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Chair of Bendigo Tourism and owner of The Dispensary Finn Vedelsby said while some businesses will jump at the opportunity for higher patron numbers, the trial could provide more challenges for staff.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to tell people no when you\u2019re in an industry that\u2019s trained you to say yes all your life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody wants to be the person who discriminates and putting that onto the young people of the hospitality industry without proper training and a full understanding of what they might encounter, it really is a big challenge for business owners.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear yet whether the Service Victoria phone app will be used to provide vaccination confirmation.<\/p>\n
Mr Vedelsby said making front of house staff, who already have to check identification of residence, to have to potentially check vaccination status as well puts more pressure on them.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoney needs to be spent on proper courses, maybe some communication from Victoria Police as well to be able to support these kids and give them the training and therefore the confidence to do the job right without offending anyone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
While Mr Vedelsby venue The Dispensary can maintain operation with density limit of 10, he said other places that rely on hundreds of customers to stay open may find the trial beneficial.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the trial will be successful for some of the hardest hit of us, who can\u2019t trade with the limitations of having 10 people in the venue,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all want to comply to make sure that we can get through this, we\u2019re all a bit fed up though and we want to do anything that will get our doors open and trading somewhere back to normal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019ll be great for a business who installs this trial, if they were to have successful business because their density limits have been raised.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chair of Bendigo Health Bob Cameron said the trial will serve as a reminder that vaccination is the best way for people to be able to enjoy more freedoms.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe already know that we\u2019re going to have a vaccination economy for some time so it\u2019s very important that if people want to be able to get out and about, that they do get vaxed\u2026 as soon as possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut more importantly, they need to get vaxed for their own sake and everybody around them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE vaccinated economy trials are set to start on Monday, however business owners and leaders are still unsure about how exactly it will work. In late September the State Government announced Greater Bendigo will join five other regional areas in the trial, which allows for higher patron numbers at hospitality, beauty and tourist venues if […]<\/p>\n