Name your price! Hotel offers free meals to anyone named Mark, Marcus and Marco after Premier Mark McGowan loosened lockdown restrictions on pubs
- Premier Mark McGown announced looser restrictions for WA pubs and clubs
- The Swinging Pig in Rockhampton announced free meals to anyone named Mark
- If the Premier comes for a meal, everyone in the pub will be given a free pint
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A pub in Western Australia has offered a free meal to anyone named Mark after the sate's premier announced lockdown restrictions on pubs will be eased.
Premier Mark McGowan announced the move to phase four COVID-19 restrictions from Saturday, which will allow people to stand up at the pub, go to watch sports or enter a nightclub.
The Swinging Pig Hotel in Rockingham, south-west of Perth, celebrated the announcement by offering a free meal to anyone named Mark, Marc, Marcus and Marco over the weekend.
'You can trust the boy from Rocko to sort it out,' The Swinging Pig said on Facebook.
To sweeten the deal, if Mr McGowan himself turns up for a free meal, they will give every patron in the pub a free pint.
Premier Mark McGowan (pictured) announced the move to phase four COVID-19 restrictions from Saturday, which will allow people to stand up while they're at the pub
The Swinging Pig in Rockingham, south-west of Perth, celebrated the announcement by offering a free meal to anyone named Mark, Marc, Marcus and Marco over the weekend
'In case you haven't heard, our mate Marko's done it again,' the pub said.
'Saturday, June 27 brings even more joy as you'll be able to stand with a pint again, plus a bunch of other great stuff.
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'To help give our mate Mark a huge thumbs up, all weekend we're doing ''Mark Eats Free'' for anyone named Mark! Just buy a meal, & we'll shout your mate Mark for free.
'If the big man Mr McGowan happens to take us up on it, we'll shout the whole pub a pint.'
The Premier said he may take the pub up on the offer and head down for a free meal on Saturday,
'Why not? I'll go down to the Swinging Pig and hopefully they deliver – hopefully it's not a pony or a shandy. Hopefully it's a pint,' he told Perth Now.
Mr McGowan did not reveal what time he would head to the pub.
'You can trust the boy from Rocko to sort it out,' The Swinging Pig said on Facebook.
To sweeten the deal, if Mr McGowan himself turns up for a free meal, they will give every patron in the pub a free pint (pictured: Mr McGowan having a beer at the Gage Roads Brewing Company)
The premier on Monday revealed his government had been planning to reopen interstate borders from August 8.
But an outbreak in Victoria, where there has been significant community transmission, has led WA to abandon any border changes for now.
All other coronavirus restrictions within WA will be removed from July 18, paving the way for capacity crowds of up to 60,000 when AFL games return to Optus Stadium.
The Premier said he may take the pub up on the offer and head down for a free meal on Saturday (pictured: The Swinging Pig)
