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St Kilda's Republica restaurant to reopen on Friday after fire

St Kilda restaurant Republica is set to reopen on Friday, six weeks after it was gutted by arsonists. The entire interior, aside from the kitchen, was...

Adelaide Hills winemakers seek expert advice on potential smoke taint following bushfire

About 100 winemakers met in the Adelaide Hills today to discuss potential smoke damage to their grapes. The forum was held in response to the Sampson...

Penalty rates stopping businesses from opening after hours

ON Christmas Day, in a Noosa street jam-packed with tourists, only six of 19 restaurants in iconic Hastings St were open for business. That's a situation...

Old Melbourne closes for upgrade

An early design of the tower proposed for the Melbourne Hotel site. The doors have closed at the Melbourne Hotel as the historic pub prepares for a renovation...

Robert Whyte’s Ibis project near Sydney Airport gets go-ahead

BUSINESSMAN Robert Whyte is spearheading the development of an international hotel near Sydney airport, winning approval for the project just before Christmas....

More Aussie hotels to go under the hammer to wealthy Malaysian family

IBIS Budget Hotel Perth (Photo : Accor Hotels) Some $250 million will be spent this year on purchasing Australian hotels under an order from a wealthy...

SW halal cafe will not close: owners

The owners of a Bunbury business which suffered online abuse because they serve halal food are adamant they will not close their cafe. Mot's Cafe's Facebook...

Betta Foods goes into administration

Betta Foods, which supplies Capricorn licorice and Eskimo chocolate snowballs to Woolworths, Coles and Aldi, has collapsed financially just three months...

Ballarat Beer Festival hosts Two Birds, Young Henry’s and other craft brewers

“WE love beer festivals,” says Jayne Lewis of Two Birds brewery in Spotswood, in Melbourne’s west.  Brewer, Jayne Lewis ( Photo: LinkedIn) “We’ve...

French chef Reymond gets it right with L’Hotel Gitan in Prahran

L’Hotel Gitan is a canny mix of on-trend elements with classic hospitality values. Source: Supplied CELEBRATED chef Jacques Reymond joins...