A man was arrested this week for allegedly glassing a manager at ALH’s Boomerang Hotel after he was asked to leave an area of the pub due to COVID-19 restrictions. Police were called to a Hotel on Wagga Road at Lavington around 8:45pm on 4 June, after report of an assault. Police allege a 21-year-old […]
Two of the largest drinks suppliers in the country, Lion and Diageo, are helping licensed venues through education and support as customers head out again post-pandemic. Starting this week Lion has been rolling out around 1,000 venue ‘safety kits’ to pubs and clubs in NSW, helping ensure people know how to be “COVID-safe” getting back
After mixed results with its introduction, many hotels are hoping the Federal Government’s JobKeeper program will be continued as the realities of resumed restricted trading set in. Pubs across Australia are continuing to reawaken to increasing numbers of patrons, albeit at a staggered rate in different states as each jurisdiction determines its own approach to
This week has and will continue to see pubs around the country re-emerge or stretch to renewed diminished capacity in the light of eased restrictions, and operators are wasting no time executing enticements. Never in the field of public houses have so many been so happy about so few customers, and large and small the
Sydney-based Mainstar services is offering specialist cleaning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a regime approved by the Therapeutic Goods Association and peace of mind for operators. With an eye to the ‘new normal’ Mainstar has adopted use of the Z-71 Microbe Shield, made by Zoono Group Ltd (ASX: ZNO), which has been laboratory
The quest to resume profitable trading marches on with further states joining NSW in allowing hoteliers to welcome more customers back to their modified post-pandemic pubs. The Berejiklian Government in NSW has released its industry guidelines for hospitality, providing a checklist of items to include in a venue’s COVID-19 Safety Plan for increasing capacity to
The emerging rules for reopening pubs and restaurants are seeing venues required to collect personal data from patrons to facilitate contact tracing in the event of a local outbreak. GuestHQ is a contact tracing resource endorsed by the powerful Restaurant & Catering Association (RCA). It is a simple way to register guests arriving at
Authorities have begun circulating checklists to industry to help licensed venues meet their COVID-19 safety plans required for reopening Monday, 1 June. In NSW larger venues will be able to take up to 50 people in separate existing dining areas, limited to one patron per four square metres and a group booking limit of 10.
ASX-listed hotel operator Redcape has released announcement it will be reopening most of its 32 venues next week, with CEO Dan Brady discussing the need for special measures and plans to ensure the customer experience. In the three-minute video release Brady explains how the group has aimed to minimise its cash burn, improve team connections,
Australia’s COVID-19 safety net JobKeeper is at the centre of a massive increase in the number of workers raising issues with unfair dismissals, as Treasury concedes miscalculations and devils emerge in the detail. The ABC reports the case of medical student and pub worker Emma Scealy, who says she was told she was among staff
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