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BEACHFRONT HOTEL DARWIN TROPHY SET TO MARKET

Posted on March 2nd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The Beachfront Hotel in Darwin is being sold by NT icon Doug Sallis, representing the first freehold going concern sale in many years. Occupying a massive 7,000sqm site, it is close to the CBD, Hospital and the Territory’s largest retail

MANDATORY PRE-COMMITMENT FOR PUBS AND CLUBS: CROWN

Posted on February 23rd, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The troubled Crown Resorts empire is demanding new mandatory pre-commitment measures to be imposed on the casino apply to all licensed venues with gaming machines – starting with Victoria’s pubs and clubs. Last week it was revealed the Andrews government

GOVT UNDER PRESSURE OVER BEER TAX AND REVIVING CITIES

Posted on February 11th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The campaign for relief on beer excise – for pubs and patrons – continues its push on government, highlighting the multiple taxes paid to simply enjoy a glass of beer. An initiative against beer becoming ‘liquid gold’ began last week,

PUBS ‘NEXT FRONTIER FOR CRIME’: CLICK-BAIT MEDIA

Posted on November 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The hospitality industry and Associations are again defending the role of pubs and clubs in society, in light of the latest round of naïve finger-pointing by click-bait media. According to Nine Entertainment (the merged Channel 9 and Fairfax Media) the

PATH TO REOPENING SEES LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL

Posted on September 17th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A hard-earned thirst to get back to the pub is brewing as the light at the end of the tunnel comes into focus for locked-down venues to reopen, in a matter of weeks. The NSW and Victorian governments are poised

PUBS PUSHING PASSPORTS FOR EARLIER REOPENING

Posted on September 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The hotel industry is in talks with government on the pragmatic realities of reopening venues, based in vaccination rates rather than the seemingly uncontrollable case numbers. Hotels in NSW are reportedly considering supporting unvaccinated staff and patrons not being allowed

UK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BOON FOR HOSPITALITY

Posted on June 16th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A newly negotiated Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom could be good news for the struggling hospitality sector, and pave the way for a return to trade relations between the nations.  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was in Cornwall

BUDGET BLESSINGS MIXED FOR PUB INDUSTRY

Posted on May 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Federal Government has handed down the budget for 2021-22, bringing mixed results for the hotels and tourism sectors in a plan squarely aimed at Australia’s economic recovery. The latest and third budget from Treasurer Josh Frydenberg outlines record funding