ARTICLE Nick Roney
During the months of August and September, the THA was quite active moving around the state with information sessions and other activities. It all started in early August with one of our Corporate Partners - North Melbourne Football Club - doing a state wide tour with their four premiership cups and sportsman's night to celebrate their 150th year. Congratulations to all involved and well done to Shayne Stevenson and his team. We held our annual THA Awards for Excellence night which saw more than 560 people attend the event at Wrest Point Hotel . Some fun was had with a little cameo on the big screen from Steve Old and myself introducing the awards along with interviews and filming for the Hospitality in our Community podcast. Well done to the venues that received awards and also to those
unaware of the changes please feel free to email me on nick@tha.asn. au or contact me direct on 0439 119 343. In our corporate space, I would like to welcome new partners who have come on-board with the THA recently and they are; Australia Chef Migration, Pinnacle People, Complete Information Solutions, Colony 47, Top Centre Laundry & Energy ROI. All of our corporate partners should be able to offer some value or benefits to your business so, please make a point that you are a THA member when contacting them. I would also like to hear your stories when you have dealt with our partners, so just shoot me a quick email when you do at nick@tha.asn.au See our website for all of their contact details.
who were finalists, a big congratulations to you all. I encourage everyone to nominate next year as it’s not only about winning but the valuable report you get back with details on your venue and how we can all improve in small areas.
You all should have seen an email come out in the last month in regards to an Electricity offer and the potential for you to save money. This has been in conjunction with our newest Corporate Partner in Energy ROI. The idea behind this is to get as many members as possible to join forces and bundle your energy consumption. We can purchase a big block of energy and collectively get a better price. This can only work if we
The national awards were held on the Gold Coast in September and it was great to see a full table of Tasmanian venues at this event. Even more pleasing to see that Tasmanian venues took home four awards. The recipients are as follows: Best Restaurant Regional – Furneaux Restaurant, St. Helens. Best Bistro Regional – Shoreline Hotel, Howrah. Best Superior Accommodation – Maylands Lodge, New Town Overall Hotel of the Year Regional – Shoreline Hotel, Howrah. Congratulations to our President Paul Jubb who was inducted into the Johnnie Walker Hall of Fame for his long-standing service to the hospitality industry. The list of winners proves that Tasmanian venues continue to raise the bar in service and experience that we provide our customers, well done to all. We commenced the second round of our regional forums in September, which saw us on the West Coast at Strahan Village and then to the North West Coast at Burnie Central Townhouse . We rolled out the regional plans and had some informative sessions. Venues also had the opportunity to meet our corporate partners at their information tables. It would be great to get more of an attendance to these events as it gives you a chance to be informed on important issues as well as giving you a chance to put any ideas forward that you may have. One of the sessions was information on the APRA and PPCA merger , which is now known as OneMusic Australia. There is a new pricing scheme with this merger that all venues should be aware of. If you are
have a number of venues opt in with an expression of interest. I encourage everyone to participate in this, as when I talk to venues all around the state, the one common thing is energy prices, so now is your chance to potentially bring this cost down. For more information email me at nick@tha.asn.au or call me on 0439 119 343. The Podcast is still going strong with more than 6000 listeners tuning in each episode. Join Steve and myself as we try to make it a little comical at times but also have some quality conversations with politicians, venue owners, managers and staff as we hear amazing stories behind their hospitality journey. Our THA staff also give updates in our podcast that will also keep you informed on workforce development and ER matters as well as interviews with corporate partners and politicians when required. If anyone has any stories they would like to share or any ideas that you think would work please get in contact with me. I have stated previously in regards to the THA Podcast, this gives us an opportunity to spread the hospitality word far and wide. In the next fewmonths everyone will be gearing up for the busy period, with the weather getting better and now daylight savings has kicked in. Please make sure you have all contracts in place with staff and the correct pay rates, if you have any questions around this please call the office on 6220 3700. Please contact myself directly if you need assistance in any way in regards to your membership on 0439 119 343. Cheers Nick Roney
October 2019 www.tha.asn.au
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