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Upgrade for Port Macquarie motel

Port Macquarie's Mid Pacific Motel is undergoing a $1.5 million refurbishment. The upgrade of the family-owned motel is already underway and will bring...

Best Western planned for Mackay

A plan to build a two-storey, 4½ star budget motel is planned for Mackay's Harrup Park Country Club football oval. It will make Harrup Park be the first...

Vineyard resort for McLaren Vale

South Australia's McLaren Vale is to get a five-star boutique resort complete with a couple of vineyards. Developer Barrie Stacey has received approval...

Don’t cook or handle food when you’re crook

As cold temperatures hit the non-tropical areas of Australia, the Food Safety Information Council is warning the community not to prepare food or drink...

10 rules to a top toasted sandwich

Way, way back in the day, toasted sandwiches were made under the searing heat of the grill, fried in a pan or - for the outdoor types - in a cast iron...

Stone rocks TV cooking world

A gourmet show that blends cooking, rock music and WA's surf hotspots features an emerging gastronomic TV star. Uncompromising culinary maestro Marco...

Outside the box

Pizza e Birra pizzas are now available via online ordering and home delivery. Formerly owned by Mauro Marcucci - the Melbourne boy who started out at Caffe...

Airport dining cleared for takeoff

Expect more high-flyers to join MoVida and Vue de Monde at Melbourne Airport if airport retail operations manager David Yallouz has his way. Yallouz is...

Fantuz makes a big move for smallgoods

Michael Fantuz has populated the Sydney dining scene with venues such as Table for 20 and Buffalo Dining Club; now he's turning his attention to the Victoria...

Tasmanian whisky given high praise by critic Jim Murray

Tasmania's booming whisky industry is receiving high praise from the world's premier whisky critic, Jim Murray. In his 2013 World Whisky Bible, Mr Murray...