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PATH TO REOPENING SEES LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL

Posted on September 17th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A hard-earned thirst to get back to the pub is brewing as the light at the end of the tunnel comes into focus for locked-down venues to reopen, in a matter of weeks. The NSW and Victorian governments are poised

PUBS PUSHING PASSPORTS FOR EARLIER REOPENING

Posted on September 1st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The hotel industry is in talks with government on the pragmatic realities of reopening venues, based in vaccination rates rather than the seemingly uncontrollable case numbers. Hotels in NSW are reportedly considering supporting unvaccinated staff and patrons not being allowed

UK FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BOON FOR HOSPITALITY

Posted on June 16th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
A newly negotiated Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom could be good news for the struggling hospitality sector, and pave the way for a return to trade relations between the nations.  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was in Cornwall

BUDGET BLESSINGS MIXED FOR PUB INDUSTRY

Posted on May 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The Federal Government has handed down the budget for 2021-22, bringing mixed results for the hotels and tourism sectors in a plan squarely aimed at Australia’s economic recovery. The latest and third budget from Treasurer Josh Frydenberg outlines record funding

STAFF SHORTAGE PROMPTING CASH FOR CHEFS

Posted on April 14th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Lewis Group has announced it is offering a signing bonus of $2,500 for chefs as the industry feels the pinch of the labour shortage crisis. A Federal Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Migration was told this week of staff shortages

BRISBANE SWEATS AS LOCKDOWN LINGERS

Posted on March 31st, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Industry is pleading for a continuation to support as Brisbane is plunged back into lockdown just as JobKeeper ends, threatening closed doors for one of the year’s busiest holiday periods.   From Monday afternoon more than two million residents of

LION LAUNCHES NATIONAL LOCAL DAY

Posted on March 10th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Recognising one year since the day that turned Australia upside down and closed pubs for the first time ever, Lion is declaring Tuesday, 23 March the inaugural ‘National Local Day’. The date marks one year since the taps were turned

PUSH FOR FURTHER INDUSTRY SUPPORT IN RECOVERY

Posted on January 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
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

VALE HOTEL HEAVYWEIGHT JOHN THORPE

Posted on December 4th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Australian hotel industry is mourning the loss of industry legend John Thorpe AM, who passed away Thursday aged 80 following a long illness. Considered a giant of the hotel scene, Thorpe served two terms as President of Australian Hotels