ilion Cafe and Restaurant at

Hepburn Mineral Springs

say they will continue to

improve and expand the

business.

Mehmet and Surmeli

Aydogan have renewed their

lease for another five years

from November 30 after run

ning the business for the past

11 months.

They say they are looking

forward to expanding the

menu.

"We plan to have more var

iety of Turkish bread and

multicultural food," Mr

Aydogan said.

Down the track, Mr and

Mrs Aydogan also plan to

employ more staff.

"I feel I can do a good job

here," Mr Aydogan said.

"It's very busy here and we

do well."

Mr Aydogan said a lot of

local people liked Turkish

cuisine and he was commit

ted to meeting the needs of

the community.

Hepburn Shire Council's

director of corporate ser

vices, Chris Cowley, said

that over the past 11 months

Mr and Mrs Aydogan had

met their responsibilities on

time and had become part of

the community.

"The existing tenants have

established and are operat

ing a business for which they

are keen to improve and

expand," he said.

Mr Cowley said a consor

tium had shown interest in

the lease of the pavilion.

"All were interviewed to

seek information, clarify

their respective submissions

and to give them an oppor

tunity to verbally add to

their proposals," he said.

Mr Cowley said both par

ties met the criteria but the

consortium had not done any

significant business plan

ning and it had no insurance.

Mr Arydogan has been

cooking for about 20 years.

"I have always had a

Turkish restaurant and

moved onto cafes," he said.

"We are very happy here."

The Pavilion Cafe and Res

taurant is open every day

except Christmas Day and

specialises in Turkish food.

It also has snacks and an

inside and outside eating

area.