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Restaurant ‘Oscars’ set to resume in Melbourne

The longest running national restaurant awards, the annual Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards, are set to resume after a COVID enforced lay-off. With...

Coward punch outside Carnarvon pub puts man in critical condition

A man is fighting for his life after allegedly being punched in the head outside a WA hotel. Aaron Bonacina, described as a “gentile giant”, was the...

Former Burleigh Heads restaurant called out for xenophobic rants

A Queensland restaurant owner landed himself in hot water after xenophobic rants targeted Brazilian customers. The Gold Coast operator is accused of making...

Iconic pub evacuated after kitchen fire

Diners and staff at a Prahran pub were forced to evacuate after a lunch time fire threatened to engulf the hotel. The fire started in the kitchen of the...

Award-winning Central West hotel sells to local investor

JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group in conjunction with Moore & Moore Real Estate, are thrilled to announce the sale of the award-winning Railway Hotel...

Hotel quarantine escapee now in custody

A woman who must have thought she was Jessica Drew a.k.a Spider-Woman, scaled two balconies and smashed a door to escape hotel quarantine in Cairns. Police...

Restaurants call for clarity on NSW lockdown length

Restaurants and Catering Australia has called for clarity from the NSW government over whether (or when) NSW will come out of lockdown. While it is looking...

Abuse is unacceptable says Three Blue Ducks owners

The owners of Three Blue Ducks have come out in defence of restaurant staff who have been poorly treated by customers not following COVID restrictions. The...

Restaurant owners left in the cold by NSW government grant snub

A small business support grant was announced for NSW last Tuesday in response to Greater Sydney’s snap two week lockdown. However, thousands of small...

Hospitality union calls for “exemption rate” trial to better protect workers

New pay arrangements have been introduced raising concerns for the hospitality union. The United Workers Union (UWU) is concerned that chefs on wages...