WA's events industry says the extension of COVID-19 restrictions to January 4 — after the crucial New Year's Eve period — will have a devastating impact on organisers, suppliers and staff.
After almost two years of last-minute cancellations, strict COVID-19 rules and a lack of overseas talent, Western Australia's events industry had been hoping this New Year's Eve would be the start of its recovery.Some in the industry say there's differential treatment across eventsBut those hopes were dashed by the state government's announcement that.
Mr Bajan said it was disappointing the government appeared to have worked with Perth Racing to allow the Perth Cup to be held, without extending that same opportunity to other event organisers."That could have allowed us to cut costs, that could have allowed us to make moves earlier, start working towards rescheduling.
"The real concern though is just this sort of attitude of certain sectors being penalised whereas others aren't," Mr Kennedy said. After restrictions were first introduced, organisers outlined changes to the event to allow for three-square-metres per person and encouraged guests to get vaccinated.But in a post yesterday, organisers said the event had been rescheduled to January 15, leaving 737 staff out of a job on New Year's Eve, including 304 bar staff and 160 security guards.
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