coronavirus

MORE COVID FINES AND PUNITIVE CLOSURE AT NSW PUBS

Posted on October 23rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
A pub in Bourke is the latest to be issued with five-figure fines for breaching COVID restrictions, as another is closed for a week by Liquor & Gaming. Following a police operation in the state’s north-west in early October, Western

FEDERAL BUDGET: WINS FOR HOSPO AND JOBS

Posted on October 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the Federal Budget Tuesday night, bringing favourable measures for hotels and hospitality and a nod from industry. Frydenberg had promised the policy announcement would be “all about jobs” and employment stimulus dominated the measures outlined.

HOSPITALITY MENTAL HEALTH WEBINAR A SUCCESS

Posted on October 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2020, The Banksia Project hosted a candid discussion about the current and future state of the hospitality industry, successful operational and marketing strategies, personal experiences and challenges faced by industry experts and

AVC’S HAWTHORN GOES DARK AS MELBOURNE FADES

Posted on September 23rd, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The “realities” of Melbourne’s pandemic plight sees another of the city’s pub institutions fade away, as AVC hands back student favourite the Hawthorn Hotel. Built 1868, the Hotel freehold has been owned by Swinburne University since 2015 and is located

LEWIS GROUP GOES LONG IN MON KOMO

Posted on September 21st, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Lewis Land Group has announced completion of its acquisition of Redcliffe’s Mon Komo Hotel, representing the first Queensland pub transaction finalised amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Mon Komo is a multi-faceted hospitality venue in what is considered the most desirable position

FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR VICTORIAN PUBS

Posted on September 16th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The Andrews Government in Victoria has this week announced two rounds of additional business support funding, including special provisions for hotels and pubs throughout the State. On Sunday a $3 billion package was announced and on Monday another $290 million

MELBOURNE PLEADS AS INDUSTRY BLEEDS

Posted on September 11th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Publicans, operators and owners have come together to plead with Government for clemency and more support if pubs are to survive, under the weight of the politicised Victorian response clutching at what could be overly ambitious targets. The urgent message

UNITY HALL SHUT DOWN OVER COVID BREACHES

Posted on September 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Liquor & Gaming has forced the seven-day closure of Balmain’s Unity Hall Hotel following repeated breaches of the Public Health Order. The pub has now been fined a total of $10,000 by authorities over two occasions. Government has warned from

INDUSTRY REELS AS RESTRICTIONS ROLL ON

Posted on September 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
The hotel industry has reacted swiftly to yesterday’s announcement that Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions have been extended in a plan scheduled until the end of the year, as test results put some question on the cost versus benefit. The Victorian government’s

MATHIESON PREDICTS LONG RECOVERY AS ALH STRUGGLES

Posted on September 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Pub chieftain Bruce Mathieson predicts a long and bumpy recovery from COVID-19, as Australia’s biggest publican is further hammered by restrictions and shutdowns. In a recent interview with The Australian, Mathieson spoke of grave fears for the economic damage being