General Road Catering & Event Hire

28/01/2025

We've been asked, and we've finally come up with the goods. Introducing our new Loyalty Program 🤝

So many of you support our business and we want to give a little bit (that we can) back, and hopefully grow this even bigger in the future as the better times come back.

From tomorrow, every dollar spent on our Event Hire or Catering area, General Store Bakery & Coffee House, General Store Garden Supplies & Stockfeed or Over The Road Cafe, Restaurant & Bar in Emerald can earn you a point in the program. You also get a BONUS 50 points for every tea or coffee product purchased.

Just register, earn and then redeem at any of our businesses or locations. It's easy to do, and if you have ordered a delivery before you will be in our system ready to go!

Earn points, then redeem:

500 points - Free Coffee or 10% off any hospitality purchase at OTR or General Store (About 9 coffees or a load of firewood earns this)

1000 points - 20% off any hospitality products at General Store or OTR in Emerald.

1500 points - Free Garden Supplies, Firewood, Water Cartage, Gas or Stockfeed Local Delivery

2500 points - 50% off any hospitality purchase at General Store or our Over the Road Restaurant in Emerald.

Not to be used with other offers and promotions or to be used for functions or gatherings beyond your immediate family. We call it a 'Fair go policy'.

This works with online orders too via our website www.ubgeneralstore.com.au

We appreciate your support for our business, our team and of course, our family.

30/12/2024

We're opening up a few Summer Contracts for Junior Staff. These are 3 month contracts in our peak season, designed to help the business with basic tasks whilst also giving kids aged 15 to 17 a chance to do some work and gain some work experience. They will get 1 to 2 shifts per week dependent on how they perform.

Payment is per the award, casual rates. Everything's above board, just you are applying for a short term contract role.

The process is to hand your resume instore to one of our supervisors, then complete our application online: www.generalroad.com.au/jobs

We will complete interviews in the next week, and look to provide a trial shift to suitable candidates. If the junior can take instruction, is happy and does a good job on a trial shift, they will likely be offered a 3 month Summer Contract.

Even if not successful, this is an opportunity to go through the job application process. Practice makes perfect 👌

If the junior turns out to be a bit of a gun, they will be consdiered for ongoing employment with our business.

Learn more and apply (after handing in your resume) at www.generalroad.com.au/jobs

Jobs @ The General Road Current Advertised Jobs Junior Hand (Summer Contract): We’re currently looking to hire 2 or 3 juniors for a summer contract, running from January through to March. This is an entry level position, and an opportunity for you to complete one or two shifts a week and build up ...

20/12/2024

Christmas lunch catering today with all the trimmings for 90 school teachers and support staff. Check out our website on how we can help you on site, off site or takeaway. Head to www.generalroad.com.au

30/10/2024

Our website is being updated with new hire options for your next party, function, celebration or event. Check us out (new items being added!):

Have a party, event or function coming up? We can help! We have a range of marquees, tables, chairs and even function rooms and areas we can help you with to make you next celebration a great one. We can also help with a more reasonably budgeted wedding. Why should you pay a premium?

29/10/2024

We now have a range of party hire options for your next party, function or event. Coming to our website soon, check out a sneak peek at https://ubgeneralstore.com.au/pages/general-road-catering-event-hire

25/09/2024

Sweet treat and sandwich platters are available takeaway, delivered or to be used at one of our locations for gatherings. This one was at Over the Road in Emerald, utilising a private side bar area.

16/09/2024

The past 4 weeks we've been providing sit down dinners for the Officer Junior Football Club's series of Presentation Nights. Up to 150 people per night, served fresh all at once. Having a team of chefs, wait staff and bar tenders, we can help your next event or function run smooth, without stress and to the highest level. Learn more about what we do at https://ubgeneralstore.com.au/pages/general-road-catering

16/09/2024

This season we've been running the Emerald Football & Netball Club Canteen for Netball home games at Pepi's Land in Emerald. It was a great learning experience for us, providing both fresh & fried food, along with Barista Made coffee on key days. We're looking for clubs that may be interested in outsourcing their canteen to us, where we can operate it and share profits. Learn more online at www.ubgeneralstore.com.au

14/04/2024

Something a little bit different for us today, we're down in Officer for the Junior Football Club practice match Bonanza! 4 grounds, hundreds of kids all completing practice matches today. We've got barista made coffee , hot jam donuts, chips, egg and bacons, sandwiches, schnitzel rolls and more on offer to keep the crowds happy.

11/03/2024

Our slider boxes are always a winner. House baked brioche and fresh ingredients. Perfect for your next meeting, function or celebration.

08/02/2024

Our sweets box is jam packed with crowd favourites like mini donuts, cookies, slices, tarts and more. Available pick up or delivered, usually with as little as 24hrs notice as we bake it all onsite at our sister business,

08/02/2024

We can provide your next project, offsite or meeting with burger packs fr our sister business, in individual or bulk packs. We even have options for sliders or to provide chopped in half so you can sample all of the burgers.

07/02/2024

Our loaded potato skins are unique and an absolute winner for your next event, party or function. Crispy potato skins filled with combinations of brisket, mac and cheese, jalepenos and many other options.

06/02/2024

Our sweet boxes are always a winner, particularly our mini donuts. 🥰 Check out our website, link in bio.

05/02/2024

Our slow cooked 14hr+ BBQ beef brisket is always a winner. Available in platters, graze boards or individual meals. Our catering services can be flexible for small or large groups.

04/02/2024

No matter your budget, we can help you with your next celebration, event or function. From baked goods to sliders, roasts, grill packs and more. Learn more online below, with more options being added to online ordering, weekly. https://ubgeneralstore.com.au/pages/coffee-van-catering

04/02/2024

Our coffee cart is able to provide barista made coffee, as well as our General Store Bakery & Coffee House baked goods like donuts, muffins, cakes and more. We also use it for food delivery to events and functions, so if you need our catering bought to you, we can do it professionally with the right equipment and storage.

04/02/2024

The General Store Bakery & Coffee House and Over The Road Restaurant & Takeaway have come together to form General Road Catering.

Our businesses have been operating for 4 years and 2 years respectively in the hospitality business, but the business itself traces all the way back to 1885!

We're able to help with platters, graze boards, roast packs and more, made by our talented Bakery & Chef Teams.

We service Beaconsfield, Berwick, Officer, Pakenham, Cockatoo, Emerald, Dewhurst, Guys Hill, Upper Beaconsfield, Harkaway, Narre Warren and beyond. We even have a coffee cart staffed by Baristas available for your next function or event.

Learn more here: https://ubgeneralstore.com.au/pages/coffee-van-catering