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AVC PAYING CUSTOMERS TO SUP IN SECRET

Posted on May 8th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Australian Venue Co is recruiting a small army of pub-goers to join their Secret Sipper Club, tasked with visiting venues across the country and getting paid to mystery shop. The Secret Sipper mission is simple: visit assigned AVC pubs and

TO DRESS OR NOT TO DRESS

Posted on April 17th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

A return to the days of a dress code at the pub has prompted public outcries in favour and against, but Hervey Bay’s Beach House Hotel is taking no slack. The elegant Beach House Hotel at Scarness offers views of

PUBS STOP THE MUSIC IN PROTEST

Posted on March 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Election Eve, and pubs, bars and clubs across Sydney are protesting via a bout of silence, as a reminder to revellers what nightlife looks like without live music and entertainment. The ‘Turn it Down, To Turn it Up’ initiative is

CROWD RISING TO SAVE THE MUSIC

Posted on March 13th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney

Fearing its closure and redevelopment, devotees have launched a crowdfunding campaign to enable purchase of Collingwood’s prized and for sale Tote Hotel. Since the 1980s The Tote has been one of Melbourne’s best-known live music venues, but after more than

MELBOURNE BARTENDER SACKED FOR REFUSING AND PISSING OFF NAZIS

Posted on August 12th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

A young bartender at an Irish pub in Melbourne has been fired for standing up to a group of neo-nazi men, who threatened him with violence and allegedly extorted the pub for money. An Irish barman and another worker that

CLEANER VENUES FOR CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

Posted on March 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

As trade restrictions are removed, amid ongoing COVID infections, pubs are advised to be both diligent and be seen to be providing a safe environment. The pandemic has been challenging for many businesses, but few industries have been impacted as

LORD GLADSTONE GOES ‘GLADSONG’ TO POINT OUT LIVE MUSIC INEQUITY

Posted on January 21st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

This Sunday the Lord will hold service in Chippendale, as The Gladsong, to highlight the abandonment of the music industry and the restrictions, while religious outfits flaunt the rules. On January 23 The (Lord) Gladsong and hold a Sunday service,

COVID CROSSROADS AND BACKLASH OF THE BARRED

Posted on December 17th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

New South Wales has now scrapped all COVID-19 conditions, leaving venues to fend for themselves, faced with greater potential for forced closure versus the wrath of the antivaxxers. From 15 December all residents of NSW enjoy the same freedoms, not

COUNCIL THREATEN U-TURN ON OUTDOOR AREA

Posted on October 6th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Merivale’s Vic on the Park is facing an about-face by Council, which is threatening to kill off its immensely popular COVID-response beer garden, in the former carpark. In response to encouragement to creating outdoor dining spaces to improve conditions brought