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WA WELCOMES LIQUOR REFORM TO BOLSTER VENUES AND TOURISM

After years of lobbying by industry, Western Australia yesterday saw the introduction of reforms heralding greater flexibility and opportunity for the State’s licensed venues. The Liquor Control Amendment Bill 2018 tabled in parliament represented the State Government’s reforms to WA’s Liquor Control Act 1988. Significantly, a number of key amendments elevate the importance of hospitality […]

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RISQUÉ ABSOLUT CAMPAIGN BOASTS ‘NOTHING TO HIDE’

Drinks Spirits / Clyde Mooney

The battle of the brands in vodka has spawned a brilliantly cheeky new campaign by stalwart Absolut, taking the purity of the spirit to new frozen Swedish heights in naturalism. In a shameless yet hilarious and self-deprecating stab at themselves, Absolut has released a short video (below) presented as an employee induction film, where the

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GAMING EXPO AND SEMINARS SET FOR BIG 2018

Gaming - News / Clyde Mooney

The Australasian Gaming Expo for 2018 will take place in August, and already registration is open and over three-quarters of the exhibition space has been filled. Returning for the second year to its home in Darling Harbour, at the new International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney), the AGE will occupy over 19,000sqm of exhibition space, making

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LIQUOR & GAMING ANNOUNCE EXTENDED FESTIVE TRADING FOR HOTELS

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

Liquor & Gaming NSW has confirmed later trading on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, for both licensed venues and takeaway sales. Due to Christmas and New Year’s Eves falling on a Sunday, special arrangements were decided to give consumers additional time to patronise and make purchases ahead of the festive days. All hotels, clubs,

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DIAGEO 20TH ANNIVERSARY: STILL INNOVATING

Drinks – Alcoholic / Clyde Mooney

This week Diageo – one of the largest and most progressive drinks companies – celebrated two decades since its inception, and the eve of further innovation. The publicly listed company (plc) Diageo was created in 1997 from the merger of Grand Metropolitan plc and Guinness plc. Since then its share price has increased 340 per

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TABCORP-TATTS MERGER CLEARS ALL HURDLES

Gaming - News / Clyde Mooney

After more than a year of debate, the combining of Tabcorp and Tatts Group has been given final approval and shareholders notified. The proposed $11bn merger between the two ASX-listed Australian gaming companies was announced mid-October 2016. The Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) approved the deal in June this year, but this decision was appealed by

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MINIMUM PRICE FOR STANDARD DRINKS TO TARGET CHEAP TAKEAWAY BOOZE

Drinks – Alcoholic / Clyde Mooney

Scotland is set to become the first country to introduce a ‘Minimum Unit Price’ (MUP) on all booze, currently being considered in Australia, in an attempt to curb irresponsible drinking and public health detriment. Authorities in Scotland have now cleared legal hurdles slowing progress of the legislation, first mooted in 2012, paving the way for

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FIGHT TO KEEP SYDNEY OPEN HEADS TO PARLIAMENT

Industry News / Clyde Mooney

After years fighting for Sydney’s right to party, Keep Sydney Open is garnering support for a push to take the plight of the global city into parliament. The controversial 1:30 lockout and 3am closure laws were introduced in February 2014, cementing a Government view that the night economy in Sydney was not important. Framed as

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ICE FLAGGED AS STAFF ASSAULTS DOUBLE

Anti-social behaviour / Clyde Mooney

The alarming increase in assaults in venues, particularly on staff, is evidence of the prevalence of ice in Australia, says AHA SA general manager Ian Horne. Figures out of SA’s Consumer Business Services show pub and club operators in South Australia exercised their right to issue a ban from the premises of up to six

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HOTELS & HASHTAGS EVENT HELPING HOTELIERS

Industry events / Clyde Mooney

Another edition of Hotels & Hashtags took place last week, helping hoteliers in Victoria to consider and plan beyond the today. The Hotels & Hashtags concept began two years ago, a partnership between the AHA Victoria and Carlton & United Breweries. First held in Bendigo, last year it moved to Richmond and this year more

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VIRTICAL’S LAST PUB SOLD

DERBY DUO FINED OVER $100K

FAIR WORK FINES HOTEL EMPLOYERS OVER $100K

REDCAPE REVERSES WITH MULTIPLE ACQUISITIONS

FBT PROPOSAL A ‘WIN’ FOR HOSPITALITY

COUNCIL PROCEEDS WITH HERITAGE HIT LIST

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