HotelThe Official Publication of THE AUSTRALIAN HOTELS ASSOCIATION (SA branch) SA Registered by Australia Post: PP504655/00074 December 2010/January 2011 President’s Christmas lunch – SA Hotel Industry’s final 2010 event SA hotels fight back! Coca-Cola Amatil (Aust) Pty. Ltd. would like to thank all our customers and friends who have supported us during 2010. Wishing you all a safe and happy festive season. © 2010 The Coca-Cola Company. ‘Coca-Cola’, the Contour Bottle and ‘Open Happiness’ are registered trade marks of The Coca-Cola Company. President’s Christmas Lunch The who’s who of South Australian politics and the hotel industry gathered for the annual President’s 06 Christmas lunch. Getting Mount Barker’s Women in Hotels 10 heart beating 40 The women of the South Australian hotel industry let their hair down at the annual The distinctly country feeling of the main Women in Hotels Christmas drinks in street of Mount Barker has recently received November. an injection of life as The Barker once again opened its doors. SA hotels fight back! Beverage Buyer 28 The AHA|SA recently stepped up its fight 4 4 Hotel SA keeps you up-to-date with all against proposed blanket restrictions and of the very latest news from around the taxes on South Australia’s hotel industry. Beverage Industry. www.ahasa.asn.au |3 President’s Report Peter Hurley, AHA|SA President The following are extracts from Peter’s annual speech at the InterContinental Hotel held in early December. The Advertiser chose to run with the expiation notice issue. This is the full story. Expiation Notices Compare that to three lunatic young males skateboarding t is reasonable that expiation notices (that is on the spot through Heyson Tunnel at 90 km/h, charged with three Ifines) should replace the prosecution and court hearing for separate offences for a total fine of $170 each. routine breaches of licence conditions. A minor regulatory breach costs $1230 and a highly However, the advent of expiation notices picks up what dangerous and life threatening juvenile act costs $170. It is out were maximum penalties (seldom imposed) under the old of whack. The LEB should be enforcing issues impacting public system, and at the judge’s discretion, and they become the safety – NOT obsessing with minor regulatory breaches. standard penalty. We hear of plans to extend the expiation notice regime to The outcome being that one member received two fines, Commission Inspectors who, for my 35 years as a licensee, inside a month, because a patron was standing drinking in an have focused on compliance. I predict this will be a disaster. outside area where he should have been seated. Two notices, It will undermine the traditional, respectful and valuable each $1230! relationship between compliance, enforcement and licences. The future of the South East forests is assured. Recognition of Service: Doug Elefsen Doug has represented the membership of the Eyre Peninsula with distinction since 1980. He has advised us that he will not be seeking re-election in 2011. Doug was born at Minnipa and when the nation was at war he served in the RAAF. He bought the local pub in 1956, and has been on our Council for 30 years. Well done Doug and thanks for your contribution and personal friendship since the day I arrived in Wudinna 35 years ago. Maxwell Cooper The Cooper family are legend in this state and national legends of the brewing business. They are still mourning the recent passing of Maxwell Cooper. Max was a colourful character of immense style. Max knew Coopers didn’t make ice cream, they are brewers and he loved it. His views were sought by and listened to by the International Brewing community. Max did for beer what James Bond did for martinis. He made it respectable even sophisticated. He was not a binge drinker but Coopers Beer was staple to his diet. South Australia is a poorer place for his passing and he will be missed. Finally I wish all members a safe and happy summer and a successful Christmas and New Year trading period. We appreciate members ongoing support and participation. www.ahasa.asn.au |5| 5 The President’s Lunch President’s Christmas Lunch fter a challenging 2010 for the hotel Aindustry, the annual President’s Christmas Lunch was a chance to reflect. The event, which was well supported by high profile South Australian politicians and business people was held December 8 at the InterContinental Adelaide. AHA|SA President, Peter Hurley, spoke about the many issues and challenges facing the hotel industry including the Liquor Licensing Review, the changes in the Disability Access Standards, the push for further smoking bans, and the national political environment surrounding gaming, in particular the Wilkie/Gillard deal. 01 1. Brett Matthews - Belair Hotel, Hon Patrick Conlon MP, Ben Tufnell - Motor Accident Commission 2. Hon John Hill MP, Peter Hurley - Arkaba Hotel 3. Traci Ayris - Channel 7, Bill Spurr - Education Adelaide, Lainie Anderson - Sunday Mail 4. Brian Smith - AHA|SA, Hon Rob Kerin, Ian Ravenscroft 5. Kamal Chaoui - InterContinental Hotel Adelaide, David Basheer - Strathmore Hotel 6. Tom Hannah - Bombay Bicycle Club, Jeff Ellis - Port Anchor Hotel 7. Malcolm Hill, Doug Elefsen - Minnipa Hotel 8. Chris Thomson - AHA|SA, Darryl Hassam. 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 6 | hOTEL sa The President’s Lunch 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9. Ryan Jones - RD Jones Hotels, Max Beck, Richard Jones - Rd Jones Hotels 10. Gordon Broderick - Distilled Spirits Industry Council, Dr Andrew Southcott MP 11. Nicky Downer AM, Isobel Redmond MP, Hon Jing Lee MLC 12. Pat Kelly - Adelaide Bite, Mark Keeley - Aristocrat, Kym Rogers - Bidvest 13. Steven Marshall MP, Rachel Sanderson MP 14. Robert Chappell, Penny Kaempf & Rex Jory - Independent 17 Gambling Authority 15. Des Ryan - Independent Weekly, Bodelle Francis- Lee - Francis Hotels, Peter Hurley - Arkaba Hotel 16. Jodie Van Deventer - Deventer PR & Communications, Ian Horne & Lucy Randall - AHA|SA 17. Tony Hurley - Arkaba Hotel, Shane Bullus - Constellation Wines 18. Guy Matthews - Matthews Hotels, Stuart Carruthers - Fosters Group, Sean Matthews -Matthews Hotels 19. Jenny Hurley - Arkaba Hotel, Ian Horne - AHA|SA. 18 19 8 | hOTEL sa The President’s Lunch 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20. Mark Ricciuto - Alma Tavern, Robert Foord - Proud Australia Group 21. Geoff Pevreall - Coopers, Peter Hurley - Arkaba Hotel, Leanne Fraser & Glenn Cooper - Coopers 22. Stacey O’Farrell - Rob Roy Hotel, Laura Secker & Tania Mudge - British American Tobacco 23. Chris Greening - Samuel Smith & Son, Peter Hurley - Arkaba Hotel, Robert Hill-Smith - Yalumba 24. Alan Sibbons MP, Mary-Lou Corcoran - Office of Minister for Transport 28 29 25. Wally Woehlert - Gaming Care, Jarrod Ryan - Talbot Olivier, Peter Jones - ALH Group 26. Doug Bageley, Simone Sadler, Tim Salt & Geoff Cockerill - Diageo 27. Hon John Olsen, Dr Tim Cooper AM 28. Chris Branson - Railway Hotel Peterborough, Malcolm Steele - Steele & Assoc Hotel Brokers 29. Ian McLachlan - McLachlan Hodge MItchell, Martin Baily, Hon Graham Ingerson 30. Mark Powell, James Brindley, David Watts, Jake Parkinson, Andrew Tully - Lion Nathan 31. Melanie Cooper, Lisa Matthews - 30 31 Matthews Hotels. www.ahasa.asn.au | 9 The Barker Getting Mount Barker’s heart beating By James Murphy Even with all of the expansion and redevelopment that Mount Barker has seen, there is no question on where this once small country town’s heart lies. It is the leafy, one-way Gawler Street that has always been the cultural centre of the city. The distinctly country feeling of the main street has recently received a dramatic injection of life as The Barker once again opened its doors. 10 | hOTEL sa The Barker www.ahasa.asn.au | 11 The Barker Injecting life into Gawler street aving originally been built in the H1800s The Barker has undergone some wholesale facelifts over the past two centuries. None of these redevelopments can compare to the multilevel establishment that now exists on the main street in the rural city. The Fassina’s Mount Barker hotel rivals any metropolitan redevelopments of the past years. “Gawler Street is the heart of Mount Barker and while it is a busy hub during the day, it became a deserted ghost town at night. The hotel now lifts the whole tone of the street,” The Barker’s General Manager, John Dinan said. “It is a nice clean result for us.” Paying homage to the hotel’s history the beer garden wall tells tales of yesteryear. The original wall features engravings dating back as early as the 1850s. The wall is covered with messages and signatures from the past 150 years and illustrates the long history of The Barker and the patrons who have frequented the hotel. 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