Victoria’s live music scene is set to receive a $3.9 million boost, with the state government reinforcing its commitment to supporting the industry and venues. The funding was designed to bolster the state’s beleaguered live music scene, and is part of a $35.4 million package supporting live music across the state. Round one of the […]
Western Australia’s tiny town of Darkan, around 200 Kilometres south-east of Perth, received a blow two years ago when its only pub closed its doors. The pub had been established at the same time as the town itself, back in 1906, and had always been the social hub of the tight-knit community. Fortunately, a small
A revolutionary new software tool could help pubs and other venues improve their booking revenue by allowing people to explore the site from anywhere. Last week HeadBox, a digital meetings and events platform released its latest product, ‘HeadBox 3D Studio’. It says the software allows venues to quickly create “personalised digital proposals using 3D tours”
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Yackandandah Hotel publican Peter Cook has worked in hospitality for decades, but has never experienced such a difficult time for pubs as now. The pub, in the Indigo Shire in the northeast of Victoria, has served its community for over 100 years. But in the last few months, Cook has had to drop five of
Having defibrillators in pubs can be the difference between life and death, providing crucial, life-saving intervention during sudden cardiac emergencies. PubTIC has spoken with the AED Authority to discuss the critical role of defibrillators in pubs, exploring the life-saving benefits they offer, and highlighting real life examples where having one on hand made all the
Hospitality leaders Oscars Group has reopened The Bristol Arms after its closure in 2019, rebranding as The Bristol. Oscars, who purchased the Unanderra Hotel from Redcape last year, the massive WestWaters Hotel & Entertainment Complex in a record deal in 2022, and whose impressive portfolio includes pubs such as Shooeys in Surfers Paradise and Hotel
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The Fair Work Ombudsman recently released further information on employees’ right to disconnect, where changes to workers’ rights will begin to come into effect from next week. From Monday 26 August 2024, outside of working hours, employees will have the right to refuse contact from their employer or a third-party contact. Eligible employees employed by
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When a popular and historic Adelaide pub was facing the threat of demolition earlier this year, locals got together, petitioning the government in the hopes of saving the iconic venue. By April, the petition had reached the Green’s Heritage and Planning MLC Robert Simms, who recognised that the current heritage laws had difficulty in accounting
A new hotel school has been launched to address the national demand for a stronger tourism and hospitality workforce. Tasmania’s Visitor Experience Training (VXT) had its new hotel school launched by Jeremy Rockliff, the Premier and Minister for Tourism and Hospitality last week. Established on a $1 million grant from the Tasmanian government, VXT is
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Two bizarre acts of violence outside pubs hit the headlines this week, after an assault in the Melbourne suburb of Epping and an attempted robbery on the Sunshine Coast caught the media’s attention. A man plead guilty to the charge of intentionally causing injury at Heidelberg Magistrate’s Court this week after assaulting a patron at
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