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TOUGH WEEK IN TASSIE PUBS

Posted on February 1st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs on the apple isle are under attack from all sides, defending from Council encroachment, for not barring patrons, and from axe-wielding bandits. The Tasmanian Government recently overhauled the State’s regulations on licensed premises, and a key outcome was the

NORTH COAST IVORY TAVERN GOES TO LAWLESS

Posted on January 30th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney hotelier Brendan Lawless is following the money, purchasing Tweed Heads beauty the Ivory Tavern – with options. Lawless Hotels is expanding on its NSW north coast operations with the Ivory, having bought Mullumbimby’s Middle Pub in 2013 from Redcape,

ROYAL HOTEL REOPENS AS TRUE FAMILY PUB

Posted on January 30th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A classic south-east Queensland local has just been reborn, after the Baillie family persisted with the dream to one day own and run their own pub. Closed for the past six months, the weekend saw Kalbar’s Royal Hotel reopen under

NEWTOWN SOCIAL CLOSURE ANOTHER BLOW FOR PUB MUSIC

Posted on January 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Four years after saving it from oblivion, the operators have announced the impending closure of the live music pub known as the Newtown Social Club. The beloved Sandringham was home-away-from-home for a procession of established and up-and-coming bands for over

QUEENSLAND CHEERS AS LOCKOUTS SCRAPPED

Posted on January 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Queensland’s government has listened to its constituents and experts from Deakin University, and scrapped plans for the introduction of its contentious lockout laws. An already watered-down version of the ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Act’ 2016 came into effect on

GABS HOTTEST 100 AUSSIE CRAFT BEERS 2017 ANNOUNCED

Posted on January 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers for 2017 has been announced, with what has become the barometer for the industry in Australia again getting even more votes and beers. Over 1600 brews were in contention for this year’s list,

BOURKE ST BUYS KING ST BOTANY VIEW

Posted on January 25th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Prominent publican Paddy Coughlan has secured another inner west pub, lauding southern King St and the Murphy family’s Botany View Hotel. The Murphys have owned and operated the Botany View (BVH) for the past 26 years, and the modest pub

SHAKY TIMES FOR OLD MELBOURNE PUBS

Posted on January 25th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The battle to save Melbourne’s historic pubs rages on, with two currently facing demolition and redevelopment into residential apartments. St Kilda’s Greyhound Hotel closed suddenly in the first week of January, despite community efforts to save it, with developers applying

AUSSIE STAFFING SOFTWARE SET TO SHIFT GLOBAL GAUGE

Posted on January 25th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Sydney-based tech company Deputy has secured venture financing that will help take its acclaimed employee management software for venues to a global stage. Deputy was launched in 2008, and founders Steve Shelley and Ashik Ahmed have thus far self-funded expansion