1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: And I tell you what, there's probably a few tired 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: people from the hospitality industry this morning because it was 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 1: a massive night the Hospitality Awards for Excellence, the very 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: best in the Northern Territories hospitality industry was celebrated and 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: I'll tell you wash over five hundred and sixty people 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: were there. 7 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 2: It was a fantastic evening. 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: And joining me on the line right now is the 9 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: general manager of Kaziles and Palmerston Golf Club, Matt Heuer. Now. 10 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: They took home a total of five awards, including the 11 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: top gong for the best club in the Northern Territory. 12 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 2: Matt, good morning. 13 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 3: Good morning, Katie. How are you today? 14 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: I'm very well. How are you? And how's the team 15 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 2: this morning? 16 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 3: Oh listen, I left them. I left them to have 17 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 3: a good time and keep and kick on afterwards, and 18 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 3: I tried to get home a bit earlier. But I'm 19 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 3: feeling pretty pumped and pretty proud of last night's there. 20 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 3: But it's real acknowledgment of you know, wow, the good 21 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 3: things that we're doing in the industry and with our business. 22 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 3: So really happy, Kati, Yeah. 23 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I bet you are. 24 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: I mean five awards as well as the top gong 25 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: for best Club in the Northern Territory. I mean, talk 26 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: us through what you've done over the last year or 27 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,760 Speaker 1: so to really get Kazales in the Palmerston Golf Club 28 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: up to the point where you're winning such a huge 29 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: number of awards last night. 30 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 3: Well, we've been on an eighteen months journey with the 31 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 3: Palmerston Golf Country Club in particular. It's been, like I said, 32 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 3: been a long journey. Over the last eighteen months. We're 33 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 3: built a new Vini golf course out there, We're built 34 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 3: a new pro shop, we're built a new function room, 35 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 3: built a new coffee shop, and that was sort of 36 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 3: stage run, and then we've got into the main clubhouse 37 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 3: and we're built a new restaurant, a new commercial kitchen 38 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 3: out of the back, a new sports bar, and multiple 39 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 3: outdoor areas and we've just basically really touched every single 40 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 3: area of the club. So it's you know, the Palmerston 41 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 3: Golf and Country Club now is a completely different venue 42 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 3: than what it was sort of eighteen months ago. So 43 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 3: it's a brand new club and it's going really well. 44 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 3: The people from Palmerston are really sort of enjoying enjoying 45 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 3: the new venue and to be honest, we're really proud 46 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 3: of what we've created out there. So yeah, it's really 47 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 3: good that I've obviously going to shout out to my team. 48 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 3: I've got a fantastic team out there and they are 49 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 3: just doing an amazing job. Yea. 50 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 2: Look, you guys are up on stage so often. 51 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: You could have just about co hosted the awards with 52 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,079 Speaker 1: me last night, Matte, you were. 53 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 3: One of a few jokes. I was a one of 54 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 3: a few jokes in the end. Yeah, and I think 55 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 3: you're seeing me out there as well, not at all. 56 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: I thought it was really wonderful and the team, you know, 57 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: you guys, it was really nice to see. It seems 58 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: like a really tight knit team that we're all sort 59 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: of looking after each other, which I thought was lovely. 60 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 3: I'm extremely lucky. I've got a great bunch of people 61 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 3: out there, and you know, some of them have been 62 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 3: with us for years now across both clubs, so it's 63 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 3: really I'm very blessed to have had such a great 64 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 3: team of people around the air. 65 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: So the best ta B licensed venue, best club presentation 66 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: and service, best family friendly venue, club, best redeveloped club, 67 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: and best overall large club. All of those awards must 68 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: mean a lot too, but is there one that stands out? 69 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 3: I think the biggest gong is obviously the best overall 70 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 3: club in the territory, best overall large club in the territory. 71 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 3: That's a real accomplishment. But you know, they're all special 72 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 3: in their own way because all those awards represent different things. 73 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 3: So yeah, it's I'm absolutely over the moon and humbled 74 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 3: to get all of them and we're really proud. 75 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:50,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, good on you guys. 76 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: I mean, to anybody that hasn't been out to the 77 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: Palmerston Golf and Country Club for a while, what would 78 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: you say to them? 79 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 2: Why should they get on out there? 80 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 3: Let get out there and have a look. The food's fantastic. 81 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: It really is a family friendly venue obviously, like I mentioned, 82 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 3: we've got the mini golf course out there, which has 83 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 3: been super popular over the last year we've been operating it. 84 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 3: And also of course we've we've developed heaps of playground 85 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 3: areas that the kids. It's all outdoors, there's plenty of 86 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 3: room for the kids to run around and have a 87 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 3: good time, and you know it's all offence. Then the 88 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 3: kids the parents don't have to worry about what the 89 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 3: kids are doing and you can sort of kick back 90 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 3: and relax and enjoy yourself while your kids are having 91 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 3: a good time. So yeah, no pop out and have 92 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 3: a look at it. It's really worth a look. 93 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: Yeah. 94 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 2: Ow, good well, Matt, Good on you. 95 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: Congratulations to you and the whole team out there at 96 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: Kazales and also the Palmerston Golf Club. 97 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 2: It's a wonderful you know. 98 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: I think it's it's wonderful to see how well you 99 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: guys have done, and really great to see you take 100 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: home five awards. 101 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm pretty happy with that one. 102 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 2: Good on you, Matt. Lovely to speak to you this morning. 103 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 2: Thanks so much for your time. 104 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 3: Thanks COTTI have a great day to you too. 105 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 2: Thank you.