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So, NSW has a plan as to how events will look once we get to the magical vaccination rates. Lots of influencing factors that may impact it, but I give them a 10 out of 10 for at least having something that the industry can work to.

So, NSW has a plan as to how events will look once we get to the magical vaccination rates. Lots of influencing factors that may impact it, but I give them a 10 out of 10 for at least having something that the industry can work to. The ironical thing for us under the proposed plan is that theoretically, we will be able to do an event in Sydney with some guests that has been postponed to late…

It has been another hell of a week with COVID cases spiralling in NSW and Victoria and a big push from industry groups calling on the state governments to actually come up with a plan for how events will restart.

It has been another hell of a week with COVID cases spiralling in NSW and Victoria and a big push from industry groups calling on the state governments to actually come up with a plan for how events will restart. And because it is the “official” first day of spring (3 weeks before the rest of the world) I thought I would share a photo from Canberra’s Floriade, which has been cancelled again. A…

We can all remember waiting for each of the COVID restrictions to end and then we knew it was a four to five week lag before we got back to the manageable 1 per 2 square metre rule which allowed many events to happen.

We can all remember waiting for each of the COVID restrictions to end and then we knew it was a four to five week lag before we got back to the manageable 1 per 2 square metre rule which allowed many events to happen. And some did. But now that’s a thing of the past. Even if we theoretically did get back to that position, there is no way we would be allowed to run the event here in Victoria,…

This week’s slew of information regarding lockdowns, vaccinations and much more took a bit of deciphering – so here is a summary.

This week’s slew of information regarding lockdowns, vaccinations and much more took a bit of deciphering – so here is a summary. The key message of the week is that lockdowns will end when we get to a vaccination rate of 80% of over 16s, which I tried to unpick from watching one of those classic medical presentations with unintelligible slides Making sense of the COVID transition plan and could…

Peter Jones shares his reaction to the publication of the Victorian Events Industry Enquiry and asks what next?

Peter Jones shares his reaction to the publication of the Victorian Events Industry Enquiry Peter Jones Well, we knew it was coming and we knew what it was going to say but that doesn’t change the fact that it is now laid out for everyone to see. The harsh reality has really hit home. The report covers everything from border closures, restrictions on numbers, the potential use of vouchers,…

Enough of lockdown news for now. Let's finish the week with the Tokyo 2020ne Opening Ceremony.

Dull and boring are a couple of descriptors I’ve heard, however I want to go a little deeper. If I had to use one word it would be “sparse”. Normally what we see is a massed spectacle designed for television.  This time we had a TV event with some elements presented live. As a TV event it was not only sparse, but slow as well, in fact it lacked dynamics (which Sydney, Athens, Beijing, Rio and…

You were right Trevor; July 2021 does still look a lot like March 2020 and that’s still having an impact on the events industry.

You were right Trevor; July 2021 does still look a lot like March 2020 and that’s still having an impact on the events industry.  Peter Jones We all knew it was coming but that doesn’t mean the pain is any less with the cancellation of the Grand Prix  In fact, it ended up a double blow with the bikes gone at Phillip Island as well.   The number of issues around these cancellations forms a…

In the second half of the Peter Jones interview we discuss some of the great events he has delivered - and the effect of COVID on his business and the overall events business

In the second half of the Peter Jones interview we discuss some of the great events he has delivered – and the effect of COVID on his business and the overall events business