coronavirus

ARE YOU READY TO REOPEN?

Posted on October 6th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Locked down pubs are preparing to burst open again and details are coming into focus on what operators need to know to prepare their business. The NSW Government has issued a guide to getting back to business, outlining the coming 3

HOTEL STAFF SHORTAGE MEETS LOW UNEMPLOYMENT

Posted on September 29th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Faced with a pending summer of pent-up demand and falling unemployment figures, pubs around the country are working to find workers in the great hospitality staff crisis. Anticipating extraordinary demand over the warmer months, Australian Venue Co has launched an

ROAD OUT OF LOCKDOWN AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS

Posted on September 20th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Eyeing lockdowns lifted and restrictions eased across the eastern seaboard, a live webinar will tackle the “Road Out Of Lockdown & What The Future Holds”. New South Wales, the ACT and Victoria have the end of lockdown squarely in sight,

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

WEBINARS: TOMORROW’S PATRON MEETS INDUSTRY CHANGE

Posted on September 6th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Last week the second in a series of webinars brought together another panel of hospitality experts to discuss insights on the new breed of patron, ahead of this week’s final, on impacts to the industry landscape. The second Quantaco webinar

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

TURNERS STRUGGLE TO GET HOME TO PUB

Posted on August 27th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The owners of the landmark Maree Hotel continue to find themselves trapped in New South Wales, with border closures and bureaucracy preventing their return and threatening the business. Publican of the Maree Hotel, Phil Turner and wife Marilyn left the

VAX HUB ARMATREE HOTEL MEETING MARKET

Posted on August 23rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
The acclaimed Armatree Hotel is back on the market amid surging migration, while making news as the state’s first vaccination hub in a pub. Built in 1929 on a huge lot of around 10,000sqm, the Hotel is home to a

HOSPO CALLS TO ‘PUT A JAB ON THE MENU’

Posted on August 23rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Some of the biggest names in hospitality have teamed up to implore Aussies to ‘Put A Jab on the Menu’ to help the industry get healthy again. The national Put A Jab on the Menu campaign is promoting people to