If you've been to Beechworth, there's a fair chance you've called in for a bite at the bakery.

Heavenly smells and a charming cottage herald your arrival in Provence-like countryside, writes Sandy Guy. Occasionally you chance upon a place that is so special you find it difficult to pack your ...

They've gone together like sauce and a pie for the best part of four decades but Tom O'Toole is no longer the face of Beechworth Bakery.

Thirty years ago he created the Beechworth Bakery in the historic North East Victorian town and has since gone on to establish Beechworth Bakeries in five other rural Victorian areas, from Bendigo to ...

1984. The first Apple Macintosh went on sale. The world had its first female Boeing 747 captain. And the average house price in Australia was less than $64,000. It was also the year Tom O’Toole opened ...

When Tom O’Toole returned to Beechworth, Victoria, 34 years ago, it was a dying town. Travelling had taught him the value of tourism. “I saw Beechworth with fresh eyes,” he says and, as a result, he ...

FRESH air, wide open spaces, changing landscapes and, best of all, bakeries — Catherine Lambert takes a trip to northeast Victoria and finds there’s nothing like a country trip. It is not so much to ...

Walking down the street in small tourist towns like Beechworth and Bright, almost every cafe or shop has a "help wanted" sign in the window. Beechworth Bakery employs more than 280 people at its eight ...

The founder of a famous Australian bakery says he feared for his life more than once last month as doctors battled to contain a flesh-eating bacterial infection eating his leg. Beechworth Bakery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Lots of people have tree-changed here,’ says local Doug Wallen. ‘A plus side is the food scene has vastly improved.’Composite: ...