coronavirus

NSW RELAXES FURTHER

Posted on March 26th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
NSW is close to welcoming a fresh chorus of easing coronavirus restrictions, coming into effect next week. The next round of changes brings some relief for stifled hotels with singing and dancing allowed again, ushering in the return of nightclubs,

NSW ALLOWS STANDING, DELIVERING “GAME-CHANGER” FOR PUBS

Posted on March 17th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Pubs across New South Wales celebrate a refreshed St Patrick’s Day as coronavirus restrictions ease and patrons are permitted to stand and revel. The new rules came into effect across the state Wednesday after NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the

NEW FINES AS COVID INSPECTIONS CONTINUE

Posted on March 8th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Government inspectors continue to monitor COVID compliance in NSW venues, as Sydney’s Lord Wolseley and Bathurst’s Oxford receive over $10k in fresh fines. The Lord Wolseley Hotel in Ultimo is a classic corner family-run pub known for its leafy outlook

VICTORIA SNAPS SHUT AGAIN

Posted on February 12th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
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

PERTH ON HOLD OVER HOTEL GUARD POSITIVE

Posted on February 3rd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
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

SOUTHERN SUNSHINE ON BOBBIE PEELS

Posted on December 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Victorians are making hay in the sunshine of eased restrictions as opportunities emerge and the countdown to Christmas begins in earnest. This week brought the highly anticipated move to one patron per two square metres and no cap on numbers,

CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY AS NSW EASES RESTRICTIONS

Posted on December 2nd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
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

SA HUNKERS DOWN TO QUASH OUTBREAK

Posted on November 20th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
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”

UK CLOSES AGAIN: ONE THIRD OF PUBS MAY NOT REOPEN

Posted on November 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Due to a massive resurgence in coronavirus cases since mid-September, the United Kingdom has again gone into total lockdown, closing all pubs in a second attempt to get the pandemic under control. The nationwide lockdown came into effect again on

ALH FLAGS PUBS WON’T REOPEN AS ALE CALLS OUT MANAGEMENT

Posted on October 26th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Woolworths-backed ALH has flagged not reopening Melbourne pubs under restricted capacity, as landlord ALE drags the group back to court questioning the quality of management at venues. From 2 November licensed venues in Melbourne including pubs will be allowed to