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Cafe culture grows as instant coffee sales fall

Coffee snobs rejoice. Fewer Aussies are reaching for the instant coffee jar and more are flocking to cafes for their caffeine fix. New research from Roy...

Tenterfield Liquor Accord to re-start

Tenterfield has decided to reinvigorate its Liquor Accord. Seventeen representatives from the town's licensed venues, New England Local Area Command and...

New owners for Macleay Street Bistro

Macleay Street is a little piece of Sydney food royalty, started in the 1980s by Mark Armstrong and Daniel Gantiez. Word on the strip was Carole Becka,...

Echo says odds stacked against second Brisbane casino

Queensland casino operator Echo Entertainment says there is not enough demand for a second casino in Brisbane. Echo operates three casinos in Queensland,...

Ibis adds in Melbourne, Canberra

Accor has this week added two Ibis hotels to its portfolio in Melbourne and Canberra. Melbourne’s historic The Victoria Hotel and the former Rydges...

New B&B offers authentic farm stay in the Barossa

A new accommodation offering an authentic farm stay experience will soon open in South Australia's Barossa attracting families and food and wine enthusiasts...

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...