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Half of restaurant owners reticent to serve unvaccinated customers

Concern is growing amongst hospitality operators over serving unvaccinated customers. A report by food delivery company Deliveroo, has found that more...

All-in pub pay rates one step closer to implementation

The Fair Work Commission has accepted a proposal that will allow hotels and pubs to offer full time employees an all-in pay rate.  The proposal put forward...

Community concern over Coogee Bay Hotel redevelopment

Locals in Sydney’s eastern suburbs are opposing the $112 million proposed redevelopment of the Coogee Bay Hotel. The latest plans for the site owned...

Australian Culinary Federation Young Chefs announces partnership with Simplot Australia

As the new principal partner of the ACF Young Chefs for 2021/22 Simplot Australia will be providing 200 young Australian chefs, apprentices or culinary...

Pub baron lauds $600 a week disaster payment scheme

With a third of his venues closed due to lockdowns in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide, the chief executive of Australian Venue Co (AVC), Paul Waterson says...

Celebrity chef Luke Mangan says vaccination can bring “hospitality back”

Luke Mangan, restaurateur and P&O Cruises celebrity chef is an advocate for the restart of safe domestic cruising and is asking Aussies to get vaccinated...

Travelodge hotel portfolio sells for $620M

The Salter Brothers have spent a record $620 million on the purchase of the Travelodge hotel portfolio from Mirvac and the NRMA.  On Friday the Melbourne-based...

Crown Resorts called unfit to hold casino licence – must reform

Under a plan proposed by counsel assisting the Victorian Royal Commission, Crown Resorts  could be given two years to prove it has become a suitable operator...

Cronulla café owner accused of being a cocaine kingpin

The owner of Water’s Edge café in Cronulla Park has been busy during Sydney’s latest lockdown, using this time to allegedly sell cocaine. Police...

R&CA and AAoA partners with gov't to deliver hundreds of jobs

The Morrison Government is partnering with the hospitality and tourism industries to connect hundreds of young job seekers to employment opportunities...