Business & Trade

ROCKIN’ NOVOCASTRIAN PUBS TAP TRADING HOUR EXTENSIONS

Posted on July 22nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Following the 2023 bill to foster the revival of live entertainment and riding the wave of new government grants supporting live music, two more Steel city pubs have applied to extend their capacity and hours. The Cricketers Arms Hotel in

NSW GOVERNMENT STRIKES A CHORD WITH VIBRANCY REFORMS

Posted on July 1st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The NSW Government’s Vibrancy Reforms come into full effect 1 July, further supporting the night-time economy and the music and cultural sectors without compromising public safety. The more complex of the reforms include grants for soundproofing venues as well as

PUBS AS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS

Posted on June 17th, 2024 by Jane Louise
The Australian hospitality industry is well positioned to become a leader in environmental sustainability, and a new guide helps pubs achieve this. Developed by the Australian Hotels Association South Australia (AHA|SA) and the state government’s Green Industries SA as well

PUB TRENDS PREDICTED FOR 2024

Posted on February 7th, 2024 by Jane Louise
The Australian pub industry was of course greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and as businesses continue to emerge from the hit, the industry is yet to return to pre-COVID income levels. This deficit is due to both cost-of-living pressures

RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING OFFICERS ORDERED FOR PUBS AND CLUBS

Posted on February 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Most pubs and clubs with gaming will be mandated to have a ‘responsible gambling officer’ on duty during machines hours of operation, in the latest reforms by the state government. The Minns Labor government in NSW has affirmed it is

HOSPITALITY BACK ON ITS FEET AS BACKPACKERS RETURN

Posted on February 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Backpackers are hiking their way back to Australia, bringing with them life for the hospitality industry. Department of Home Affairs data shows that during the peak of COVID across the financial year 2020-2021, working holiday maker visas had plummeted to

PAVILION PLAYS HERITAGE GAME

Posted on January 19th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A sports bar pub in historic Salamanca has been at the forefront of a debate over preserving “character and heritage” while being a vibrant part of an entertainment precinct. The Pavilion at Salamanca is in an old three-storey former warehouse

NEW DRUG DECRIMINALISATION LAWS AND PUBS

Posted on October 30th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Hospitality businesses are feeling mixed reactions to the start of new laws decriminalising personal use amounts of all drugs, in the nation’s capital. In 2020 the ACT legalised personal use amounts of cannabis, and the following year the drug bill was