CROSSING the Tooleybuc Bridge as you leave Victoria and enter NSW, the Tooleybuc Country Club Hotel is the first building that grabs your attention with its art deco styling and bright white façade. It is also grabbing attention with the culinary options available to travellers and locals alike.

Laurene McKenzie has been the licensee since May last year when she and her fiancé Chris Hurling moved from Brisbane to take it over.