Cheers!
WHEN THE announcement came that pubs could re-open for 40 people post-COVID, Deloraine’s British Hotel rushed to be ready.
Mid-redecorating, publicans Steve and Robyn Green were caught on the hop by the Premier’s earlier-than-expected communiqué that they could open on June 5 from 3pm.
‘The floor’s still being sanded and the bar was just finished yesterday,’ said Steve, pointing out the old cinema-themed posters acquired by Robyn.
‘A week’s notice would have been good. I just hope the powers-that-be have got the timing right.
‘I’m happy with the way Premier Gutwein’s handling the virus, basically keeping Tasmania independent. It’s an attitude a lot of people like.’
The working man’s bar at the British wasn’t exactly crowded, unlike the Mole Creek Hotel bar where the manager needed to police the numbers strictly, but the atmosphere in all the pubs was definitely upbeat.
Deloraine’s Caitlin Scott was having a quiet one with friend Katie Gardner and voiced the feeling of everyone in the Meander Valley’s pubs that night. ‘It’s just great to be out having a drink again!’
Photos by Hayley Manning and Sharon Webb
Mole Creek Hotel, Barry Roach and Malcolm Walters of Mole Creek.
Mole Creek Hotel, Geoffrey Kempson, Noel Parker and Diane Brown of Mole Creek.
Deloraine Hotel, Rodney Simpson of Deloraine, John Jeffrey of Launceston, Nikki Blair of Launceston, Sarah Spencer of Sassafras and Shaun Bartlett of Mole Creek.
Deloraine Hotel, Tianna Smith and Nick Bryan.
British Hotel, Caitlin Scott and Katie Gardner of Deloraine.
British Hotel, Karl Gammler and Tom Green of Deloraine.
British Hotel, Jason and Taneille Marshall of Shearwater.
Westbury Hotel, Vanessa Walters, Raylene Maroney and Dezza Plumbridge of Westbury.
