnight on the back lawn. Located high in the Great Dividing Range, around 140 kilometres from the coast,

BUDGET BLUES AS TREASURY LOOKS TO SOFTEN THE REBOUND

Posted on May 17th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Federal government this week handed down its latest budget, hinting at a troubled global outlook and hedging Australia’s position, and hospitality has given the strategies a thumbs-down. A core focus of the budget was the forecast for inflation, which

GLADSTONE HOTEL LICENSEE BANNED FOR TWO YEARS

Posted on May 13th, 2024 by Jane Louise
Liquor and Gaming NSW has given a two-year liquor licence ban to a Hunter licensee after a patron was allegedly served an equivalent of thirty-five standard drinks. Former Gladstone Hotel licensee Tracey Keegan has been banned from holding positions of

ST GEORGE FORMER LICENSEE FINED OVER GAMING BREACHES

Posted on May 6th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A former hotel licensee of the St George Hotel at Belmore has been heavily fined for allowing patrons to play EGMs on Christmas Day. An investigation by Liquor & Gaming NSW reviewed the pub’s gaming activity for 25 December 2022

VGCCC LOOKING INTO LADBROKES LOUNGES

Posted on November 10th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has begun enquiries into the apparent promotion and advertising of the Ladbrokes product at the Clifton Hotel in Kew. Action has been initiated in accordance with the Gambling Regulation Act 2003, in

TOWER HOTEL FACES DOZENS OF CHARGES AND MILLIONS IN FINES

Posted on October 11th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The Victorian regulator has ramped up its prosecution of the operators of the Tower Hotel, laying a total of 38 charges over alleged responsible gambling failures, with maximum fines in the millions. In September the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control

BELLS PAYS TOLL FOR GAMING TAX BREACHES

Posted on September 4th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Victoria’s regulator has penalised a Melbourne pub, issuing a letter of censure and fine, for breaches relating to payment of its gaming taxes. In accordance with the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 and the Accounting and Auditing Venue Requirements set out

MANTLE FACES FEDERAL COURT

Posted on August 9th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Mantle Group has argued before the Federal Court that the Fair Work Commission overstepped in its investigation of the company’s workplace deal that was found to be depriving hundreds of workers of penalty rates. Queensland’s largest hospitality group, Mantle operates