Pub Relations

USA PRAISE FOR OZ SET TO BOOST TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

Posted on January 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Australian pubs may want to crank up the Americana, as the leading travel magazine in the USA just voted Down Under as its ‘Destination of the Year’. Deemed a great honour, the Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) magazine, which is read

MELBOURNE EMBRACES 24-HOUR AS SYDNEY FADES

Posted on January 13th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
While Sydney’s late-night economy devolves as a result of a draconian, prohibitive response to antisocial behaviour, Melbourne is embracing a spread of trading hours with sweeping change. For more than a decade Victorian Police have identified what they call the

BOMB THREAT CLEARS FITZROY PUB

Posted on December 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Fitroy’s Royal Derby was forced to evacuate patrons on Friday night after the venue manager received a threat there was a bomb in the building. Speaking with PubTIC, Rhys Capuano praised the fast work of the bomb detectives and said

PUB OWNERS “AT FAULT” AFTER COMMUNITY COMPLAINTS UNCHECKED

Posted on December 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A Brisbane pub has found itself answering to a powerful community group, after neighbours voiced their complaints – but not to the pub. [caption id="attachment_4649" align="alignright" width="253"] Brooke and Adam Hill in the Birdcage on Derby Day.[/caption] The Boundary Hotel,

SOLOTEL “VERY PLEASED” AS SOLOMON DODGES MEDIA BULLET

Posted on December 7th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A week after quiet-spoken hotel doyen Bruce Solomon seized the opportunity to slap some perspective on Sydney’s lockout laws debate, all is quiet on the nanny-state front. Solomon rose to accept his inauguration into the NSW Australian Hotels Association Hall

HURLEY CHAMPIONS RIGHTS OF HOTELS AND LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES

Posted on December 7th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Prominent hotelier and AHA SA President, Peter Hurley, has slammed the “untaxed, totally unregulated” Airbnb, and complicit parties including the former Lord Mayor. Speaking at an AHA Christmas lunch, in front of SA Premier Jay Weatherill and treasurer Tom Koutsantonis,

VICTORIAN PUB UNDER SIEGE BY DRUNKS OUTSIDE

Posted on November 30th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Derrimut Hotel in the Victorian suburb of Sunshine is continuing its battle with local alcohol-related violence, with reports the hotel has at times been ‘under siege’. Western Metropolitan MP Bernie Finn told Victorian State Parliament that regular antisocial behaviour

PUBLICAN BARS 800 LOCALS IN AID OF SELLING PUB

Posted on November 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A British publican has barred 800 locals in the pursuit of a better chance to sell his pub. Against his wishes, Steve Coxshall’s Duke of Hampshire in Hampstead was awarded status on the list of ‘Assets of Community Value’ (ACV).

BIG CAMPAIGN TO SHOP SMALL GOOD FOR PUB LOCALS

Posted on November 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The month of November will see a large-scale national campaign by American Express, educating and enticing consumers to ‘Shop Small’ and support their local businesses. The promotion will see extensive advertising coverage, citing the Economy of Shopping Small Report to

HOSPITAL DATA ‘PROVES’ LOCKOUT RESTRICTIONS FAILURE

Posted on November 2nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
New research from St Vincent’s Hospital clearly shows how ineffective Sydney’s “lockout” restrictions are, but advocates continue to avoid the truth. Despite self-vindicating media emerging that the research “proves” the trade restrictions – often incorrectly generalised as the ‘lockout laws’