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The Wellshot Hotel in Ilfracombe is an absolutely legendary hotel on the road between Barcaldine and Longreach. Bernie Hogan visits the pub to chat with Tracy Hatch. A former Hotelier of the Year, Tracy runs the pub, is a local councillor and is generally a wonderful advocate for our women hoteliers in regional areas. On the road for the QHA this interview is as down to earth as the place itself, recorded in the pub with road trains going by! Enjoy.

Bernie Hogan has an interesting chat with Kate Fraser from The Seaview Cooktown about the ups and downs of renovating and operating a 5 star accommodation property in FAAAAAR North Queensland.

Welcome to the Here's Cheers! podcast, with your host - CEO of the Queensland Hotels Association - Bernie Hogan. In a spotlight episode on QHA accommodation members, Bernie spends some time chatting with Chris Kemlo, the General Manager of The Calile Hotel in Brisbane. We hope you enjoy the insights and lessons shared by Chris.

Welcome to Here's Cheers, the offical podcast of the Queensland Hotels Association. In our 25th episode, host Bernie Hogan spends some quality time talking to Paul Waterson, Chief Executive Officer of Australian Venue Co. The two discuss current trends in the hospitality industry, and what operators should be expecting in their area in years to come.

Welcome to the new episode of Here's Cheers! where Bernie Hogan - your host and the CEO of the Queensland Hotels Association - enjoys in-depth chats with inspiring operators in the Queensland hotels, pubs, restaurant and accommodation industry. This episode features Craig Shearer, one of the founders of Kickon group, where he shares some of his insights and industry knowledge. Enjoy!

Welcome to the first 2026 episode of Here’s Cheers, the official podcast of the Queensland Hotels Association. In this episode, your host Bernie Hogan enjoys a long chat with Chris Unger, Managing Director of Redcape Hospitality about the exciting things the group has been up to in Queensland, what they love about the State, and much more. Thank you to our valued partners - Konami, and Simon George & Sons - for supporting the QHA and the Here's Cheers Podcast.

This episode is recorded with QHA CEO Bernie Hogan, on the road, at a live member's meeting at the Seaview Hotel in Townsville. Here Bernie talks to businessman and QHA board member Paul McMahon about his resilience and insights into the Queensland hospitality sector.

QHA's Bernie Hogan enjoys a great catchup with hospitality legend Les Pullos at one of his iconic venues, the RG - the Royal George Hotel - in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley.

Bernie Hogan, QHA Chief Executive, sits down for a chat John Collins, famous as bassist for Brisbane band Powderfinger and a well-known contributor to the night-life sector, who now serves as Queensland’s first Night-Life Economy Commissioner.

Queensland Hotels Association CEO Bernie Hogan, drives 25 minutes up the road to the sunny suburb of Sandgate on the north side of Brisbane to catch up with Luci and Toby Black of the Full Moon Hotel - a recent QHA Awards for Excellence winner. At the 2025 awards ceremony, the Full Moon Hotel had a win in the Best Bistro - Metropolitan category, and also achieved Hall of Fame status for their Bottlemart Bottleshop in Boondall. Enjoy the chat!

Bernie Hogan, QHA Chief Executive, sits down for a chat about brands, brewing and beers with Matt Newberry of Brisbane's Catchment Brewing, and gains some insight into the accommodation industry with Michael Johnson, CEO of Accommodation Australia.

Enjoy the first episode of Here's Cheers for 2023 .  QHA's Bernie Hogan chats with ex-NRL star David Shillington about mental health and hits the road to Charters Towers to catch up with Jane and Noel Jesberg of the Rix Hotel.

Bernie Hogan chats with Lawrence Springborg in Goodiwindi and spends time with Kristy Coomber of the resurrected  Mucka Pub in Muckadilla.

QHA Chief Executive Bernie Hogan talks ER and shares some employers festive season tips with Sarah Swan of the QHA. He also spends some quality time with Mayor for Balonne Shire, Samantha O'Toole.

In this episode of Here's Cheers QHA Chief Executive Bernie Hogan talks gaming with David Punter of Konami Australia and has an in-depth chat about the hotel business with one of QHA's Vice Presidents, Matt Coorey.