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Australia’s leading women’s lifestyle network, 9honey, is celebrating its sixth birthday with the launch of a new site, new columnists and an expanded editorial team.   

The new vertical, 9honey living, will offer expert advice, tips and hacks to make your house a home. From must-have homewares, to DIY/design ideas, to the cleaning and decluttering hacks that have everyone talking, 9honey living will be your daily go-to destination.

Editor of 9honey, Shauna Anderson, says: “Our newest site cements 9honey as the most extensive lifestyle site in Australia, catering for all Aussie women with content that is relatable, factual and entertaining.”

The women’s network is also announcing three new columnists.  

The Block contestant, Rachel Carr, of team Rachel and Ryan, joins the 9honey living team with years of DIY tips and tricks under her belt to share.

Rachel says: “I’m so excited to be part of the 9honey team, especially the new living site. It’s such a great fit. I can’t wait to share all of my tips and tricks for the home, including styling, renovating and so much more.”

Chef, Minoli de Silva, joins the 9honey team where she will share her passion for food and issues close to her heart.

Minoli says: ”I’m thrilled to be joining 9honey to share my love of food, flavours and cooking. It’s a dream come true to share the recipes I learnt as a child and the tips I have found to bring restaurant quality food into the homes of the 9honey readers, and also show them just how easy cooking can be.”

Also joining 9honey is Stephanie Trethewey, 2022 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award winner and Founder and CEO of Motherland, who will raise her voice for women and families on the land.

Stephanie says:  “Rural communities are the backbone of Australia and it’s my mission to put rural motherhood on the mainstream map. I’m so excited to join the 9honey team to bring readers a real and raw look into the realities of life on the land.”

Furthermore, 9honey will expand its editorial team, with Maddison Leach returning to the Nine family as Senior Features Writer, Lucia Hawley promoted to 9honey Style Writer, April Glover appointed to Senior Producer, and Bronte Gossling taking over as Weekend Producer. 9honey is also hiring new Associate Producers to join the expanding team.

Nine.com.au Director, Kerri Elstub, says: “9honey has grown from a small site run by a handful of journos, to a true juggernaut of women’s lifestyle offerings.”

“Adding 9honey living to our catalogue presents a perfect opportunity for content and commercial to align. As a long time fan of Minoli, a Block addict and devotee of Rachel’s style, and a former colleague of Stephanie’s, I’m thrilled to have these strong women on our team”.

For further information, please contact: 
Caitlin Lynch
Senior Communications Manager
clynch@nine.com.au

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

The Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Food Guide to NSW’s best restaurants launches Tuesday after Firedoor was named as the Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year at the Good Food Guide 2023 Awards last night in Sydney.   

Returning after a three-year hiatus with hats and scores to recognise the best restaurants and chefs in NSW, the glamorous awards ceremony – supported by long-term co-presenting partner Vittoria Coffee and new co-presenting partner Oceania Cruises – was held at Shell House Dining Room & Terrace in the Sydney CBD.

Owners and chefs from NSW’s leading restaurants gathered as 12 awards, along with the coveted hats – from one to the pinnacle of three hats – were handed out. The glossy 136-page Good Food Guide 2023 NSW magazine is on sale from tomorrow (Tuesday, November 22) and is the definitive guide to the state’s restaurants, cafes and bars. 

The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide includes more than 400 independent city and regional reviews including Sydney’s top 20 cafes and bars, and top 10 lists for each Australian state and territory. 

Highlighting more suburban venues, there’s also a new rating – a heart – for places that aren’t awarded a hat, but that the Good Food Guide critics still love and would cross town to experience. The new edition of the Guide also includes the most coveted awards in Australian dining: Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year, Oceania Cruises Chef of the Year, and New Restaurant of the Year.

Edited by Callan Boys, The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide reviews have been undertaken by a team of esteemed critics including Boys, Terry Durack, Jill Dupleix and David Matthews, all of whom review independently and anonymously. 

Pipit in Pottsville was named Regional Restaurant of the Year; Tim Foster of Ele by Federico & Karl took home the Young Chef of the Year Award while Annita Potter of Viand in Woolloomooloo was named Oceania Cruises Chef of the Year. 

“While there are significant staff shortages across the hospitality industry, restaurants are still opening at a rate comparable to pre-pandemic times, if not higher,” said Boys. “Dining in NSW and the ACT has never been better either, with more hats awarded than ever before in the history of the Guide.”

“Firedoor was awarded Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year for the way its chef Lennox Hastie and his young team transform beautiful Australian produce into the most delicious version of itself using fire, smoke and ash,” said Boys. “It’s not just the best steak you may ever experience, but the best coral trout, aged lamb and Hawkesbury school prawns too. A top-notch wine list and smart service complete the package.” 

Meanwhile, Annita Potter was named Oceania Chef of the Year for forging her own path and creating truly unique Thai food, said Boys. “It takes courage, determination and skill to only offer a tasting menu when many people still expect Thai food to be cheap-ish and casual. It also takes a lot of self-belief to open a self-funded restaurant at the level of Viand.”

The awards were attended by more than 350 chefs, restaurateurs and industry professionals who were treated to a menu by Shellhouse Dining Room & Terrace chefs Joel Bickford and Aaron Ward. Cocktails were supplied by Four Pillars Gin, Diageo and Santa Vittoria, Mumm Champagne by Pernod, wine by Nick Smith Wines and Kirin beer by Lion. 

The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2023 magazine is available from newsagents, supermarkets and thestore.com.au for $9.95.

The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2023 award winners: 

• Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year: Firedoor, Surry Hills
• New Restaurant of the Year: Kiln, Sydney
• Regional Restaurant of the Year: Pipit, Pottsville
• Oceania Cruises Chef of the Year: Annita Potter, Viand, Woolloomooloo
• New Regional Restaurant of the Year: Bistro Livi, Murwillumbah
• Vittoria Coffee Legend Award: Eric and Linda Wong, Golden Century
• Service Excellence: Michael Stoddart, Oncore by Clare Smyth, Sydney
• Sommelier of the Year: Bridget Raffal, Where’s Nick, Marrickville
• Oceania Cruises Wine List of the Year: Shell House Dining Room & Terrace, Sydney
• Young Chef of the Year: Tom Foster, Ele by Federico & Karl, Sydney
• Food for Good: Refettorio OzHarvest, Surry Hills
• Bar of the Year: Ante, Newtown

For further information, please contact: 
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing
amotte@nine.com.au

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Australian music’s night of nights, the prestigious ARIA Awards, will light up our screens for their 36th edition on Thursday, November 24 from 7.30pm AEDT on Channel 9 and 9Now.

Live from Sydney’s famous live music venue, The Hordern Pavilion, the awards will be hosted by eight-time ARIA Award winner Natalie Imbruglia, alongside Australian singer, songwriter and drummer G Flip and ARIA Award winner Ruel, celebrating and showcasing the cream of the Australian music industry. 

The awards will feature exclusive live performances from Australia’s best including Baker Boy, Dami Im, Flume, Jessica Mauboy, Tones and I, Vance Joy and many more.  

Some of this year’s nominees will perform their hit songs from 2022, including RÜFÜS DU SOL, Baker Boy, Flume featuring MAY-A, Amyl and The Sniffers, Vance Joy and Peking Duk. 

A number of in memoriam tributes will pay respect to some of the Australian music greats we sadly farewelled this year. Budurja, Jessica Mauboy and Thelma Plum will honour Archie Roach, Dami Im and Casey Donovan will perform a number to commemorate the career of Judith Durham, and host Natalie Imbruglia will acknowledge the brilliance of Olivia Newton-John, joined by ARIA Award-winning singer and musical director of the tribute, Tones and I. 

Throughout the evening, a stellar list of Australia’s favourites will present awards across 27 categories, including Ayesha Madon, Becca Hatch, Briggs, Flex Mami, Genesis Owusu, Illy, Jerome Farah, Josh Teskey, Kye, Lime Cordiale, Matt Gudinski, Montaigne, Peking Duk, Peter Garrett, Richard Wilkins, Ruel, The Wiggles, Tones And I, Troy Cassar-Daley and Vera Blue.

This year’s list of nominations highlights the extraordinary talent across a wide range of genres. RÜFÜS DU SOL leads the charge with seven nominations, Amyl and The Sniffers and Flume with six nominations, Baker Boy, Vance Joy and The Kid LAROI with five nominations each, and rounding the list out are Julia Jacklin, Gang Of Youths, King Stingray and Luude with four nominations. 

Hosting the red carpet, presented by Interflora, Nine’s entertainment guru Richard Wilkins will partner up alongside his son, model and reality TV star Christian Wilkins as well as influencer and comedian Lucinda ‘Froomes’ Price to greet and chat with the stars as they arrive. The red carpet will be available for live streaming on YouTube from 4.00pm AEDT at https://youtu.be/aCrZ3jRE6xY.

Nine’s entertainment presenter Brooke Boney will host the pre-show, presenting 15 ARIA Awards, from 6.00pm AEDT available to live stream on 9Now, ahead of the live awards broadcast. 

Nine’s Director of 9Now and Programming, Hamish Turner, said: “The 9Network are thrilled to welcome back this year’s broadcast of the ARIA Music Awards. Australian music’s night of nights will once again host a live audience to enjoy brilliant performances from some of the biggest names in the industry. We are excited to honour and celebrate the incredible talent that makes the Australian music industry one of the best in the world.”

36TH ARIA AWARDS 2022
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24 FROM 7.30PM AEDT 
ON CHANNEL 9 AND 9NOW

For the full lineup of presenters and music acts, please visit https://www.ariaawards.com.au/

For further information, please contact:
Alessandra Muratore
9Network Publicity
alessandra.muratore@nine.com.au

Monday, November 21, 2022

Ian Thorpe, Ariarne Titmus and Giaan Rooney join the Wide World of Sports. Fina World Swimming Championships in Melbourne: Exclusive, live and free on Channel 9 and 9Now.

Nine’s Wide World of Sports will make a big splash at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Melbourne when Ian Thorpe, Ariarne Titmus and Giaan Rooney form an all-star commentary lineup.

Taking place from December 13-18 exclusive, live and free on Channel 9 and 9Now in prime time, the trio of world champions will be poolside to provide expert insight when Australia’s best short-course swimmers take on the world in their own backyard.

Making the announcement on Sports Sunday this morning, Australia’s greatest ever swimmer, Ian Thorpe, spoke of his enthusiasm at joining Nine’s Wide World of Sports stable.

“Channel 9 has an absolutely outstanding history in broadcasting swimming, and considering their audience probably watched me winning World Championships, or breaking world records, it’s going to be great to share my knowledge now with viewers,” said Thorpe.

“I’m particularly excited to be working alongside Giaan, who I grew up with, and it’s also fantastic to see Ariarne, another Olympic champion, come on board to give her understanding of the sport.

“I love discussing the intricacies of swimming and sharing those insights, which hopefully educates more people about our sport.”

Nine Director of Sport, Brent Williams, said: “Nine has a rich history of broadcasting swimming and we are proud to be partnering with FINA on their upcoming events.

“We are equally excited to have Olympic gold medallists, world champions and Australian swimming superstars Ian Thorpe, Giaan Rooney and Ariarne Titmus forming our team of experts.

“Their insight and knowledge will be invaluable in bringing viewers closer to the action and enhancing our poolside coverage in Melbourne.”  

Current Olympic champion for the 200m and 400m freestyle, Ariarne Titmus, said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Nine’s Wide World of Sports for the short-course World Championships in Melbourne. I’m excited to experience racing from a new perspective and challenge myself in a new role on pool deck.

“Thorpey has always been a hero of mine and Giaan is one of the best swimming broadcasters anywhere in the world, so to be alongside them is something I’m really looking forward to, and it’s a fresh challenge for me.”

Rounding out the star trio and making a network homecoming in her distinguished media career, Giaan Rooney said: “After swimming my last race on Channel 9 and starting my broadcasting career as part of the legendary Wide World of Sports swimming commentary team, it feels very familiar and natural to be showcasing swimming for Nine once again.

“This time, not only do we have many of our current Olympic superstars such as Emma McKeon, Kaylee McKeown, Mollie O’Callaghan, Mack Horton and Kyle Chalmers going for gold in the pool, I’m also honoured to be on the mic with the Olympic legend, Ian Thorpe, and our current Olympic champion, Ariarne Titmus.”

Wide World of Sports commentator Mat Thompson will call the races live and experienced sports broadcaster Tony Jones will host the network’s coverage from his hometown throughout the six-day event.

Swimming achievements
Ian Thorpe

• 5 x Olympic Games gold medals
• 9 x Commonwealth Games gold medals
• 11 x World Championship wins
• Set 22 world records in his career
• Most successful athlete at the Sydney 2000 Olympics 

Ariarne Titmus

• 2 x Olympic gold medals (Tokyo 2021)
• 4 x World Championship gold medals
• 2 x Commonwealth Games gold medals

Giaan Rooney

• Olympic gold medallist
• 3 x World Championship gold medals
• 2 x Commonwealth Games gold medals

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Groups and singles included

16^TH FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (25M) MELBOURNE
DECEMBER 13-18, ON CHANNEL 9 AND 9NOW

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Monday, November 21, 2022

The Australian Financial Review has yet again recorded yearly growth, and now has a cross platform readership of 3.7 million people, according to Total News readership figures released by Roy Morgan today. 

The country’s most read premium business masthead increased its year-on-year readership across Total News in the 12 months to September 2022, up from 3.6 million, making it one of the country’s fastest growing news brands. Its nearest competitor, The Australian, dropped its Total News readership by 14% in the same period. 

As trusted business news and analysis becomes more important than ever during turbulent economic times, the Financial Review total print readership Monday-Friday increased 22%. Meanwhile, The Australian has seen a drop of 22% year-on-year.

With the AFR Weekend Saturday print edition readership increasing by 23% in the last quarter, the weekend and weekday print editions are outpacing the market with their growth.      

AFR Magazine continues to dominate Australia’s monthly magazine insert figures, with a print readership of 409,000. 

Nine’s Total Publishing assets reach a de-duplicated audience of 16.5 million* Australians across print and digital.

“Many news titles and subscription businesses have started to feel the cost-of-living squeeze from higher inflation,” said the masthead’s editor-in-chief Michael Stutchbury. 

“But the Financial Review’s readership and subscription performance is proving more resilient than most because of the strength of our journalism and its focus on our core audience.” 

The Total News readership figures are produced by Roy Morgan for ThinkNewsBrands. 

Source: Roy Morgan Research, All People 14+. All audience data is based on the last 4 weeks averaged over the 12 months to September 2022.

*This figure includes: Nine.com.au, SMH Print & Digital, The Age Print & Digital, AFR Print & Digital, Brisbane Times, WA Today, Domain Digital, Good Weekend VIC & NSW, Sunday Life VIC & NSW, Domain NIM VIC & NSW, AFR Magazine

For further information, please contact: 
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing 
amotte@nine.com.au

Monday, November 21, 2022

The Age has maintained its lead as Victoria’s most read masthead with a cross platform readership of 5.8 million, according to Total News readership figures released by Roy Morgan today.

With The Age having 1.5 million more readers than its direct competitor The Herald Sun (5.8 million v 4.3 million), more than one quarter of Australians engage with the masthead to inform their day. 

The Age continues to be the nation’s second most read news brand after The Sydney Morning Herald in its Total News readership across print and digital to September 2022. The Monday to Friday print edition of The Age has a readership of 261,000 – up 1% quarter-on-quarter – while The Sunday Age print edition is read by 392,000 people every Sunday, up 3% on last quarter. 

In the last four weeks 1.4 million people on average have read a print edition of The Age. The masthead also attracts a large number of  readers outside of Victoria, with The Age within the top 5 most read mastheads in every state and territory. 

Across The Age and the Herald, Saturday’s prestigious Good Weekend continues to serve readers with Walkley Award winning features, attracting an average issue print readership of 734,000 and continues as Saturday’s most read magazine insert. Similarly, the Good Food and Traveller titles deliver total cross platform audiences of 1.57million and 1.634 million, respectively, each month.

Sunday Life recorded an average issue print readership of 434,000, while Domain has year-on-year growth, with a print readership of 499,000. 

Nine’s Total Publishing assets reach a de-duplicated audience of 16.5 million* Australians across print and digital.

“It’s again clear from these figures that readers are coming to us for credible, well-told news stories, culture and lifestyle content and award-winning investigations,” said The Age’s acting editor, Michael Bachelard. “This makes The Age the most influential news organisation in Victoria, and one of the most in Australia.” 

The Total News readership figures are produced by Roy Morgan for ThinkNewsBrands.  

Source: Roy Morgan Research, All People 14+. All audience data is based on the last 4 weeks averaged over the 12 months to September 2022.

*This figure includes: Nine.com.au, SMH Print & Digital, The Age Print & Digital, AFR Print & Digital, Brisbane Times, WA Today, Domain Digital, Good Weekend VIC & NSW, Sunday Life VIC & NSW, Domain NIM VIC & NSW, AFR Magazine

For further information, please contact: 
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing 
amotte@nine.com.au

Monday, November 21, 2022

The Sydney Morning Herald remains Australia’s most read news brand with a cross-platform readership of 8.4 million readers, according to the Total News readership figures released by Roy Morgan today. 

Cementing its place as the country’s most read masthead, the Herald continues to more than double The Daily Telegraph readership (8.399 million versus The Telegraph’s 3.981 million) in Total News, in the latest figures in the 12-month period ending September 2022. 

With the Herald having a standout year in producing numerous high-valued, quality investigations, the figures reveal that two in five Australians get their news from the masthead. The Herald also attracts a large number of readers outside of NSW, with the masthead within the top 5 most read mastheads in every state and territory. 

The Monday to Friday print edition has also seen an impressive annual growth of 11% year-on-year, with an increase of 53% across readers aged 25-39. The weekday print edition  also increased its readership 7% quarter-on-quarter to 388,000, while The Sun Herald print edition is read by 420,000 people every Sunday. In the last four weeks 1.9 million people on average have read a print edition of the Herald.  

Across the Herald and Age, Saturday’s prestigious Good Weekend continues to serve readers with Walkley Award winning features, attracting an average issue print readership of 734,000 and continues as Saturday’s most read magazine insert. Similarly, the Good Food and Traveller titles deliver total cross platform audiences of 1.57million and 1.634 million, respectively, each month.

Sunday Life recorded an average issue print readership of 434,000, while Domain has year-on-year growth, with a print readership of 499,000. 

Nine’s Total Publishing assets reach a de-duplicated audience of 16.5 million* Australians across print and digital.

“I want to thank our subscribers and readers because without their support, we couldn’t do what we do,” said the Herald’s editor, Bevan Shields. 

“A result like this doesn’t just magically happen. It is the result of our many wonderful staff, so I would like to thank them, too.

“Growing our weekday print readership is a particularly pleasing achievement. This has been a huge year for Sydney, New South Wales, our country and the globe, and the Herald’s work has set the standard for high-quality journalism in Australia.”

The Total News readership figures are produced by Roy Morgan for ThinkNewsBrands.  

Source: Roy Morgan Research, All People 14+. All audience data is based on the last 4 weeks averaged over the 12 months to September 2022.

*This figure includes: Nine.com.au, SMH Print & Digital, The Age Print & Digital, AFR Print & Digital, Brisbane Times, WA Today, Domain Digital, Good Weekend VIC & NSW, Sunday Life VIC & NSW, Domain NIM VIC & NSW, AFR Magazine

For further information, please contact: 
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing 
amotte@nine.com.au

Monday, November 21, 2022

The quality, integrity and diversity of Nine’s journalism across The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and 60 Minutes was recognised at the 67th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism on Thursday night.

Nick McKenzie and Joel Tozer took home two awards; the first in the Print/Text News Report category with Aisha Dow for their report in The Age, ‘Triple-zero crisis’, and again in the Business Journalism category for their explosive and wide-reaching Nine and 60 Minutes investigation, ‘Star and the gambling industry’s reckoning’. 

Adele Ferguson, Klaus Toft and Lauren Day won in the Television/Video Current Affairs Long (more than 20 minutes) category for their outstanding investigation into the unregulated world of cosmetic surgery, which ran across The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Four Corners, while Mark Stehle, Mags King and The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald team took home the gong for their incredible coverage of the journey through Ukraine. 

Finally, fellow Herald photographer Kate Geraghty was awarded the prize for Feature/Photographic Essay for her gripping coverage of the ‘Invasion of Ukraine – Civilian Impact’. 

National Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, David King, said: “Congratulations to all our Walkley Award winners and also to all those who were finalists. Our success at these awards demonstrates the deep commitment in our newsrooms to deliver high-quality public-interest journalism. It’s the kind of journalism that really makes a difference, and matters to our readers.”

For further information, please contact: 
Caitlin Lynch
Senior Communications Manager
clynch@nine.com.au 

Friday, November 18, 2022

The Age’s Good Food Guide to Victoria’s best restaurants launches Tuesday after Melbourne’s Aru was named as the Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year at the Good Food Guide 2023 Awards tonight in Melbourne.   

Returning after a three-year hiatus with hats and scores to recognise the best restaurants and chefs in Victoria, the glamorous awards ceremony – supported by long-term co-presenting partner Vittoria Coffee and new co-presenting partner Oceania Cruises – was held at W Melbourne.

Owners and chefs from Victoria’s leading restaurants gathered as 12 awards, along with the coveted hats – from one to the pinnacle of three hats – were handed out. The glossy 128-page Good Food Guide 2023 Victorian magazine is on sale from tomorrow (Tuesday, November 15) and is the definitive guide to the state’s restaurants, cafes and bars. The announcement of the New South Wales’ award winners, and the launch of The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide, will be held on November 21, with the NSW edition going on sale on November 22.

The Age Good Food Guide includes more than 300 independent city and regional reviews as well as the top 20 cafes and bars, and top 10 lists for each Australian state and territory. Highlighting more suburban venues, there’s also a new rating – a heart – for places that the Good Food Guide critics love or would cross town for, as well as awards including the most coveted awards in Australian dining: Chef of the Year, Restaurant of the Year and New Restaurant of the Year.

Edited by Roslyn Grundy, The Age Good Food Guide reviews have been undertaken by a team of esteemed critics including Besha Rodell, Dani Valent and Gemima Cody, all of whom review independently and anonymously. 

Moonah in Connewarre was named Regional Restaurant of the Year; Nicholas Deligiannis from Audrey’s in Sorrento took home the Young Chef of the Year Award while Julian Hills from Navi in Yarraville was named Oceania Cruises Chef of the Year. 

“People call the Good Food Guide the restaurant bible. I think it really has been missed these past three years,” says Grundy. “It is nothing short of miraculous that after several years of floods, fires and pandemic, we have emerged with a dining scene this strong. We’re sure this edition will provide plenty of inspiration for readers’ ever-growing ‘must-visit’ list.”

The awards were attended by more than 300 chefs, restaurateurs and industry professionals who were treated to a menu curated by W Melbourne, including dishes from its two-hatted Warabi restaurant. Cocktails were supplied by Four Pillars Gin and Santa Vittoria, wine by Unico Zelo and beer by Hawkers. Event sponsors included Visit Victoria, SMEG and Marriott International. 

The Age Good Food Guide 2023 magazine is available from newsagents, supermarkets and thestore.com.au for $9.95.

The Age Good Food Guide 2023 award winners: 

Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year: Aru, Melbourne
New Restaurant of the Year: Serai, Melbourne
Regional Restaurant of the Year: Moonah, Connewarre
Oceania Cruises Chef of the Year: Julian Hills, Navi, Yarraville
Vittoria Coffee Legend Award: Abla Amad, Abla’s, Carlton
Service Excellence: Brownyn Kabboord, Du Fermier, Trentham
Sommelier of the Year: Chayse Bertoncello, O My, Beaconsfield
Oceania Cruises Wine List of the Year: Ten Minutes by Tractor, Main Ridge, Mornington Peninsula
Young Chef of the Year: Nicholas Deligiannis, Audrey’s, Sorrento
Food for Good: FareShare, Abbotsford
Bar of the Year: Caretaker’s Cottage, Melbourne
Cafe of the Year: Lorna, Ferntree Gully

For a High Res image of the Good Food Guide cover click HERE

For further information, please contact: 
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing
amotte@nine.com.au

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have released their annual Impact Reports, detailing the mastheads’ incredible contribution to the fabric of Australian society through ground-breaking investigations, fearlessly holding the powerful to account and celebrating our cities.

Now in its third year, the Impact Report is developed to illustrate the breadth, quality and balance of journalism featured across the two mastheads. They highlight the deep significance journalism has played in keeping Australia a vibrant democracy, told in the words of award-winning reporters who give readers a behind-the-scenes insight into the impact their stories gained.

The reports are an immersive dive into the year’s biggest stories covered by each masthead and show the true impact of subscribers’ support. These include highlighting the results of the Herald’s investigation into the NSW Government’s mismanagement of the Lismore floods response; The Age’s revealing expose into human trafficking; Nick McKenzie’s investigation into Star Entertainment; a year-long investigation into corrupt Chinese state-linked mining in Africa; Victoria’s triple zero system crisis and cowboy-esque practices plaguing the cosmetic surgery industry.

The mastheads’ investigations have held power to account, resulting in real-world change and numerous Walkley Award nominations. The past year has been yet another massive news year, with journalists from the Herald and The Age covering everything from the war in Ukraine, political bloodshed and economic turmoil, to the deaths of Queen Elizabeth II and Shane Warne, climate change and natural disasters.

The Impact Reports also shine a light on the positive lifestyle and culture reporting. As our cities re-awaken after Covid restrictions, the teams from Good Food and Traveller fuelled our desire for travel and food while Good Weekend continued to hold the gold standard in long form journalism. 

With a growing portfolio of newsletters and podcast investigations – including the groundbreaking Liar, Liar Melissa Caddick and the Missing Millions by Kate McClymont and 60 Minutes’ Tom Steinfort – 2022 has once again seen the Herald and The Age expand the way they tell stories.

The 2022 Impact Reports are available here: https://impact-report.smh.com.au/2022 https://impact-report.theage.com.au/2022

For further information, please contact: 
Adrian Motte
Senior Communications Manager – Trade & Publishing
amotte@nine.com.au

Monday, November 14, 2022