Taste Paradise

20/04/2026

16/04/2026

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Banana waste is becoming fabric and paper as factories industrialize fiber extraction.

14/04/2026

A new era of Gallo’s ✨

To our valued customers

For the last 19 years, Gallo Dairyland has been a name known to locals and travellers nationwide. Our renowned cafe, hand-crafted cheese and chocolate factory and our dairy farm have become a place to bring families of all ages to visit and enjoy, and we are so proud of what we have achieved in that time. We want to thank our community, loyal customers and visitors for your support over the last 19 years. The support means so much not only to our team, but to our family.

With that being said, we’d like to share that as of
April 22nd, 2026, the management/lease of our kitchen & hospitality space will be handed over to Brian from BB’s Cafe. Some of our beloved staff will remain serving you, just with a fresh new management team and a new menu.

As the cafe enters an exciting new chapter, Gallo Cheese & Chocolate will proudly remain with the Gallo family, where it will continue to be made and sold right here on site. In the works is our own little retail store, we are transitioning into the cheese viewing room, so WATCH THIS SPACE!🤩

As we take this time to transition into a new chapter of Gallo’s we ask our community to please welcome Brian and his team to our building, and to also be patient and understanding as we both navigate this new chapter.

With love and gratitude, 🤎
Frank, Ann, John & Linda Gallo

05/04/2026

Wow, what a day yesterday announcing our second location in Cairns 🥹💚
The response has honestly been incredible.

I just wanted to jump on and say a big, genuine thank you.
We are so grateful for this community, because of your support we are here, we are listening, and we’re doing our best to bring the good stuff to you.

Thank you to Preston Fresh Seafood for giving independent produce companies the opportunity to come together in the one location. What you are building is community, keeping dollars within our area, a secure food network on our doorstep, a future for local.

Why we’re pushing hubs now

With the cost of fuel looking like it’s here to linger (for who knows how long), food security in our region is more important than ever.

And the good news?
✅ We’ve got the produce, no issue there.
✅ What we need is strong local systems to move it efficiently.

Our Mareeba depot is the key

Mareeba is our base, our depot, where we bring produce into one central location and distribute from there.

Fun fact: this facility was the warehouse and packing location for the Tablelands decades ago, we’re just bringing it back to life again.

It’s got:

2 massive cold rooms
A loading dock
Our pack room
And our walk-in shop

We’ve been running this business for nearly 7 years, and the whole point is to support:

the public
food businesses
green grocers
and honestly, even the majors, if they want to stop the nonsense of trucking our local produce back and forth 🤦‍♀️

We have the network, the systems, and the ability to run produce direct from farms to your location.

“Are you leaving Mareeba?”

A few people messaged worried we’ll head down the hill and forget about Mareeba and our home/workplace deliveries.

Right now, Mareeba and deliveries are still a vital part of our business model.
Yes, things can evolve, but if you keep supporting what we’re building, our operations continue and grow.

What’s next?

We’re also hearing loud and clear from places like:
📍 Gordonvale
📍 Mission Beach
📍 Port Douglas

BUT (and I say this with love) people asking us to be there and people supporting us regularly are two different things.

To justify the expense, energy, staff, stock, and logistics, we need consistent support.

The future is uncertain, we can all feel it. FNQ has challenges ahead.
We’re here to help build something stronger, but only with your support.

Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart.
Help us help you. 💚🥭🍌

04/04/2026

Cairns… yep, you’ve probably heard by now 👀🍍🥦 ****SECOND LOCATION COMING

Preston Fresh Seafood (Smithfield) approached us about 6 months ago to be part of their new space and I’ll be honest, I’ve been dragging my feet.

Not because I didn’t want it, but because I was nervous.
Financially. Mentally. Physically. Logistically.
All the “what ifs” that come with taking a big leap.

But we’re doing it.
We’re going all in.

Cairns, you’ve got 3 months to prove you’ll support us.

And we will do our absolute best to support you back.

We’ll be bringing in the best of the Tablelands seasonal produce, sourced with local-first priority.

✅ Fresher
✅ Better taste
✅ Lasts longer
✅ Higher nutritional value
✅ Supporting Tablelands farmers directly
✅ Building food security for FNQ
✅ Employing locals
✅ Keeping dollars circulating in our community

No, we may not always be cheaper than the majors.
If “cheapest price only” is the goal, we might not be for you.

But if you care about where your food comes from, who you’re supporting, and the kind of future we build here in FNQ, then this is for you.

📍 Smithfield – inside Preston’s new space 6-8 Mac Peak Crescent, Smithfield
🕘 Open Monday–Sunday 9:00am–5:30pm
🎄 Closed Christmas Day and some variations to public holidays hours may occur.

Opening day announcement coming soon, stay tuned.

Help us help you. 💚🥭🍌

MAREEBA LOCATION & DELIVERIES
Yes we still have our Mareeba location & deliveries operating as usual.

Tablelands to Tabletop Mareeba
41 Strattmann Street, Mareeba
Open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm
Saturday 8:30am to 12:30pm

Deliveries via Freight Link Couriers servicing Tablelands & Cairns. Online orders: www.tablelandstotabletop.com.au

29/09/2025

Its with sadness that we advise that one of the founders of this group Rose Wright has passed away. Rose and her team worked on developing the group with other locals.

https://www.youtube.com/live/ZqcUqh71dZ4?si=PTOxfcQU5vO1kmlB

16/08/2025

'In 2011, Daintree Estates became the first Australian grown and made chocolate in history. The unique and distinctive flavour of our chocolate is influenced by the rich soils bordering the Daintree Rainforest, regarded as the world's oldest tropical rainforest.

Daintree Estates couverture is a highlight on dessert menus of leading restaurants, resorts and cafes around Australia and has featured in high profile events including Masterchef and Zumbo's Just Desserts. Celebrate the world's first Australian grown chocolate on your menu with our easy-melt buttons in Classic Dark 70% and Rich Milk 45%.

Trade applications are welcome from retailers, chefs, chocolatiers, patissiers, hotels, resorts, caterers and charities. Must have valid ABN.

www.daintreeestate.com

24/07/2025

06/04/2025

Crafting good wine requires skill, but creating exceptional wine is an art. Producing award-winning tropical wine? That’s both. While traditional vineyards focus on a single fruit, here at Shannonvale, we master the flavours of 11 unique and exotic tropical fruits. Our dedication to quality results in world-class wines, available for you to savour at our one-of-a-kind cellar door or conveniently through our online store -https://shannonvalewine.square.site/

No matter where you are, you can always have the taste of the tropics with you!

Open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00am -4:30pm.

20/10/2024

👏 WINNER WINNER 👏
The Ochre team have been busy over the last few weeks just casually collecting lots of awards and we thought it was about time to let you all know 😀
👉Australian Wine List of the Year Awards; includes Ochre, 1 of only 3 establishments in FNQ.
👉 Trip Advisor- Ochre is included again this year in the Travellers Choice Award, based on the last 12 months reviews.
This is given to the top 10% of establishments world-wide.
👉 New York based Trip Expert now in its 8th year includes Ochre in its Expert Choice Awards.
This is award, based on reviews by Journalists and travel writers from a range of publications
👉Best of Queensland -Ochre achieved 100/100 based on industry benchmarking, a higher percentage than piers throughout the state
👉3 Best Rated – Ochre is included with 4.9 stars out of 5 in Best Australian Restaurants in Cairns, 1 of only 3 listed.

We thank everyone who has dined with us and contributed to these reviews.
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