The Heritage Tea Rooms are situated inside North Queensland's oldest building - a split log construction built circa 1865.
Formerly known as the Eureka Hotel, the building has been restored to its former glory and remains standing as one of the countries few slab sided inn's.
Customs officials decided after much deliberation that the rare coffee would pose no threat to the Australian agricultural industry, and approved the importation.
[2] The next day on 2 July, the Channel Seven breakfast chat show Sunrise based their morning weather presentations from the Heritage Tea Rooms.
[3] Weather presenter Monique Wright confirmed during this episode of Sunrise that the Heritage Tea Room was in fact linked to the Border Security story on the importation of the kopi luwak.