The Australian Hotels Association

As one of the nation’s most influential employment associations, the AHA maintains a high profile in the national media as a tool to highlight issues affecting the hotel industry. In recent months, the AHA executive has made statements on matters such as the community, gambling, smoking, tourism and fringe benefits tax.

	Media Releases
	INDEPENDENT SENATORS MUST NOT ABUSE THEIR POSITION BY CULTIVATING A NEW WOWSERISM CONSUMER CONFUSION HURTS TOURISM AHA CALLS ON HOTEL GUESTS TO DO THEIR BIT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT HOTELS WELCOME NATIONAL APPROACH TO REDUCE IRRESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL CANADIANS TO GET A TASTE OF AUSTRALIA THIS WEEKEND HOTELS SUPPORT EARTH HOUR TAKE A BREAK IN 2008 HOTELS ENDORSE PM’S BID FOR SOCCER WORLD CUP HOTEL INDUSTRY TO WORK WITH UNION TO ADDRESS SKILLS AND LABOUR SHORTAGES AUSTRALIANS NEED TO COUNT THEIR DRINKS CABINET APPOINTMENT ARRIVAL OF A380S TO BOOST HOTEL BUSINESS AHA INCREASES COMMITMENT TO ACCOMMODATION HOTELS/TOURISM NATIONAL ACCOMMODATION DIVISION –ELECTION RESULTS APEC BENEFITS AUSTRALIA TOURISTS SHOULDN’T BE SCARED OFF BY APEC HOTELS ENDORSE 2007 BUDGET HOTEL INDUSTRY: DRINK responsibly ON GRAND FINAL WEEKEND COMMON SENSE WAGE INCREASE HOTELS SUPPORT NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION ON BUTT LITTER AUSTRALIA’S BEST HOTELS UNVEILED AT AHA AWARDS AHA ELECTS NEW NATIONAL PRESIDENT HOTEL INDUSTRY ENDORSES TOURISM APPOINTMENT BUSINESSES URGED TO CONSIDER PAID MATERNITY LEAVE BILL ACCC DECISION MAY SAVE AUSTRALIAN NIGHTCLUBS TOURISM TO BENEFIT FROM US VISA ARRANGEMENT WORKCHOICES FINE TUNING SHOULD END UNION SCARE CAMPAIGN RISING STAR HONOURED WITH NATIONAL AWARD
	Safety in Cellars Work Cover Australia specifies that businesses must ask the question – “what is the potential risk for harm?” Risk to staff needs to be minimized. This may involve needing to install panic alarm buttons and have CCTV coverage to document any incidences where there may be a threat to people and property. The introduction of AS5034 further emphasises the responsibility of employers to ensure the safety of their staff. For publicans, the dangers of working with inert gases for beverage dispensing raises the question of; what can I do to minimize the risk of injury or harm to staff working with gases, especially in cellars or in areas where people may work alone requiring additional safety measures? The incorporation of a Panic or Duress Button in the area where beverage dispensing occurs may provide an employee in distress with an opportunity to quickly and effectively raise an alarm. CCTV surveillance allows the recording and documentation of all incidences. This may prove highly valuable should any insurance or public liability claims be filed as any surveillance will provide an accurate recording of all incidences. Access Control solutions should also be implemented on all areas where only authorized personnel should have clearance to enter a specific room. These are all examples of security measures which can be implemented by a publican to ensure that as an employer effective measures have been put in place to maximize the safety of employees. To discuss help assess the appropriate security solutions for your requirements, please contact Signature Security Group. As a proud partner of the AHA, Signature Security Group are offering all AHA members a free, no obligation security assessment. Book your assessment by calling 1300 655 944 or by registering online at; www.signaturesecurity.com/assessment. Signature Security Brochure (PDF)
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	Hotels welcome new tourism appointments The Australian hotel industry is strongly supportive of today's appointment of Geoff Buckley as the Managing Director of Tourism Australia Click here to read complete media release
	Best Hotel/Hotelier in Australia Honored at Awards The AHA’s Overall Hotel of the Year and Hotelier of the Year for 2006 were announced at the National Hotel Awards for Excellence on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast tonight. Click here to read complete media release
	Apra Award Winners Announced Follow link to the APRA website http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/media_releases/060606_Award_Winners.pdf
	Tuesday 2 May 2006 Hotels Join call for Australians to Take a Break Hotels are urging Australians to heed the call for them to use up more of their accrued annual leave to boost tourism. Click here to read complete media release
	Thursday 23 February 2006 Hotels Welcome New Tourism Marketing Campaign The hotel industry has praised the new Australian tourism marketing campaign that was unveiled today in Sydney. Click here to read complete media release
	Friday 7 October 2005 And the Winner is ... The Henry Jones Art Hotel, Tasmania won the prestigious ‘Best Overall Hotel’ Award at the 2005 AHA National Awards for Excellence. Click here to read complete media release
	Thursday 6 October 2005 Australia's Top Hotels to be Honored at AHA Awards Australia’s best hotels, restaurants and bars will be honored tomorrow night at the 2005 AHA National Awards for Excellence. Click here to read complete media release New National President for the AHA Mr Peter Burnett, President of the Victorian Branch has been elected unopposed as the new National President of the AHA. Click here to read complete media release
	Monday 11 July 2005 Hoteliers Joins Tourism Australia Board The Australian Hotels Association welcomed today’s announcement of the appointment of Mr Peter Burnett to the Tourism Australia Board. Mr Burnett is the National Senior Vice President of the AHA and President of the AHA Victoria. He replaces retailer Gerry Harvey. Click here to read complete media release
	Tuesday 7 June 2005 Universal Wage Increase to Impact Hotel Industry The Australian Hotels Association has expressed disappointment that the Industrial Relations Commission has once again failed to take into account the needs of labor intensive industries in handing down its $17 across the board wage increase today. Click here to read complete media release
	Friday 27 May 2005 Hotels Welcome Workplace Reforms The Australian Hotels Association has welcomed the proposed industrial relations reforms announced by the Federal Government yesterday. AHA Director National Affairs, Mr Bill Healey said it would result in a positive outcome for employees and small business. Click here to read complete media release
	Thursday 5 May 2005 AHA Appoints Director, National Affairs The board of the Australian Hotels Association has appointed Mr Bill Healey as Director, National Affairs. AHA National President Mr John Thorpe said he was very pleased to welcome Bill on board and believed he had the necessary blend of skills and experience to work with the AHA network to drive the industry forward nationally. Click here to read complete media release
	Friday 8 April 2005 Commission’s Report on Tourism Misleading and Inaccurate National President of the Australian Hotels Association, Mr John Thorpe, today criticised the Productivity Commission’s study, Assistance to Tourism: Exploratory Estimates citing it to be a simplistic and misleading analysis of the tourism industry. Click here to read complete media release