'Never worked so hard to lose so much': Wineries struggle to recover after COVID lockdowns

  • 📰 abcnews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 37 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 18%
  • Publisher: 83%

Australia Headlines News

Australia Latest News,Australia Headlines

Wineries in Victoria's Yarra Valley are turning busloads of eager customers away, while some close cellar doors altogether due to ongoing staff shortages.

A chef hand-delivering food to your table or a senior winemaker talking you through a cellar-door tasting might feel special, even intimate.

The irony is the 20 or so people who are seated in the winery's dining room over limited sittings are receiving a level of service Dylan McMahon is particularly proud of — he just wishes he could cater for more."It is a week-by-week proposition for opening our doors. Even this Friday, we are scrounging around. We've got a full restaurant and we don't have all our staff secured," he said.

A recent report from the National Skills Commission found 63 per cent of hospitality businesses experienced greater difficulty recruiting staff this year compared with 2020. Small Wineries Association of the Yarra Valley president Daniel Tokar said the issue had been "brewing for a while".

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

AustraliaLovesHumanTrafficking

I am getting very pissed of with this type of reporting! The fact is if the State Premiers did not do what they needed to do then the Funeral industry would have been the most successful industry. No one would be going any where near a buisness with COVID19 cases. Cleaning cost?

Can't say I feel sorry for them They make alcahol which has caused so much problems throughout history.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 5. in AU

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Chaos erupts after city’s new Covid lawChaotic scenes have erupted in this capital city after hard new measures to fight an explosion of Covid cases were introduced. Pro-Lockdown spin by Australian MSM Actually a resistance demo in Belgium against Government overreach in restricting the public Good, tyrants need to be put back in their boxes. Well, with 210k new Covid cases in the last 14 days, I can understand the restrictions. Typical antivaxxers.
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »

NSW records 208 cases and no deathsBREAKING: NSW has reported 208 new Covid-19 cases as health officials continue to investigate the spread of the Omicron variant.
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »

NT records no new COVID casesAnother one holding onto an elimination policy! Historically, if the US government needed something done, they turned to the private sector. They look at what company can successfully deliver, and give them the contract. Now use that in deciding who is calling the shots of the pandemic. Yep! Vaccine pharmaceutical companies. Great to welcome Trevor_brigg he's one of the best traders that I've ever encountered ,choosing trading with you is one of the most good fortune that has ever happened to me, the way you handle your trade is extremely genuine.
Source: SkyNewsAust - 🏆 7. / 78 Read more »

Charges dropped against ‘anti-vaxxer’ nurse accused of pretending to administer COVID jabA 51-year-old registered nurse who police accused of falsifying a COVID-19 vaccination record has had her charge discontinued in court.
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »

Nurse accused of faking teenager's COVID vaccination has fraud charge droppedPolice drop a fraud charge against a Perth nurse who was accused of falsely recording that a teenager had been given a COVID-19 vaccine, when the jab was never administered. It's her freedom!Her human rights should be respected!Fight for freedom and human rights,we can!💪💪💪 Good job👍 What a miscarriage of justice
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »

New locally acquired COVID case in Queensland believed to be source of Gold Coast clusterThe man is believed to have been infectious in the community for a number of days and may have travelled in NSW. 1 person with a cold. Open it back up. Serendipity3197 irreverentaust How about Queensland Government let people die when there is zero evidence Unvaccinated spread the virus more than vaccinated ? This is straight out murder by AnnastaciaMP & StevenJMiles More ppl will die from this ! !
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »