Two random acts of violence in Sydney pubs last weekend highlight the need for further cultural education that violence is not acceptable in today’s society. Both incidents involved men injured through ‘glassings’ by strangers in seemingly unprovoked attacks. Last Sunday afternoon a man celebrating his birthday with friends at a hotel in Condell Park was […]
A leading online job network reports consumer choices are increasingly being shaped by the likelihood they will get a favourable response when they ‘share’ the experience on social media. The possibility that their post to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram will draw attention is “shaping the future of hospitality” according to OneShift’s Genevieve George. “Gone are
The newly-elected Baird Government has been accused of dropping proposed further trade restrictions and licensing requirements after lobbying by industry. The draft guidelines would have seen operators required to exclude anyone seen drinking on approach to a venue, and service limits on “high-risk” days of the year such as Australia Day and Anzac Day. A
Police in the Victorian region of Hume are working with licensed venues to tackle a spate of alcohol-related violence on the streets of Sunbury. The problems have centred around the Royal Hotel, situated in the centre of town on the corner of Evans and Brooks Streets, around the corner from Stairs Nightclub and on the
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A Victorian country pub has struck gold – selling naming rights to its … everything. Telling the kind of kitsch situational comedy that sometimes captures the fickle attentions of “The Internet” the Tatura Hotel has launched a campaign to “shamelessly name parts of [the] pub” for a contribution to its renovation fund. Fronted by publican,
A transgender woman was bashed at Newtown’s Town Hall Hotel on Friday night, and points some of the blame at the venue’s security. Transgender musician Stephanie McCarthy was scheduled to play at the Hotel with her band Love Maul, when threatened and eventually bashed by a group of five young men – while security allegedly
The Coffs-Clarence Local Area Command has come out critical of the work of local hotels, as the wider district finds two of its pubs on the OLGR’s list of violent venues. Figures around the country show the continued drop in rates of alcohol-related violence – largely stemming from districts where cooperation between licensees, police and
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The latest OLGR figures show the continued real drop of violent incidents in NSW licensed venues, but the true causes remain undetermined and shrouded in politics. The regulator generally trumpeted the effects of its own efforts in reducing the number of recorded incidents from 300 to 182 (39.3%) across the previous two 12-month reporting periods,
Britain’s recognised “oldest pub” has been under pressure to change its name – Ye Olde Fighting Cocks – because it is offensive in the modern context … to chickens. The eighth-century boozer, celebrated amongst a very ancient list as Britain’s oldest in the Guinness Book of World Records, has held its current moniker since 1872.
The AHA NSW has launched a widespread campaign to remind people of the community depth and significance of the Aussie pub. Launched last night, four 30-second TVCs began on State-wide television, followed up this morning by pre-recorded ads and live reads on 2GB (Alan Jones, Ray Hadley and Ben Fordham). Beginning today, 15-second “region-specific” radio
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