March 27, 2024

The winner of Golf Australia’s 2023 Visionary of the Year competition has been announced as Red Cliffs Golf Club. The club, situated on the boarder of Victoria and New South Wales, was honoured with the award after their tireless efforts in engaging with new community members from the Cook Islands. While it already had a

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March 27, 2024

A Victorian club has reignited a 20-year debate and prompted a battle with Council by applying to revive the closed Romsey Hotel, incorporating the installation of 50 gaming machines. Romsey Football Netball Club (RFNC) submitted an application to the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) for a $10 million renovation and extension on the

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March 27, 2024

In tourism hot spots across Australia, homelessness is on the rise. A recent NSW Planning Department discussion paper on the rental market showed that since 2019, rents have increased by 38 per cent, and as of December 2023 in Greater Sydney vacancy rates have reduced to just 1.7 per cent. “As housing affordability in NSW

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March 20, 2024

The historic Kyneton Bowling Club is under threat due to a new draft council policy posing a ban on its much-needed electronic gaming machines.  The club is located in the Macedon Ranges, where local Council has released a Gambling Harm Prevention Policy for community consultation, with the objective of saving the community from the negative

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March 20, 2024

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) recently published research on artificial intelligence and possible considerations for the hospitality industry. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the process where computer programs learn, reason, and apply logic to tackle problems. AI is instrumental in understanding data and simulating cognitive functions, relying on both data and algorithms (a set

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