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PRODUCT TAKES STRESS AND COST OUT OF PROMO DESIGN

Posted on August 1st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A group of hospitality specialist graphic designers has launched a product to take the cost and stress out of creating promotional material for pubs. Pre-launch research found that operators saw a need for a template-based catalogue for designing promo posters

PUB SET TO SHUT OVER FEAR OF COUNCIL WRATH

Posted on July 20th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Battlers Peter and Jayne Fitzpatrick have become entangled in Council red tape around their community pub, in Rappville, near Casino. Just 16 months after purchasing the heritage-listed Rappville pub, the Fitzpatricks are on the verge of closing under weight of

SOLOTEL’S NOD TO HENRY LAWSON’S ‘CASTLE’ REVEALED

Posted on July 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Bruce Solomon’s Solotel last night relaunched one of Sydney’s most historic hotels – former home of Henry Lawson, the Edinburgh Castle. In the final years of the 19th century, iconic Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson inhabited one of the

VENUES FOOTING BLAME FOR ALCOHOL DRUNK AT HOME

Posted on July 13th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A study by La Trobe University has found the vast majority of alcohol is not consumed in licensed premises, and calls for measures beyond the blame and restrictions heaped on pubs and bars. Surveying more than 2,000 Australians, the University

MALOUF’S GREGORY HILLS PUB OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Posted on July 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Malouf family has realised a long-term goal with the opening Friday of its brand new pub in Sydney’s booming south-west. The Gregory Hills Hotel (GHH) is the proud debut pub for the suburb of Gregory Hills, just north of

PELATHON COY ON PLANS FOR ITS NEW NEW ORANA

Posted on July 4th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The acquisitive Pelathon Pub Group has swooped on a Lake Macquarie local as it eyes new candidates for its proven turn-around management. Pelathon (PPG) is a partnership between the ASX-listed BlackWall Property Funds and long-time operator Jaz Mooney. In April

PUB PAYMENTS TECHNOLOGY ROLLED OUT TO VENUES

Posted on July 1st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
An Australia-based tech company with backing by some of the country’s biggest brands has boldly rolled out thousands of new ‘on-premise redemption’ and ‘prepaid product’ terminals in pubs. Pubs across Australia have or will receive a welcome kit from ‘Pub

KEYSTONE SINKS UNDER WEIGHT OF DEBT

Posted on June 29th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
One of Sydney’s best-known hospitality operators has seen receivers called in to “pursue a sale process” after financial strain and lockout laws took too high a toll. The Keystone Group (TKSG) was formed in 2000 around well-run good-time food &

STING ON SNEAKY MINORS OUTSIDE PUBS BRINGS RESULTS

Posted on June 27th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Police in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs have been conducting stings on minors attempting to enter licensed venues, with the fear of penalties bringing immediate success. The initiative last weekend caught no underage kids – a stark contrast to the 34 caught

LORD NELSON CELEBRATES MILESTONE OF PUB AND BREWERY

Posted on June 27th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
One of Sydney’s best loved and oldest pubs has celebrated its 175th birthday, and legacy as a brewer of craft ales. The Lord Nelson is said to be the oldest continuously licensed hotel in Sydney, built by pardoned convict made