Publication

Article featured in Bowls Queensland’s July edition of the Queensland Bowler. In the previous edition of Bowler Magazine, I discussed some of the ways that you can both attract new sponsorship and also retain existing sponsors, by ensuring that you add value for your sponsors. This is especially important when times are tough and marketing budgets […]

As featured on the QHA website on 1 July, 2020. Please note: The information contained in this article is current at the time of publication. Elements of the article may change as restrictions continue to evolve. It has been great to see so many Queensland venues open their doors again in the last month or so, and

The Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Leases (Code; available here) was announced by the National Cabinet on 7 April 2020, to guide landlords and tenants in dealing with COVID-19 leasing disputes. Since then the various states and territories – with the exception of the Northern Territory – have each introduced their own regulations to

As hotels, pubs and clubs across Queensland start to re-open following the government’s announcement to lift certain restrictions, Queenslanders are flocking to enjoy ‘a parmy and a pint’ at their local after more than two months in lockdown. But as more and more publicans welcome happy patrons back to their venues, there is no doubt

Since midday on 1 June 2020, Queenslanders have been enjoying further relaxations from COVID-19 restrictions. These measures were bought forward by almost two weeks, thanks to the community’s diligence in observing social distancing requirements. Also, from 5 June 2020 onwards, the Chief Health Officer commenced approving a number of Industry COVID Safe Plans, allowing an

Article featured in Bowls Queensland’s June edition of the Queensland Bowler. Sponsorship is a vital source of revenue for all sporting organisations. In these difficult times it is especially important that clubs, competition organisers and governing bodies are able to obtain maximum value from sponsorship arrangements, which you can do by re-thinking the traditional approach

As featured on the QHA website on 29 May, 2020. Supermarket chain Aldi has been selling alcohol from its stores in Victoria since 2003. Its liquor offering has proven a success, and Aldi’s range of alcohol is now available from most of its stores throughout the country. The notable exceptions are in Queensland and South Australia, where

The Queensland Government has issued the long-awaited regulations relating to rent relief for retail shop leases and commercial leases to SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article is a snapshot of the Regulations. For more detailed discussions, you can read our articles titled Part 1 – Queensland government provides certainty for landlords and tenants: Leasing

There is little doubt Australian business has been adversely impacted by COVID-19 and some worse than others, the entertainment and hospitality industries have likely been impacted the most as they haven’t been able to trade at all. Many of our clients have commented that they have been able to survive so far on the back

Queensland’s Chief Health Officer has issued new public health directions winding back some of the restrictions previously imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19. In our last article on this topic (titled ‘Impacts of COVID-19 on your retirement village’), we examined the  public health directions in place as at 15 April 2020.  These directions have