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NT alcohol rehab plan hits snag

A plan by the Northern Territory Government to force alcoholics into rehabilitation appears to have hit a snag. The Territory wants to use accommodation...

Pub faces closure without buyer

A Wimmera pub could be set to close if a buyer is not found in the next two weeks. The Brim Pub needs to be sold before next month or locals will be left...

What not to do! Week 18

What was busted this week and what were they caught doing? The things you should look out for. The NSW Food Authority publishes lists of businesses that...

Cut food waste to boost profit: Unilever

Leading food product supplier, Unilever has called on chefs to reduce waste and increase sustainability and profit.  Yezdi Daruwalla, managing director...

Historic Balmain pub gets overhaul

The team behind the Riverview Hotel in Sydney's Birchgrove has opened a newly refurbished pub in nearby Balmain. Formerly known as the West End Hotel,...

Beer's decline slowing: Lion

Lion's quarterly beer volumes were down 2.8 per cent for the quarter ended 31 December 2012, which the brewer said was an improvement on the annualised...

Solar retrofit for Mooloolaba penthouses

Four penthouse rooftops of the Beachcomber Resort at Mooloolaba have now had six-kilowatt solar panels installed in over the course of over a year.  Planning...

High rise window laws take effect

Australian kids are about to be afforded a new level of safety in new apartment buildings throughout the country from 1 May. A recent string of accidents...

Land swap a win for all sides

The Victorian government passed changes agreeing to a land swap between the Falls Creek resort and the Alpine National Park - 10ha of the national park...

$10m bonanza for Cairns to host ATE

Cairns will host next year's Australian Tourism Exchange - the largest annual tourism trade event in the southern hemisphere - the first to be held outside...