The Queensland Hotels Association (QHA) celebrated a long-awaited night of nights this week, crowning its winners for the 2022 Awards for Excellence at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. On Monday night a record crowd of more than 1,700 members and guests arrived, eager to brush off the challenges of the past two years and […]
The crème of Victorian hospitality gathered this week to recognise the “Most Outstanding” in the hotel industry, at the 2022 AHA Victoria Awards for Excellence. A crowd of 1,250 recipients, guests and VIPs packed out the Crown Palladium on Monday night in celebration of both the success of the winners and finalists, but also the
New South Wales and Victoria are joining the states that have already banned the use of single-use plastics, and venues are being forced to make provision in day-to-day operations. What is dubbed ‘single-use plastics’ make up around a third of litter on streets and in waterways, and are usually small and difficult to clean up.
The Federal Government has issued its much-anticipated budget for the coming year, and critics are saying it is tainted with pre-election flavour, with only modest gains for small business and hospitality. It appears Prime Minister Scott Morrison will be staying on the cans, as one promise that did not come was the hotel industry’s push
The Laundy family, with the Richardsons, have further expanded their coastal collection with a $13 million purchase of the Orana Hotel at Blacksmiths. Heading up the acquisition is Danielle Richardson, daughter of Arthur Laundy, with her husband Shane, who have joined the Laundy partnership bandwagon at Blacksmiths, south of Newcastle and around 90 minutes north
Vast areas of northern NSW and southern Queensland are dealing with record rain and floods, pushing river levels to heights unseen for a century. Deluges of rain for days inundated the Mary River, which passes through Gympie. Locals were told the River was predicted to reach a height of 17-20 metres, and many residents stayed
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The campaign for relief on beer excise – for pubs and patrons – continues its push on government, highlighting the multiple taxes paid to simply enjoy a glass of beer. An initiative against beer becoming ‘liquid gold’ began last week, fronted by the National AHA, with Clubs Australia and the Brewers Association. Beer excise has
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Embodying the spirit of hospitality, the National AHA Awards for Excellence took place tonight in Hobart. Over 500 VIPs and industry guests gathered at Princes Wharf No.1 for the biggest hospitality event in the state in years – the Australian Hotels Association National Awards for Excellence annual awards presentation dinner. The stella event was a
The George is in the hot seat and facing massive fines and loss of licence over a private New Year’s Eve event hosting hundreds of people during COVID restrictions. New public health orders came into effect in WA on 23 December, temporarily banning nightclubs and allowing dancing only at weddings. This would have limited effect
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Health departments are increasingly concerned about transmission of the COVID virus in hospitality settings, such as pubs and clubs, with growing case numbers and big hikes in non-compliance penalties. COVID-19 case numbers have continued to increase in New South Wales, as several well-known Sydney pubs are listed as exposure sites by NSW Health over events
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