The NSW Government this month launches its Dine & Discover voucher scheme offering citizens $100 to spend, joining initiatives around the country. The goal of Dine & Discover is to boost discretionary spending in key industries, such as hotels, cafes and restaurants, which according to the ABS reported trade still down close to 30 per […]
Announcement came today Victoria will go into lockdown again for five days, from midnight tonight, in a designated “short, sharp circuit-breaker” to stem the spread of the highly infectious UK strain of coronavirus. Striving to prevent spread into the community and a third wave, Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the snap lockdown, due to end at
Perth and surrounding areas are in the midst of a snap lockdown dropped this week after a hotel quarantine security guard returned a positive COVID-19 result on the weekend. It has emerged that the guard from Perth’s Four Points Hotel delivered medicine to a returned traveller who had already tested positive for coronavirus. He is
Even as NSW and other states look to ease coronavirus trade restrictions a little further, industry bodies like the AHA are lobbying government for continued support for hard-hit sectors such as hospitality. The second round of the Federal Government’s $101 billion JobKeeper program is due to wind up in March, following tightened criteria and reduced
Following extensive consultation with stakeholders, the board of the AHG Expo for 2021 have determined to postpone this year’s event. The 2021 MAX AHG Expo was due to take place in Brisbane in March. The 2020 instalment was one of the first casualties of the COVID-19 catastrophe. Noting that the health and safety of all
Today’s announcement of a dramatic relaxation to NSW’s COVID-19 restrictions has brought praise from industry giants such as Merivale and the AHA as a “game-changer”. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the changes today, due to come into effect Monday (7 December), in time for the Christmas period. The current four-square-metre rule will change to require
Jumping to put the lid on an outbreak of coronavirus in Adelaide, on Wednesday the South Australian Government initiated a second and hopefully short-term lockdown of the State. Premier Steven Marshall described the proposed six-day measure as a “circuit breaker” that will allow authorities to conduct detailed contact tracing to bring the cluster under control.
Pubs around Victoria have embraced the easing of restrictions, with some of the State’s major players eager to welcome patrons back, while the Andrews’ government’s tight controls keep many closed. One of the largest groups in the country, Australian Venue Co (AVC) triumphantly opened all its Victorian pubs at first opportunity, on Wednesday. “We are
A pub in Bourke is the latest to be issued with five-figure fines for breaching COVID restrictions, as another is closed for a week by Liquor & Gaming. Following a police operation in the state’s north-west in early October, Western Region Licensing Police allege a hotel on Bourke’s Mitchell Street and its licensee breached the
MORE COVID FINES AND PUNITIVE CLOSURE AT NSW PUBS Read More »
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the Federal Budget Tuesday night, bringing favourable measures for hotels and hospitality and a nod from industry. Frydenberg had promised the policy announcement would be “all about jobs” and employment stimulus dominated the measures outlined. “There is no economic recovery without a jobs recovery,” said the Treasurer. The hospitality sector
A product of The Information Collective
ACN. 603 201 109
ABN. 21 603 201 109
