The Fantale, one of Australia’s most iconic lollies, is being discontinued after nearly a century. Manufacturer Nestle made the shock announcement on Tuesday that the chocolate covered caramels, famed for movie star stories on the wrappers, would stop being producing from next month. The decision follows declining sales and the need for significant and expensive … [Read more…]
Leachate can create a lot of issues for landfills and locals if it’s not maintained and removed properly, but one landfill in Australia is using leachate in its recycling plans. In West Nowra, Australia, the West Nowra Recycling and Waste Depot, which is the largest of the local council’s ten waste facilities, is taking a … [Read more…]
A Federal Government decision to phase out live sheep exports is “torpedoing” an industry based on emotions and opposition from the “woke” set, a public forum in Geraldton was told this week, with businesses in the Mid West already feeling the brunt. Almost 100 frustrated farmers and other stakeholders in the live sheep trade attended … [Read more…]
Best & Less has become the latest retailer to report deteriorating sales as the cost of living crisis bites into consumer spending. The discount variety retailer has recorded a more than 13 per cent drop in its sales from May to June, and it expects its half-year profit to flop by as much as two … [Read more…]
Trainer Jason Coyle is bringing a strong team to the races at Nowra on Tuesday. Coyle’s gelding turned in an honourable performance at his most recent start at Hawkesbury when clocking in fifth, having drawn the outside in the field of 11. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you … [Read more…]
What happens when five veteran brewers and hospitality figures join forces? Big plans, it turns out. FOUND. emerged in 2022 with a bang – announcing their role in one of the most-talked about projects of the last few years, an ambitious brewery at East Perth’s Girls School redevelopment that aimed to bring the regional experience … [Read more…]
Queensland Police have released shocking footage of an allegedly stolen truck being chased on a busy motorway. A man has been charged with a string of offences after a dramatic police chase during which he allegedly damaged several vehicles before being arrested after the truck crashed into a Mansfield home. Video released by Queensland Police … [Read more…]
Here’s a deliciously snackable selection of the latest in Perth food news this week: Goodbye Barchetta, hello Magic Apple Following the announcement that Kailis Hospitality Group (The Shorehouse, Island Market Trigg among others) had won the tender for the sought-after Barchetta site on Marine Parade, George Kailis has revealed his plans for the beachfront Cottesloe … [Read more…]
Lidia Thorpe has hit back after being grilled on whether an organisation her family is closely involved with would help fund the ‘No’ vote for the Voice. Senator Thorpe, holding a press conference alongside fellow “Blak sovereigns” a day after voting against holding a Voice to parliament referendum, would not answer questions put to her … [Read more…]
CBH is taking the unorthodox step of offering one-on-one “personalised” sessions with its grower members keen to learn more about how to use Paddock Planner, as it aims to ramp up “vital” preparations for the 2023-24 grain harvest. The company unveiled the tool in 2018 as a way to access in-depth paddock-specific data to help … [Read more…]