Pub Relations

GOVT INTRODUCES SAFE DIGITAL ID VERIFICATION

Posted on August 23rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The Federal Government has introduced a new digital verification tool that will allow businesses to establish proof of identity using a government-issued QR code. Known as the ‘Trust Exchange’, or ‘TEx’, it connects a business with a user's MyGov Wallet

FUN FALLS YEAR-ON-YEAR: ABS

Posted on August 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Data from the ABS and NIQ finds Australians are spending less on events, accommodation and food, as inflation and tax hikes raise prices and hit sales in Australia’s pubs and bars. Official numbers last week from the Australian Bureau of

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

AVC LAUNCHES EXPERIENCE+ IN-HOUSE MEDIA

Posted on June 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Australian Venue Co has again demonstrated its dedication to innovation with the launch of its retail media network for partner marketing and promotion, AVC Experience+. The concept provides access to AVC’s growing national portfolio of 219+ venues, offering the ability

TODD TAVERN ATTACKED, PROMPTING ALICE LOCKDOWN

Posted on April 5th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Alice Springs is in the midst of a two-week curfew on its youth, after a spate of violence and unrest in the town saw an attack on the Todd Tavern. Located roughly 2k kilometres north-west of Sydney, Alice entered the

DA MAY MEAN CURTAINS FOR ANOTHER MUSIC VENUE

Posted on March 27th, 2024 by Jane Louise
On the heels of the loss of Melbourne pub The Bendigo Hotel, beloved Adelaide rock venue the Crown & Anchor’s future is in now doubt after a Singapore-based developer lodged plans for a partial demolition and adaptive reuse of the