Seven well-known hospitality venues in Hobart have closed after their parent companies, Pub Banc Group and Hotel Banc Group, entered voluntary administration.

由於母公司 Pub Banc Group 與 Hotel Banc Group 進入自願管理程序，霍巴特七家知名的款待場所已關閉。

The closures affect seven businesses, including the Republic Bar and Observatory Bar. As a result, Apex Advisory is now managing an urgent process to sell these assets. Director Ian Vaughan explained that the company failed because of a combination of difficult trading conditions. Specifically, he pointed to rising costs for utilities, insurance, and supplies, while customers changed their spending habits. Furthermore, industry experts like Leigh Carmichael from DarkLab suggested that the sector has not fully recovered from the pandemic, noting that people are spending less per person than before.

此次關閉影響了七家企業，包括 Republic Bar 和 Observatory Bar。因此，Apex Advisory 目前正在管理一項緊急的資產出售程序。董事 Ian Vaughan 解釋，公司失敗是因為困難的貿易條件共同作用。具體而言，他指出公用事業、保險和物資成本上升，而客戶的消費習慣也發生了變化。此外，來自 DarkLab 的 Leigh Carmichael 等行業專家建議，該部門尚未從疫情中完全恢復，並指出現在的人均消費低於以往。

Additionally, business owners have identified government regulations regarding licensing, noise, and zoning as major financial burdens. Amy Hills from the Tourism Industry Council Tasmania emphasized that profit margins are shrinking because the cost-of-living crisis is affecting customers. Although the City of Hobart reports that the night-time economy has grown in turnover and employment since 2009, industry leaders argue that better cooperation between venue operators, the city, and the state government is necessary to prevent more closures. The future of these venues now depends on whether they can be successfully sold or refinanced.

此外，企業主將有關許可、噪音和分區的政府法規視為主要的財務負擔。塔斯馬尼亞旅遊業委員會的 Amy Hills 強調，由於生活成本危機影響客戶，利潤率正在縮減。儘管霍巴特市政府報告稱，自 2009 年以來夜間經濟的營業額和就業人數有所增長，但行業領袖認為，場地經營者、市政府與州政府之間需要更好的合作，以防止更多關閉。這些場所以後的未來，現在取決於它們是否能成功出售或重新融資。

The affected venues will remain closed until a sale is completed, while other local businesses have offered limited support to the staff who lost their jobs.

受影響的場所在完成出售前將維持關閉狀態，而其他當地企業則向失業員工提供了有限的支持。