Wave of motel cancellations despite iconic Tamworth music festival going ahead

Despite Tamworth's Country Music Festival going full steam ahead next month, hundreds of hotel bookings have been cancelled.Tamworth's 50th country music festival is confirmed to still go ahead next month despite the Omicron outbreakHotels have already seen mass cancellations, in some cases more than half of bookingsdespite COVID-19 outbreaks and interstate border travel rules.

"Very quickly we pulled together as many of the major and minor venues … to have a say on where they stood, what impact it would be, and where they thought the balance of the festival will go. While Mr Harley said he understood there were many people anxious about the spread of COVID, he also said the economy needed to be considered."It [festival] injects a massive amount of money into the economy that keeps a lot of businesses going.

avspook Great to see personal responsibility at its finest.

Maybe they are telling you something

ConvictChick I’m not surprised. Business will suffer from the stupidity of the governments we voted in.

Personal responsibility right? Or is it only good when people go out?

The Government’s job is now selling catching the virus to the community or it’s plan of herd immunity will drag on for years and the economy will be history. Maybe just should have eliminated it hey?

Seems the people don't trust their leaders in nsw🤔

Who’d have though people would put health first and for most over some music. Oh I know most of NSW, but not the LIBs they think the economy works without healthy people or people who don’t want to risk getting sick for the sake of the economy. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

i'd kill for a ticket but Dom Perottet is already doing that

Where the bloody hell is Snotty? Playing banjo in the Deep South? Skiing with Kerry Stokes in Aspen? Up to no good with Brian Houston in the bowels of Hillsong?

So people are... wait for it.... taking some personal responsibility and staying home. And now they're being criticised because of, you know, the economy 🤔

Another government, this time local, that wants us to consider the economy. NO NO NO. Public health comes first.

People don't wanna get sick, or worse, die, because some country festival motel owners are havin' a whinge . Whoda thunk?

🎶The C. O. V. I. D. 1. 9 becomes final today🎶

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