EDITORIAL
Minister for Hospitality and Events Nic Street
This isn’t my first contribution to the THA magazine but it is my first as Minister for Hospitality and Events. This is a portfolio I am incredibly proud to hold, and you are an industry that I am proud to represent. I am a former small business operator and, while it wasn’t a hospitality business, I understand many of the obstacles you face and have empathy for the challenges that have been presented over the last two years. It’s a time we didn’t expect and a time that we hope to not have to repeat. The Tasmanian Liberal Government has been a strong supporter of the hospitality industry and the Tasmanian Hospitality Association as the peak body since we were elected in 2014. The partnership only grows as time goes on, and I’m pleased that we can support vital activities for your industry like development opportunities for emerging female hospitality leaders and providing funding to deliver targeted mental health support for the sector. I’m also pleased that we have been able to deliver indirect support through the successful travel voucher program, and direct funding to hospitality businesses through our small business assistance packages, the Hospitality Energy Rebate Grant Program and the Regional Visitor Attraction Hardship Grant Program.
We also earmarked $1 million for the Regional Hospitality Revival fund, but we know that it didn’t hit the mark as we hoped it would. After discussing this with the THA, last week we announced the new Revitalising Local Hospitality Venues Grant Program which will be launched in August. This program is the next step in our support of the industry and will provide grants of $5000 to eligible hospitality businesses to deliver projects or purchase equipment that will help them innovate or assist with recovery and productivity. There is a total of $750,000 allocated for this program through the 2022-23 financial year. We also listened and have ensured that the application process is simple, and that it supports you appropriately. I look forward to sharing the details of this program with you in August. I want to make sure I always listen to the industry and be your voice in the Parliament. As a sector you could not have stronger advocates than Steve Old and his team, and I look forward to continuing to work closely with them.
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“People get really get excited about the fact that they can stand there and have a beer and look at it being made. “Imagine down the track with gypsy brewing when there’s say a young guy who is in his 20s who wants to come and do a batch, they’re just giving it a go, for us to be able to also have their beer on tap and say [to customers] as an example ‘this dude is from Lutana, just trying to get out there and doing something really creative’ and it’s part of enhancing this community,” she says. “We really encourage other brewers and other companies to come out here. We were speaking to a regular who comes in nearly every second day who lives on Gepp Parade who’s about to open a homewares store on the strip.
“She was like ‘never ever, would I have thought I would see the day that there’s a bar here that’s so cool. I now feel inspired to do my business, my homewares store, I’ve lived in Gepp Parade my whole life’. “Hopefully this is all just the start of something big in the area.” “We’re trying to bring a lot of activity and a lot of atmosphere into this area, where people might only think you can get in Salamanca or North Hobart, we want to provide incredible food and service that’s in a space that has so much potential.” - Lesley Van Tuil
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