CRACKENBACK FARM

• 1996 Winner Jindabyne Chamber of Commerce Service Award
• 1996 Finalist NSW Tourism Awards for Excellence
• 1996 Winner High Country Cuisine - Dinners Choice Award
• 1997 Award of Distinction, NSW Tourism Awards for Excellence
• 1997 Wendy O'Donohue Young Achiever in Tourism Award
• 1997 Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide
• 1997 Canberra Times Good Food Guide
• 1997 Finalist National Australia Day Council Young Australian of the Year Awards

• 1997 Snowy River Shire Young Citizen of the Year
• 1998 NSW Tourism Awards for Excellence
• Award of Distinction - Tourism Restaurants
• Winner Outstanding Contribution to Tourism by a Young Achiever
• 1998 Winner SMH Customer Service in Tourism Award
• 1999 Regional Finalist Accommodation Industry Awards for Excellence
• 2000 to 2010 SMH Good Food Guide – Crackenback Cottage Restaurant

Latest News

Sydney Morning Herald - August 13th 2011

"The Ice Storm" Raymond Gill finds warmth and home-cooked meals in a stylish ski retreat

A

• "A Taste of the Country", in: Vogue Entertaining Guide, Winter ´81, p.30.
• "A pioneers cottage weathers the Snowy´s changing seasons", in: The Australian Women's Weekly, June 23, 1982, p.44, 45.
• "A Crackenback Christmas", in: Good Taste, December 1996, p.100.
• "A Cracking Pace", in: Country Style, 1996, p. 49.
• "A Matter of Taste. NSW Awards for Excellence in Tourism", in: The Sydney Morning Herald, June 14, 1997.
• "Area attractions in finals – Honour for Crackenback", 1997.
• "A high-country indulgence", in: Escape. Sunday Mail, June 27, 2004, p.14.
• "A different getaway in the Snowy Mountains"

C

• "Crackenback Cottage", in: Property Profile, HMAA, 1997.
• "Crackenback Cottage wins major tourism honour", in: Sydney Morning Herald, 1997.
• "Crackenback Cottage. Australian. Score 13/20", in: The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 1998.
• "Crackenback Farm", Advertisement in: Snowy Mountains. Australia's High Country. Supplement to The Canberra Times, February 13, 1999, p.2.
• "Crackenback Cottage. Australian. Score 13/20", in: The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2000.
• "Crackenback Cottage. Australian. Score 12/20", in: The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2001.
• "Crackenback Cottage. Australian. Score 13/20", in: The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2002.
• "Crackenback Cottage. Australian. Score 14/20", in: The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2003, p.203.
• "Crackenback Cottage. Modern Australian. Score 14/20", in: The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2004.
• "Crackenback Cottage. Modern Australian. Score 14/20", in: The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2005, p.189.
• "Crackenback Cottage and Farm, Thredbo", in: Outback Travel Guide 2005.
• "Crackenback Cottage. Contemporary. Score 14/20", in: The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2006.
• "Crackerjack cottage", in: The Sunday Herald, April 23, 2006.
• "Crackenback Cottage. Contemporary. Score 13/20", in: The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2007.
• "Cool food"
• "Cottage full of Alpine magic, in: Sydney Morning Herald
• "Crackenback Cottage and Farm, Thredbo Valley", in: Beautiful Accommodation in New South Wales, Australia, 1st Edition, p.107.
• "Crackenback Cottage. Modern Australian. Score 12/20", in: The Canberra Time Good Food Guide, p.100.
• "Crackenback Farm"
• "Crackenback wedding"

D

• "Down on the Farm", in: Vogue Entertaining Guide, Winter ´84, p.68.
• "Dining: Crackenback Cottage and Farm", in: Australian Regional Food Guide.

E

• "Enchanting farm lifestyle", in: Canberra Times, February 1998.

F

• "Free Range", May 1985.
• "Frozen Food", in: The Sydney Morning Herald, July 27, 1999, Good Food p.8.
• "First birthday for Visitor Centre"
• "Frensham link with tourism award"

G

• "Greg Harmer, Crackenback Cottage", in: Face to Face, Open House, July 1999, p.8. "Great cook-off"

H

• "Homely on High", in: Places to Stay. Country Style, p.117

M

• "Magnifique!", in: Summit Sun, August 24, 1995.
• "Margarets Mountain Magic"
• "Murcutt, master of the house, dwells on himself", in: The Sydney Morning Herald

O

• "Old and new, but both have a touch of class", in: The Sydney Morning Herald, October 12, 1979, p.7.

P

• "Peak Experience", in: Travel + Leisure, October 2006, pp.144-150, p. 150.

R

• "Rising star in tourism", in: Snowy Times, August 1998, p. 11.
• "Relishing flavours in mint condition", in: Snowy Times, July 1999, p. 25.

S

• "Sarah continues to gain plaudits", 1997.
• "Sarah rises to the challenge", in: The Daily Telegraph, 2.12.1997
• "Sarah Young does it again", in: Summit Sun, November 13, 1997, p.1.
• "Snowies to star in tourism awards", 1997.
• "Sarah scores a double win", in: Summit Sun, June 25, 1998, p.1.
• "Sarah scores a double win", in: Snowy Times, July 1998, p.5.
• "Search for new Young Achiever", in: news, Published by Tourism New South Wales, 1998, p.3
• "Snowies set to star in Awards", in: Summit Sun, 1998.
• "Sarah earns more accolades"
• "Sarah speaks out on her commitment"
• "Simply the best Ski lodges", in: Weekender
• "Service par excellence: The Finalists", in: The Sydney Morning Herald

T

• "The Ice Storm", in: The Sydney Morning Herald, August 13th, 2011
• "The State's top tourism awards up for grabs. Bruce Elder hits the road to meet some of the hopefuls", in: The Sydney Morning Herald, June 14, 1997, p.1.
• "Thredbo victim to be honoured", 1997.
• "Tourism Award for cottage", 1997.
• "The best of NSW! – Winners of the NSW Awards for Excellence in Tourism", in: Tourism Excellence. A Publication of Tourism Council Australia (New South Wales), August 1998 (No.3), p.5.
• "The highs and lows in the snowy", 1999.
• "Take the High Road"

W

• "When snow's a no-show", in: The Sydney Morning Herald, September 26, 1998.
• "We're number one", in: Summit Sun, July 1st, 1999, p.1.
• "Winter Daze", in: The Sydney Morning Herald. Weekend Edition, May 10-11, 2003, p.4.
• "Winter Wonderland. Chefs from some of the coldest parts of NSW share their ultimate hearty recipes for today, the first day of the season", in: The Sydney Morning Herald, June 1st, 2004, Good Living p.15.
• "Work-life balance in rural retreat", in: The Sun-Herald, February 20, 2005.

Y

• "Young Achiever Award renamed in honour of Wendy O´Donohue", Tourism New South Wales, 1997.
• "Young Achiever Sarah Young", in: Cooma Monaroo Express, 1997.