MORE hospitality staff are needed than ever before due to the bumper number of campers and corporate guests for this year’s Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour.
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Two of the four campsites for the event are already booked out, and organisers are expecting more corporate guests than the event has previously hosted.
Recruitment company Workfront People Solutions is on the lookout for 60 hospitality staff to fill a variety of roles over a one-week period during the event.
Workfront’s business development manager Chris Reed said this is the largest number of hospitality staff they have ever needed during the event’s history.
“Last year I put on 50 and although I only put on 10 extra, it’s a lot because they work eight to 10 hour shifts,” he said.
Staff wages will also pump up to $50,000 into the Bathurst economy.
Available roles, for February 3-10, include barista and wait staff, kitchenhands and runners.
And hospitality staff numbers could still rise, according to Mr Reed.
“To be honest, we’re waiting on final numbers of campers and corporate suites because they will increase the number of staff needed,” he said.
The Western Advocate reported on January 13 that more than 1500 campsites had already been booked in the sold-out Paddock and McPhillamy areas.
In addition, the Reid and Sulman campsites are at 50 per cent capacity.
The number of sold-out sites is already well up on the previous record of 1100 sold for last year’s event.
Mr Reed puts the growth in campsite and corporate suite bookings down to a number of factors.
“This is one of the biggest since the V8s took over and it [the race] being televised is also a big factor,” he said.
Mr Reed said those interested in working during the event do not need to be race fans.
“As long as you’re well-presented, reliable and experienced, then you can apply,” he said.
Interviews will be conducted in Bathurst on Thursday, January 28.