Community

The Middle Korumburra Hotel does it again

May 20 2025 Updated 10 hours ago

Courtney O'Brien

1 min read

THE MIDDLE Korumburra Hotel have done it again and celebrated taking home an award for 2025, presented at the Australian Hotels Association event at Crown last night.

The AHA State Awards for Excellence are Victoria’s biggest and most prestigious hospitality awards of the year.

Awards are given to pubs and hotels that truly are a cut above the rest when it comes to top tier service and providing an exceptional customer experience.

This year’s award follows on from the hotels success last year, where they won no less than three different awards: Best Parma, Overall Hotel of the Year, and best Outdoor Experience.

A total of thirty-nine award categories celebrates Victoria's top pubs, hotels and venue staff.

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Michael Giles

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Police

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Police

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Sentinel-Times

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