Of the grand order of folio leviathans, the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale are by far the most noteworthy. They are the only whales regularly hunted by man. To the Nantucketer, they present the two extremes of all the known varieties of the whale. As the external difference between them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this moment hanging from the Pequod's side.
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sydney lockdown
Artists, musicians, theatres, venues, festivals and cultural organisations in NSW will be supported with $86 million in funding from the NSW Government to reopen with confidence and welcome back audiences. Treasurer Matt Kean said the stimulus would support individuals and businesses to bounce back quickly and reignite the economy through their cultural offerings. “We have all been champing at the bit to see films in cinemas, our local bands …
October 18, 2021
A late wrap this week – I went out for lunch today for an actual face to face business meeting. The new NSW premier is determined to make his mark and is certainly more gung ho than Gladys. Dom had this to say on future lockdowns Look, our intention is not to go backwards. But as you say, there will be challenges that come our way which we may …
October 15, 2021
There has been a lot of chatter about bars and restaurants reopening in Sydney this week, but how are things looking at Sydney’s biggest venue? ASE checked in with ICC Sydney CEO, Geoff Donaghy. With such high vaccination rates in the community now, we are expecting that confidence to return to face to face event settings will continue to grow. Client enquiries for local events have been strongest to …
October 15, 2021
There has been quite a bit of talk about a shortage of casual workers in hospitality (in particular, along with cleaners and security) as Sydney retail reopens. ‘Hunger Games’ as Sydney hospitality venues scramble for staff ahead of reopening day So what does this mean for Sydney’s event venues? ICC Sydney is the city’s largest venue and CEO Geoff Donaghy told ASE, “Emerging from the Delta lockdown in Sydney …
October 13, 2021
I don’t want to flood your inbox. Sometimes I post a number of stories in a day but I don’t send an email link to all of them. However, all posted articles are shared on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and I’m limiting the email notifications to one a day. This weekly wrap is designed to link to all the articles posted during the week along, with links to articles …
October 8, 2021
The Hospitality Industry as a whole had to do a double take on NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s recent roadmap to freedom announcement as we come out of lockdown next Monday, October 11. Senior Managing Partner of Navarra Venues, Giovannino Navarra said, “All along I have been saying throughout this pandemic that these rules and restrictions do not make sense for our industry. I cannot see the difference with constant …
October 8, 2021
The announcements by the new NSW Premier should put a skip in every event company step whether a venue, organiser or supplier! Like many I have been conflicted with the change in premier for NSW but I give him credit to step up and be prepared to make changes to move things going. Whether it be the simple, like the press briefing at 9am, to a raft of positive …
October 8, 2021
Since Dominic Perrottet took over as premier there have been a few minor tweaks to the NSW restrictions roadmap. All roadmap freedoms at 70% and 80% will continue to be for fully vaccinated people only. Currently the density limit at both 70% and 80% is one person per 4 sqm Here is the update for 70% – effective next Monday Restaurants and hospitality Hospitality reopens with density limit for …
October 8, 2021
Peter Jones looks at the associations issue. Before I start, I will declare my interests. I am a member of MEA, VTIC and a long suffering Demon’s supporter. It’s a very good question and one that has been discussed regularly but always dependent on one’s belief of what it expects from being a member. Key issues seem to dominate the discussion so in no particular order here is my …
October 5, 2021
sydney lockdown | Australasian Special Events
Virtual will never replace face to face
The resilience of exhibitions and events cannot be under estimated. It wasn’t so long ago the sector’s long term existence was in question when the internet and various social media platforms were touted as cost effective replacements for all traditional media, and exhibitions were certainly singled out . There was one aspect at the core of exhibitions that seemed to be overlooked, humans crave face to face interaction and …