Pub Relations

HEALTHY MIND MENU SERVES RUOK

Posted on September 13th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Yesterday was R U OK day, when hospitality workers and management are encouraged to pause and consider the mental health of colleagues, and the state of problems in the industry. International research has shown hospitality workers suffer high rates of

PUBS HOLD BREATH OVER NORTH SYDNEY OUTDOOR SMOKING BAN

Posted on July 26th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
This week North Sydney Council became the first in New South Wales to ban all smoking outdoors, bringing new challenges for pubs and people indulging in a legal activity. Following consideration and submissions from stakeholders and the general public, North

FINANCIAL STRESS BURDENS WORKERS AND BUSINESS

Posted on July 8th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
New research on the impacts of financial stress cites significant problems amongst hospitality workers, and detriment to business amounting to billions per year. Research conducted for AMP Bank on the saving habits of those in the hospitality industry found many

MOST PUBS’ ONLINE DETAILS MISSING OR INCORRECT: SENSIS

Posted on June 24th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Online digital service White Pages Connect reports the majority of pubs have no or incorrect key details online about their business. White Pages Connect (WPC) – a subsidiary of Sensis – allows businesses to publish and update details across a

MERIVALE’S PLAN TO REVIVE SYDNEY

Posted on June 12th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Justin Hemmes is leading the charge to free the capital from the shackles of subjugation, declaring steps to reinvigorate Sydney’s world-class destination status. The CBD and Kings Cross precincts that were once alive at night with throngs of patrons have

GOVT TROTS OUT LATEST LOCKOUT REVIEW PR EXERCISE

Posted on May 29th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW government has announced its latest ‘review’ into Sydney’s stifling lockout laws, likely to continue the tradition of finding new reasons to justify misplaced reasoning that has cost the city and businesses tens of billions. The popularly termed ‘lockout’

TIPS FOR NEGOTIATING BETTER JV PARTNERSHIPS

Posted on May 27th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
By Sam Trattles Sam Trattles The key to successful partnerships is to first look inward, then step up to the negotiating table. Here are five areas of focus to help channel your thinking, so you know where you have flexibility.

LAUNDY’S MARSDEN BREWHOUSE DRESS REG’S LAMPOONED

Posted on May 1st, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Pub king Arthur Laundy and his massive new Marsden Brewhouse are back in the headlines and the talk of the greater west, after outraged locals took offense to the (new) dress regulations. The $45 million pub-brewery is the result of

ALH’S ROYAL OAK BANS 72-YEAR-OLD FOR SHORTS

Posted on March 13th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
ALH’s Royal Oak Hotel is the subject of commentary suggesting the world has “gone mad” with political correctness, after a 72-year-old regular was banned for commenting on a staffer wearing shorts in a heatwave. Leonard Lee is a retired screenwriter,