Ms Gillard

New wages came into effect on July 1st for all hospitality staff. To see how your business is effected click here.

Dear Mr Abbott

I write to you as a small business owner who despite the odds, succeeded in opening two new businesses in the midst of the global financial crisis.  I have 31 staff, 2 of them permanent and 29 of them casual.  It has been a great joy to employ these young people and bring employment and first jobs to many of them in our local community

“The Slow Food Movement is very interested in the coffee culture, not only as part of our commitment to taste and terroir, but also the value adding and fair trade for the growers,” said Daniel Mosedale, Noosa Slow Food Convivium President.

Dean will be covering his insights into the quest for the perfect blend and global coffee trends that are set to infiltrate Queensland.

Queensland wine wins own trophy after 133 years

For the first time in the Royal Queensland Wine Show's 133  year history a trophy for the best gold medal winning Queensland wine made and produced in Queensland by a Queensland winery has been awarded to Ballandean Estate Wines Gen 3 Shiraz 2007 at the 2010 Royal Queensland Wine & Food Show Awards Dinner, attended the Governor of Queensland Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AO.

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The Eumundi

Best Deal for Bastille Day

Ben O'Donoghue and the Katarzyna Group officially opened their latest venture, the South Bank Surf Club, in South Bank beside Kodak Beach. The venue consists of vast undercover open areas with timber batons and white bar stools and chairs. The South Bank Surf Club overlooks Kodak Beach and has amazing city views. I think it would be worth checking this one out as it is going to be nice and casual and family-friendly.

Three little piggies named Brick, Stick and Straw on the De Bortoli Yarra Valley Estate were given the love with a diet of acorns (which they loved)until they got the chop!

I was lucky enough to be present for Salami Day and experience this tradition and meet the extended De Bortoli family...

One of the pigs made it onto a spit...delicous! 

Join Hyatt Regency Coolum for a fun weekend of golf, fine wine and good food at 'A Taste of Coolum'. A series of four themed winemaker dinners hosted by some of Australia's most renowned winemakers will showcase some of the best wines from Australia and the world. Meet the people behind the wine at the Winemakers Cup Golf Day and round off the weekend at Chefs Alfresco, the Sunshine Coast's favourite afternoon of wine tasting and culinary temptations.