Business & Trade

MASSIVE MERIVALE MONTH AS SYDNEY NIGHTLIFE LOOKS TO REVIVAL

Posted on May 16th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale has announced a monster Happy Hour throughout June across all its venues – as the City of Sydney convenes the much-awaited Nightlife Advisory Panel. For all of June, the trailblazing Merivale presents Bottoms Up, Sydney, offering 49 per cent

VICHEALTH FINDS WATER A CLEAR BENEFIT FOR LICENSED VENUES

Posted on April 11th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Research at venues has confirmed positive results to encouraging more patrons to drink water, including happier staff and no impact on sales. In early 2017, VicHealth partnered with some Victorian licensees for a trial measuring how much free drinking water

BALD FACED TENANTS EVICTED AMID SCANDAL

Posted on January 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Just eight months after taking the keys, the tenants of the Bald Faced Stag have been evicted over claims of late rent and unpaid bills. After a stint on the market, Ulladulla Property Services P/L took on the operation late

DOG-DEBATE: O’HARAS LAUNCH YAPPY HOUR

Posted on November 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
As NSW ponders whether to loosen laws on dog-friendly areas in pubs, Dan O’Hara’s Collector Hotel at Parramatta is embracing fur-babies with its new weekend Yappy Hour. The Collector is a down-town pub in Sydney’s second CBD, Parramatta, and appropriately

NEW LAWS TO SEE PAROLEES BANNED FROM PUBS

Posted on August 21st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Nanny’s grip could be getting tighter for ex-cons, with Queensland set to be the first to begin individual assessment and banning of parolees from pubs and clubs. In a first for Australia, every Queensland convict up for parole will have

COLOSIMOS BRINGING PUB-2U

Posted on July 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Colosimos’ Momento Hospitality Group has begun home delivery of food & drinks – bringing Pub-2U to folks in the Hills, out of pioneer venue the Hillside Hotel. Capitalising on a highly successful food operation that is being held back

PUBS CLOSING EARLY TO AVOID COMPULSORY ID SCANNERS

Posted on June 30th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Compulsory use of ID scanners is set to begin tomorrow in Queensland, causing unintended consequences for patrons as venues affected forgo their late-night trading to avoid installing them. In January the Queensland Government announced its decision to end plans to

HISTORIC PUBS TO PAY ‘AIR TAX’ FOR BALCONIES

Posted on June 21st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs and businesses in Byron Bay region are outraged by an ‘air tax’ expected to be imposed for operations with balconies and awnings over Council property. An innocuous meeting by Byron Shire Council in December 2015 resolved to further previous