CBD hostel Backpack Oz has closed
Backpack Oz has been run by Sam Twelftree and his siblings since 1999, but he says his “small family business [has] been squashed” by the pandemic. He's not the only hostel owner who feels forgotten.
MoreBackpack Oz has been run by Sam Twelftree and his siblings since 1999, but he says his “small family business [has] been squashed” by the pandemic. He's not the only hostel owner who feels forgotten.
MoreFrom Wednesday, 31 March density requirements within hospitality venues will relax to allow three people per four square metres, equal to around 75 per cent of full capacity.
MoreAs the JobKeeper cliff edges closer, Adelaide small bar owners say they still aren't able trade viably under current capacity restrictions, which aren't set to lift until vaccines are widely distributed in SA.
MoreA survey conducted by the City of Adelaide reports more than half of CBD and North Adelaide business owners are worried about the city's economy and their operation's ongoing viability.
MoreAdelaide city councillor Simon Hou says businesses in Chinatown are still feeling the effects of the pandemic, but he’s optimistic the CBD’s south-east will recover from the tumultuous 2020.
MoreLocal internet music station Groundfloor Radio has launched an online petition arguing live music venues and nightclubs are still “inoperable” due to COVID restrictions and the State Government has prioritised sports over the city's late-night economy.
MoreDirector of Mental Health Policy, Planning and Safety at SA Health, Liz Prowse says although COVID-19 is no longer an immediate threat in South Australia, the mental health impact is “very slowly growing.”
MoreJive is a live music institution in Adelaide, but the pandemic has left it with debt and with no means of trading into recovery. A group of SA music industry figures has started a fundraising campaign to ensure the venue's future.
MoreAlthough the one-person-per-two-square-metres rule is still in place, the South Australian Transition Committee is slowly inching the state towards a New Year COVID-19 normal, with the 'vertical consumption' of booze back on the table from Monday.
MorePolice Commissioner Grant Stevens announced on Friday morning the indoor density restriction imposed on hospitality venues will be relaxed to one person per two square metres, effective immediately.
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