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NEW LOCAL OWNERS FOR LOCAL TAPHOUSE DARLO – POST-GABS

Posted on May 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
As beer barons Guy Greenstone and Steve Jeffares sign off on another GABS, they also announce the passing of the baton at their beloved Local Taphouse Darlinghurst to the brothers Thorpe. Victorians Greenstone and Jeffares opened their northern instalment of

7-YEAR BAN FOR LICENSEE BUT HOTEL AND OWNER SUFFER

Posted on May 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Liquor & Gaming NSW has delivered a 7-year ban to the former licensee of the Hotel Orange, following his conviction for commercially growing cannabis. An investigation in 2014 by NSW Police discovered a cannabis set-up deemed to be commercial under

HAWKE’S FIRST 11 MELBOURNE SET TO POUR

Posted on May 29th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Fresh from its first-pour successes in Sydney in April, Hawke’s Brewing Co. has announced the next round of Hawke’s First 11 – the pubs to first see the former Prime Minister’s brew in Melbourne. In early April, a gaggle of

IVY SLUGGED ON SKEWED LIST OF ‘VIOLENT’ VENUES

Posted on May 26th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
NSW Liquor & Gaming has released its latest list of the State’s so-called Violent Venues, defending the scheme’s vilification of venues, and contradicting Sydney LAC and sitting MPs. The intent of the Liquor & Gaming Violent Venues scheme is to

PELATHON PUTS NEWER ORANA TO MARKET

Posted on May 26th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Pelathon has listed its burgeoning Lake Macquarie Orana Hotel, as it deploys capital to its expansion in the Sunshine State. Jaz Mooney’s Pelathon Management Group (PMG) secured the coastal pub last year, via the estate settlement of long-time owner Malcolm

BEERS AIN’T BEERS: NEAL CAMERON

Posted on May 26th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
In a world where beer is no longer simple and the place to enjoy one varies just as widely, acclaimed brewer Neal Cameron has penned some tough love for pubs on how to keep the business of beer flowing.  

REVISED NSW STRIKES SCHEME ‘ABSOLUTELY FAIR’: LAUNDY

Posted on May 24th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
NSW parliament has today announced major changes to licence legislation, including an overhaul of the notorious 3 Strikes scheme that will see existing strikes revoked and future Strikes on the licensee. Minister for Racing Paul Toole announced late today the

OXFORD SCHOLAR HOTEL VICTIM TO MELBOURNE UNDERGROUND RAIL

Posted on May 24th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The popular Oxford Scholar Hotel in the heart of Melbourne is struggling to stay in business, amid major underground rail project works and no love from authorities. Publican Malcolm Wulf has been operating the Oxford Scholar since 1991 and relies

NEW TECH-BASED SOLUTION TO STAFF TRAINING COSTS

Posted on May 24th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Career trainer Joe Pav has launched HospitalityTV, offering hotels a cost-effective in-house training solution that builds business and reduces staff education costs. The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) recently ruled* that employees made to do training must be paid for their

RIVERSDALE’S KINSELAS – SALE WITH UNIVERSAL APPEAL

Posted on May 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The Kospetas family’s Universal Hotels has secured Riversdale’s iconic Kinselas Hotel, stepping up its strategy around embedding modern hospitality in historic settings. Rumours the three-level landmark at Oxford Street’s Taylor Square was on the market began late last year, even