COVID-19 safety measures as shopping districts reopen

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: A CURRENT AFFAIR

Chapel Street Precinct Association is crusading to become leaders in Social-Distance Shopping in Australia. The precinct's traders follow a strict protocol that ensures shoppers remain healthy, in turn making the trader's pocket healthy.

"The health of our customers, the clients of our businesses, is absolutely paramount." Chrissie Maus, General Manager of Chapel Precinct, said. “It’s a shame not all retail precincts are following strict standards like we are, but it just shows how we are willing to take part to ensure we remain open.”

For further information on Chapel Street promoting social distancing visit: https://chapelstreet.com.au/shopping-social-distancing/

Let us open: Restaurant bosses slam 'Chairman' Dan Andrews for COVID-19 restrictions limiting the number of customers to their venues despite Victoria recording just 64 active cases

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

The restaurants, cafes and bars of Chapel Street are calling on the Victorian Government for an urgent review on the numbers of people allowed to sit down in COVIDsafe businesses. Justin O'Donnell, Chairperson of Chapel Street Precinct Association, has said the 'one size fits all' capacity regulation could see 20 to 30 per cent of the area's largest employers permanently shut down.

'Our State Government's one size fits all approach does not work financially for many Chapel Street Precinct businesses, particularly many of our larger businesses that are some of our precinct’s largest employers, ' he said.

Chrissie Maus, General Manager Chapel Street Precinct Association, called on Mr Andrew to take action to save jobs. 'For every Chapel Street Precinct business lost, the economic strain becomes greater and the rebuild to our urban metropolis longer,' she said.

First Day of Restrictions Being Eased Across Melbourne

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: CHANNEL 7 NEWS | CHANNEL 9 NEWS | CHANNEL 10 NEWS | SUNDAY HERALD SUN

June 1st was marked in every Chapel Street trader's calendar. It was the day businesses slowly but surely began to go back to normal.

Chapel Street Precinct Association (CSPA) commemorated the day by working with one of it's most iconic eateries, Caffe E Cucina, opening its doors at the turn of midnight. As the sun came up, beauty salons across Australia’s largest retail precinct were bustling with bookings. CSPA arranged media interviews showcasing the Precinct’s healthy bounce back from restrictions.

An expert’s six-point strategy for finding 'the one' post-pandemic

CLIENT: DR SCOTT LYONS

OUTLET: BODY + SOUL

If you’re single and looking for love, the coronavirus pandemic will have had an impact.

Perhaps you’ve fully embraced video dating and socially distanced chats. Maybe you’ve gone full-lockdown and are enjoying the thrill of spending time solo. Or you could be so desperate for the touch of another human that you know full well when this is all over you’ll hook up with any adult with a pulse.
According to Dr Scott Lyons, a top US psychologist currently based in Australia, a unique dating environment has blossomed as a result of COVID-19.
He believes that many Aussies have been using time in lockdown to get on top of personal stuff and evaluate what they’re looking for when it comes to love.

“There will be a boom in relationships that will ‘last the distance’ post-quarantine,” he says. “Australians are more emotionally perceptive of themselves now.

How healthy are you, really?

CLIENT: DR ZAC TURNER

OUTLET: NINE HONEY

Lifestyle according to the World Health Organization, may make you more susceptible to COVID-19.

The good news is that a bit of preventative healthcare can help. "Proactive preventative healthcare means taking small steps now to improve and maintain all aspects of your life," explains preventative health expert Dr Zac Turner.

"By having a lifestyle focus which considers the impact of exercise, diet, smoking and alcohol, it can enable great health outcomes."

Life can be a cabaret again, as theatres prepare to reopen

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: THE AGE

Premier Daniel Andrews announced that from June 22, indoor cinemas, concert venues, theatres and stadiums can reopen with up to 50 seated patrons per space. Miao, who owns Prahran small theatre The MC Showroom, said it was "brilliant news" and it would be "a big relief" for artists to perform again. ''It's a green light for people in the industry to start to make some plans."

Miao will try running dinner theatre nights with audiences sitting at tables of two. They will order takeaway food and in turn support local restaurants. Zule Khan, Melbourne Comedian, said staging a dinner theatre was "a really good idea" as long as audience members were kept at a distance from one another and perhaps asked on entry if they had COVID-19 symptoms.

Drive-In Entertainment Launch a Huge Success

CLIENT: DRIVE-IN ENTERTAINMENT

OUTLET: CHANNEL 9 NEWS | CHANNEL 7 NEWS | CHANNEL 10 NEWS | THE MORNING SHOW | STUDIO 10 | SUNRISE (WEATHER CROSSES)

Drive-In Entertainment showcased how COVID-Safe live performances work with a free concert for Sydneysiders in Tempe. Casey Donovan performed the headlining act to over 40 cars, with up & coming artist Cass Hopetoun as the support act.

The performance was a huge success, with support from local councils and the police, Drive in Entertainment is looking to be the premier COVID-Safe entertainment in the years to come.

In its simplest form, the concept is a drive in theatre – where patrons enjoy shows from the comfort and safety of their own car with audio being broadcasted by an FM radio signal to your car’s surround-sound speakers, which will sync with the sound stage. The intimacy we all look for in live performances is still present but with a modern day twist of being live-streamed to the cars via Zoom, allowing the audience to interact with artists and vis-versa in real time. And the rapture of applause can be made bigger with car horns going off and wind screen wipers swaying in unison.

How workplaces have changed due to pandemic

CLIENT: WHIZZ CLEANING

OUTLET: TODAY SHOW

Australians around the country head back to workplaces that are undertaking new, strict protocol that protects its workers from COVID-19. Social Distancing and Hygiene are paramount in keeping the curve flat.

Whizz Cleaning has helped businesses stave new infections with their hospital grade cleaning techniques and procedures.

Live drive-in performances could be part of our new normal

CLIENT: DRIVE-IN ENTERTAINMENT

OUTLET: SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

As coronavirus restrictions begin to lift and people start returning to life outside their homes, going to a drive-in to see live music or a theatre performance could become part of the new live entertainment scene. Drive-In Entertainment Australia is teaming up with local councils to bring a variety of live performances to drive-ins, with non-contact ticketing achieved through the use of electronic devices and manual scanning.

Australian performer Casey Donovan will be among the first to hit a drive-in stage with a Sydney launch show at Tempe on Thursday – the first of what's expected to be at least eight locations across New South Wales and Victoria

Making It Work: Chap Drive Thru supports Melbourne eateries

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: MONEY MAGAZINE

The Chapel Street Precinct Association has launched Chap Drive Thru to help stay open in tough times and give consumers a new way to pick up their takeaway. More than 200 cafes and restaurants across South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor, which make up Australia's largest retail and entertainment precinct, have created the world's largest drive-thru at 2.8km.

Takeaways and delivery orders have been part of the Australian restaurant landscape since COVID regulations came into force in March. But Chapel Street Precinct Association (CSPA) general manager Chrissie Maus says delivery apps take a disproportionate percentage of sales which is hurting local restaurateurs.