SHOULD JOBKEEPER BE EXTENDED FOR HOSPITALITY?
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
SALE ON FOR MITCHELL RIVER TAVERN
The Mitchell River Tavern in Bairnsdale is being sold as a freehold going concern, as the long-time owner of the pub under management determines it is time to move on. The Victorian-era two-storey Tavern is located a stone’s throw from
ROY MORGAN RESEARCH PREDICTS HOSPITALITY CLOSURES AND MAJOR FINANCIAL IMPACT
Research company Roy Morgan has released the results of a survey of businesses in response to the Federal Court ruling on the entitlements for so-called ‘regular casual’ workers, with dire predictions for hospitality. The special-edition SMS survey engaged with 881
PUBS PREPARE TO BOUNCE BACK
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
ODE TO THE PUB: CUB
Carlton & United Breweries has launched an ode to Australia’s favourite place – the pub – in an extension and further activation of its ‘Love Of Your Local’ campaign giving publicans a hand. The long-format music video and song (below),
FITZROY FGC GOES TO EXPANDING NEW LOCAL
Luke Ainscough has expanded his Windsor region collection, taking the re-stapled freehold going concern of the well-known Fitzroy Hotel. The Fitzroy was established around 1852 on a generous 1,319sqm site in the heart of Windsor’s retail and commercial zone. The
MORRIS REOPENS ALBERT PARK LOCAL
The historic Albert Park Hotel is joining the ranks of the re-opened, following an extensive makeover to refresh the offering and usher in another new era for the Melbourne icon. The pub was built 1883 in the southern Melbourne suburb
BRIGHTON IN NEW HANDS AGAIN
The Brighton Hotel in Mandurah has kick-started real estate transactions again in Western Australia, selling to a local syndicate and operators as the State’s pubs reopen this week. Mandurah is WA’s largest regional city, found around 70 kilometres south of
MAINSTAR SPECIALIST COVID CLEANING
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
PUBS VIABLE AGAIN AS MORE RESTRICTIONS EASE
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