Autumn conditions have created ideal growing conditions for poisonous mushrooms, Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has warned. “People should avoid gathering wild mushrooms around Melbourne, in rural...

All players in the Australian food industry are being invited to send representatives to a seminar in Melbourne on the latest trends and issues on new global Standards. The seminar has been organised by...

Melbourne’s reputation as the coffee capital of Australia has been cemented by the launch of Australia’s first international coffee roasting competition. Entries for the inaugural Australian International...

Monday 11 March 2013 is Labour Day in the State of Victoria. Australian Food News, like most other businesses based in Melbourne, Australia, will be shut for this public holiday. Labour Day historically...

The Brisbane City Council has called for tenders for ‘mobile food facilities’ at several locations around Queensland’s capital city. The self-contained food  and beverage trucks, which will operate...

Melbourne’s vegetarian fast food chain Lord of the Fries is going green with the launch of the new “Eco City Burger.” As part of Melbourne’s Sustainable Living Festival, Lord of the Fries has launched...

Considered a craze in many American cities, the mobile street food movement is quickly becoming a part of Australian city culture. Adelaide and Sydney have commissioned food carts and food vans to provide...

A world-first trial to test if a healthy Mediterranean diet can improve the mental health of people with depression is being conducted by Deakin University researchers in Australia, funded by the National...

Australia’s leading airline Qantas has apologised to one of its passengers after live maggots were found in the passenger’s on-board flight snack food. According to reports, Victorian woman Victoria...

An Australian-first obesity study will use the internet and mobile technology to try and help teenagers lose weight. Participants will be recruited from across Melbourne and will have their height, weight,...