Premium Content Subscriber only Bundaberg Rum's Raising the Bar initiative has so far provided about 35,000 litres of free hand sanitiser to Australian pubs, clubs and bars, to help maintain a COVID-safe environment for their patrons. More than 750 venues across the country have now been approved for support from the Raising the Bar initiative, which is also providing more than half a million items of PPE, including gloves and face masks, 1500 digital thermometers and thousands of floor demarcations (stickers) to help with physical distancing. The $11.5m Raising the Bar initiative has been created to support venues recover from the unprecedented economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.