coronavirus

PASTORAL PAYS PRICE FOR PANDEMIC TRADE

Posted on November 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A COVID-defying publican who opened his Pastoral Hotel in Echuca during the lockdowns has faced court and been fined for his insolence. During Victoria’s fifth lockdown, in 2021, the Pastoral Hotel reopened for three days before being forced to close

KING FIGHTS OFF UNMASKED CONVOY

Posted on February 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
King O’Malley’s Irish pub has been beset with both bad and good reviews after a stoush with mask-refusing protestors brought about its closure over the weekend.  For the past week, a motley crew of protesters known as the Convoy to

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

CALEDONIAN HOTELIER PAYS PRICE IN COURT

Posted on December 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The licensee of Singleton’s self-proclaimed “freedom” Caledonian Hotel has been convicted and fined in court over his continued consternation about the COVID vaccine. 57-year-old Bradley John Hill has been waging something of a campaign against COVID-19 vaccination requirements. This has

KATTER REFUSED ENTRY TO PUB OVER JAB STATUS

Posted on December 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Boisterous Queensland MP Bob Katter has been denied entry to a NSW pub for failing to provide proof of vaccination status. The Federal Member for Kennedy was refused entry to the Tamworth Hotel after a group he was with was

VICTORIA RE-EMERGES AS VAX RULES CLARIFIED

Posted on October 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Melbourne returns to life today after 77 days of its sixth lockdown, encountering some confusion over the COVID rules on vaccination. This week Victoria surpassed 70 per cent of people over 16 having received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

CALEDONIAN FALLS ON THE COVID SWORD

Posted on October 18th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The licensee and employees of the self-proclaimed “freedom” Caledonian Hotel have been repeatedly fined and the pub now closed for breaching public health orders. In a post on social media more than a week ago, the Singleton pub vowed to

MAX RESUMES SERVICES FOLLOWING $200m IN INDUSTRY SUPPORT

Posted on October 18th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Gaming systems arm of Tabcorp, MAX, is resuming regular trading services, following nearly $200 million in support for venues by the companies. Tabcorp and MAX acknowledge the impact COVID-19 has had on business, particularly the gaming and hospitality industries, which