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Smaller food and accommodation businesses doing it tough

There has been a spike in the number of accommodation and food services businesses becoming insolvent, despite a booming tourism market. The Australian...

Culinary team comes together at Howard Smith Wharves

Fresh from hosting its inaugural event in its Rivershed venue, Brisbane’s latest dining and accommodation precinct Howard Smith Wharves has finalised...

The Bells toll for Arthur Laundy with purchase of Wooloomooloo pub

Publican Arthur Laundy has bought The Bells Hotel in Sydney’s Woolloomooloo for an estimated $15 million. Laundy already owns the nearby Woolloomooloo...

The Grounds $10 mineral water a lesson in menu writing

The Grounds of Alexandria in Sydney’s inner west has faced online criticism for selling bottled water for $10. Antipodes mineral water, which comes in...

Winners of the 2018 Eat Drink Design Awards announced

The nation’s most ambitious and aspirational venues have been revealed as the winners of the 2018 Eat Drink Design Awards. Victoria and South Australia...

Sydney Light Rail’s final insult to Strawberry Hills Hotel

The owners of an historic Surry Hills pub have criticised plans by Sydney's troubled light rail project to modify their heritage-listed hotel. Strawberry...

Patonga Boathouse hotel reopens after renovation

Patonga Boathouse on the Central Coast has reopened after a major renovation by owners Andrew and Pip Goldsmith. The Goldsmiths are behind the Boat House...

Esplanade Central hotel development to feature rooftop bar and restaurant

The developers of the Esplanade Central hotel in Cairns are hoping to turn it into a six storey, 76-room hotel with rooftop bar and restaurant. The McDonald’s...

Historic Shirley Hotel up for grabs for $100

The Shirley Hotel in Bethungra is being sold in a novel way that could see it go to the new owner for just $100. Robyn and Allan Cox bought the hotel...

Paper Daisy chef Ben Devlin to open his own restaurant

The head chef at Halcyon House's fine-dining restaurant Paper Daisy is branching out on his own with a fine-diner down the road from the hotel. Ben...