Postcards on Channel 9 – Join the Postcards team as they head to the sunny Gold Coast and continue checking out Victoria’s best venues to wine and dine, at 5.30pm Sunday on Channel 9 and 9Now.
Brodie Harper takes viewers to the Gold Coast (Bundjalung Country). She begins at the Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens, with friend of the gardens Kate Heffernan telling her about the native flora.
Next door at the luxurious RACV Royal Pines Resort, she shows viewers the perfect location to book an indulgent stay on the Gold Coast. Resort Manager, Martin Zumstein and Spa Manager, Emma Farrell chat about the great offerings holidayers can enjoy. To finish, Brodie checks out the dining options and settles for high tea high up in the resort: Videre on Level 21, which has stunning panoramic views of the Gold Coast.
Kris Smith goes for a Sunday drive in the heart of central Victoria, Heathcote (Taungurong Country). After meeting the owner of Heathcote Wine Hub, Toby Burrows, who provides a top local drop for visitors, he heads to Chauncy, a two-hatted small country restaurant set inside a heritage-listed sandstone building, and catches up with the owners, Louis Naepels and Tess Murray. On the way back to Melbourne, Kris stops at the Tooborac Hotel and Brewery for a beer with the owner, James Carlin.
Madeline Spark is checking out fun things to do in Blackburn (Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country). At the Japanese-inspired Haru Bakery House, she meets Fiona Wu and Emily Han who boldly decided to open during the pandemic.
Up the road at Little Things, a social enterprise cafe, manager Kate Bowman explains how the profits support World Vision Australia. Madeline’s final destination is Dixons Recycled Records, which buys and sells CDs, DVDs and vinyl records. Store manager, Douglas Walsh tells her why it’s been a central part of Melbourne’s music scene for almost 60 years.
And Shane Delia is in Windsor checking out new dining destinations (Boonwurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country). Like Henrietta, which serves up a Middle Eastern twist on an Australian staple, charcoal chicken.
Owner, Ibby Moubadder reveals their most popular dishes, including the prawn fatteh roll. Further along Chapel Street, Shane checks out the newly opened Studio Amaro. Owner, Simon Blacher walks him through the venue, which includes a basement bar, before Shane wraps up at Italian restaurant, Rossi, with a signature cocktail and a bite.
ENJOY SUNSHINE WITH YOUR WINE – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, AT 5.30PM ON CHANNEL 9 VICTORIA & 9NOW NATIONALLY
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