Latest news with #Hurlston
Time Out
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Just in: this Port Melbourne spot has won a major award for the best burger in Australia
No topic ruffles the feathers of our food-obsessed readers quite like the humble burger. From where to find the best ones to whether the fancy-ish takes at Bistra, Gimlet and Maison Batard are good enough to rival your classic Aussie fish and chip shop burg (fried egg, pineapple and all) – everyone has got their own opinion. But if there's one opinion we really trust when it comes to the matter of meat between two buns, it's that of Jimmy Hurlston AKA Jimmy's Burgers on Instagram – one of Australia's most prolific burger reviewers since 2012, author of The Burger Book and co-founder of Collingwood trailblazer Easey's. Last week, Hurlston was one of the judges at the inaugural Australia's Best Burger Awards at the hospo trade show Food & Hospitality Week, where he lent his expertise in crowning one winner to rule them all for 2025. Drumroll, please... are you ready for it? Let's give it up for chef Jonathon Donovan from CBCo Brewing Port Melbourne! The official winner of the highly coveted National Burger Award, Donovan was praised by the judges for his 'Fillet-O-Shrimp' burger, a next-level ode to the the Maccas fish fave. The brewery's yummy two-hander features a panko-crumb prawn patty, lettuce, onion, and a creamy ranch and Japanese Mayo sauce. Not sure about you, but we know exactly what we're ordering next time we pop in for a brew! 'It's phenomenally hard to cook in a kitchen that's not yours under such pressure, yet all the contestants put up delicious, high-quality burgers," shared Hurlston. "Jonathon was able to deliver consistently when it came to both flavour and presentation of his two burgers – it was a very well-deserved win." In another win for Victoria, Phillip Island's The Shearing Shed tied with a Queensland burger joint to take home the Best Signature Burger Award. To read more about all the winners (as well as who took home accolades at Australia's Best Pizza Awards), head to the website.
The Age
29-04-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Stonnington mayor takes out court order banning council watchdog from demeaning online posts
The head of a prolific council watchdog has been hit with an intervention order after the mayor of Stonnington Council sought protections for alleged online abuse and harassment. Magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz granted the interim public safety order on Tuesday after a long-running feud between Council Watch president Dean Hurlston and Stonnington mayor Melina Sehr escalated following the local government elections last October. An affidavit by Sehr, part of which was aired in Melbourne Magistrates' Court, alleged that Hurlston used pseudonyms to contact her and her then-employer, which she claimed led to her losing her job. A Facebook post also accused Sehr of using the recent death of her mother to dodge media inquiries. Sehr said she had been suffering from anxiety, depression, sleeplessness and had lost income following 'an unrelenting stream of mockery, belittlement and abuse, together with a constant stream of criticism, ridicule and misogynistic attacks'. Council Watch is a long-running association that positions itself as a self-styled local government watchdog, managing Facebook groups that discuss council matters in different municipalities across Victoria. Hurlston's partner, Joe Gianfriddo, served as Stonnington mayor before Sehr. Gianfriddo lost at last year's council elections in a one-on-one battle against councillor Jami Klisaris, an ally of Sehr. Sehr first applied for an interim intervention order against Hurlston in January, but this was refused. The matter returned to court this month after Sehr collated new material for the magistrate to consider. Sehr, a councillor for 23 years, gave evidence about the impacts on her of a now-deleted post on Stonnington Council Watch that accused her of weaponising the death of her mother.
Sydney Morning Herald
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Stonnington mayor takes out court order banning council watchdog from demeaning online posts
The head of a prolific council watchdog has been hit with an intervention order after the mayor of Stonnington Council sought protections for alleged online abuse and harassment. Magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz granted the interim public safety order on Tuesday after a long-running feud between Council Watch president Dean Hurlston and Stonnington mayor Melina Sehr escalated following the local government elections last October. An affidavit by Sehr, part of which was aired in Melbourne Magistrates' Court, alleged that Hurlston used pseudonyms to contact her and her then-employer, which she claimed led to her losing her job. A Facebook post also accused Sehr of using the recent death of her mother to dodge media inquiries. Sehr said she had been suffering from anxiety, depression, sleeplessness and had lost income following 'an unrelenting stream of mockery, belittlement and abuse, together with a constant stream of criticism, ridicule and misogynistic attacks'. Council Watch is a long-running association that positions itself as a self-styled local government watchdog, managing Facebook groups that discuss council matters in different municipalities across Victoria. Hurlston's partner, Joe Gianfriddo, served as Stonnington mayor before Sehr. Gianfriddo lost at last year's council elections in a one-on-one battle against councillor Jami Klisaris, an ally of Sehr. Sehr first applied for an interim intervention order against Hurlston in January, but this was refused. The matter returned to court this month after Sehr collated new material for the magistrate to consider. Sehr, a councillor for 23 years, gave evidence about the impacts on her of a now-deleted post on Stonnington Council Watch that accused her of weaponising the death of her mother.
