Keen interest in cooking courses

November 10, 2009

Chefs
Apprenticeship numbers at TAFE SA have been rising over the past few years, with the commercial cookery course in particular demand. Read more

Hospitality expo a success

August 26, 2008

Hospitality Expo

Celebrity chef Mark Olive with Penola High teacher Dee Hutchinson and students Evan Marcus, Andrew Polderman and Jacob Pfitzner. Photo courtesy of Frank Monger Photography Mount Gambier.

High school students from across the region were shown pathways into food-related industries on Monday during the inaugural Limestone Coast Hospitality and Viticulture Expo.

The event attracted about 300 people to The Poplars winery in Coonawarra for workshops, tours, produce displays and a cook-off featuring celebrity chef Mark “The Black” Olive. Read more

Hotels proud of award success

July 30, 2008

Two Mount Gambier hotels will be displaying their recent awards with pride.

The South Eastern Hotel and the Park Hotel were awarded for their gaming and accommodation respectively at the Australian Hotels Association of South Australia 2008 Hotel Industry Awards for Excellence in Adelaide last Wednesday night. Read more