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COVID business support, officer appointed
Swan Hill Rural City Council this week has appointed a COVID Support Officer to help businesses navigate restrictions, rules and regulations.
Thanks to the Victorian State Government, via the Business Concierge and Hospitality Support Program, businesses now have a Council representative that can help guide them through the ever changing COVID requirements.
Economic and Community Development Manager Adam Saddler said the constant changes surrounding COVIDSafe practices was exhausting for business owners and community members, and often difficult to interpret.
“We are pleased to have a dedicated COVID Support Officer available full-time to assist businesses and community groups to ‘get it right’ and keep our community safe”
Stephanie Clarke, the general manager of Shamrock City Pub, says she s closing shop from Christmas Eve to Jan. 2. We deemed that it wouldn t be profitable for us to go ahead and remain open during the holidays. So we said we ll give the staff a break and let everyone have Christmas off, she said, adding it s her first Christmas off in a decade.
Stephanie Clarke is the manager of the Shamrock City Pub on Water Street in St. John s.(Sherry Vivian/CBC)
She said groups cancelled reservations when new guidelines about gathering were announced, and with no Christmas or New Year s Eve parties and capacity in the pub at 50 per cent, she said staff hours have also been slashed.