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PENALTIES SOAR AS STATES SCRAMBLE TO CONTAIN SECOND WAVE

Inspectors from coordinated government departments are trawling NSW licensed venues in search of COVID breaches, while Victoria threatens fines of $200,000 to businesses who fail to report infected staff. Liquor & Gaming NSW, SafeWork NSW and NSW Fair Trading collectively visited 410 venues during weekend compliance activities conducted by the Department of Customer Service, issuing […]

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PUBJOBS LAUNCHED TO FIGHT THE BATTLE FOR STAFF

1 Comment / Product releases, Suppliers / Clyde Mooney

Former AHA liaison officer Danny Howard has launched new service ‘Pubjobs.com.au’ to address the constant battle pubs have finding staff. Howard spent five years with the AHA NSW, travelling the state talking shop with publicans. Beyond the all-important price of bulk beer, he found the thing most often on their mind was the quest for

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OSCARS TO FLIP HAROLD PARK HOTEL

On the Market, Real Estate / Clyde Mooney

Hot on the heels of another big acquisition, the Gravanis brothers’ Oscars Hotels is divesting famed comedy house and inner west secret the Harold Park Hotel. What was once the Little Bridge Hotel in 1903 was destroyed by fire in 1959, before eventually being reborn as a two-storey modern brick structure directly across from the

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DENILIQUIN’S SPORTSMANS ARMS FOR SALE

On the Market, Real Estate / Clyde Mooney

The big Sportsman’s Arms in downtown Deniliquin is being sold as a freehold vacant possession, currently operated under management, in the heart of the Riverina. Deniliquin – aka “Deni” – is a pastoral region producing beef, wool, lamb and assorted crops, around 700 kilometres south-west of Sydney, almost due west of Canberra. The local population

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LAUNDY BACKS THE FRONT OF THE BULLDOGS

Marketing, Pub Relations / Clyde Mooney

In a synergy of the history of the two entities, Laundy Hotels has secured the Major Sponsorship for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs until the end of the 2022 season. The Laundy family joined the pub game with the Sackville Hotel in 1945, and boasts four generations in the industry, highlighted by patriarch Arthur Laundy receiving the

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ROYAL SCONE JOINS THE KELLY GANG

Property, Real Estate / Clyde Mooney

Kelly & Co is back on the horse, taking the reins to the “best pub” Royal Hotel-Motel in Scone, Australia’s preeminent equine arena. Rodney ‘Ned’ Kelly began his career as a publican in 1997 at the Belmore Hotel, established 1866 on his namesake Kelly Street in Scone. Back then he would look across and down

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MORE PUBS FINED AS NSW BLITZ CONTINUES

Industry, Industry News / Clyde Mooney

The NSW state government has unleashed an inspection ‘blitz’ with the aim of staving off a second wave of the coronavirus, hitting up pubs and other licensed venues as well as individuals. Since the beginning of June venues have been required to collect details of customers coming onto the premises, and securely store the details

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PUB SCHOOLED OVER MISPLACED COVID JIBE

Pub Relations, Public Opinion / Clyde Mooney

A pub in Sydney’s east has come under fire for displaying coronavirus signs deemed racist and discriminatory, as social tension mirrors the seriousness of the global disposition and not all appreciate attempts to make any light of the situation. The Maroubra Junction Hotel was spotted displaying signs advocating its “Chinese” coronavirus plan, also featuring a

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MATTHEWS HOTELS DIVIDES TO CONQUER

Our Pub, Real Estate / Clyde Mooney

One of largest and most successful family-owned hotel groups in South Australia has finalised a succession plan it says will “strengthen the future of its hotels for the next generations”. Matthews Hospitality was established during World War II by Seymour and Doris “Dossie” Matthews, starting with a lease on the Bayview Hotel in Whyalla. Since

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TABCORP’S PLAN TO REVISE RETAIL WAGERING

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REDCAPE PASSES BEACHY BATON

LORD STANLEY’S NEW LOOK

BUYERS SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL