Alec Jones

Alec is a Staff Writer at Vinyl Media and Concrete Playground, he's also one of the few Sydney resident editors who lives north of the Harbour Bridge. As such, he's proudly representing the northern beaches and north shore in writing whenever possible.

Favourite bar in Sydney: Mjølner in Redfern is probably my favourite spot, a fantastic menu and really experiential dining. I love taking people for the first time and seeing their reactions to the entire process, it never fails to entertain. Definitely get a cocktail and the chocolate bone brûlée for dessert.

News
This Just In: An Iconic Victorian Landmark Will Soon Be Locked Behind an Entry Fee

The Twelve Apostles will soon start charging visitors to support a new multi-million visitor centre.

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Event
Vera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil

Sat, 11 Jul, 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank

The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.

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Event
Suite Sessions at Crown Sydney Featuring Melanie C

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026
Crown Sydney, Barangaroo

Melanie C, aka Sporty Spice, opens Crown Sydney's 2026 suite sessions with an intimate gig inside Sydney's most expensive hotel room.

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Now Open: A New Sports Bar From Hallmark Hospitality Has Opened Its Doors on the Maggie May Site

The former retro supper club has been reborn as a modern Australian sports bar serving wood-fired food seven days a week.

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This Just In: Bathers Pavilion Announces Four-Week Residency by Award-Winning Californian Restaurant SingleThread

One of the best restaurants in the world is calling Balmoral home for four weeks this winter.

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This Just In: Sydney Comedy Festival Releases Its Biggest-Ever Program of 400+ Shows for 2026

Debut events, international stars and returning favourites will get you chortling and chuckling all over Sydney this April and May.

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This Just In: Unit Prices in These Capital City Suburbs Actually Dropped in the Last Five Years

By and large, property prices continue to climb, but look underneath the surface and you'll see some suburbs have become ever-so-slightly more affordable.

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This Just In: El Jannah Is Giving Away 100,000 Whole Charcoal Chickens For Free in Every Store — Starting Right Now

There's a whole, juicy, smoky charcoal chicken — and garlic sauce — with your name on it at your nearest El Jannah store, all for free.

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Event
Blood Moon Eclipse at Sydney Observatory

Tue, 3 Mar, 2026
Sydney Observatory, Millers Point

Catch the last lunar eclipse before December 2028 in a joint event held by Sydney Observatory and Nagoya City Science Museum.

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This Just In: It Takes Up to Eight Years to Save For a Home Deposit in Australia — According to Domain's 2026 First Home Buyer Report

While Sydney continues to lead the pack by prices, every capital city in Australia got more expensive for first-home buyers in the last year.

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A Shark Expert's Advice on How to Stay Safe in Australian Waters

When it comes to shark safety in Australia, there are five easy rules to remember that make an unlikely event almost impossible.

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Event
Melbourne Women in Film Festival

Thu, 19 Mar - Mon, 23 Mar 2026
ACMI, Melbourne

Melbourne's female-focused film festival returns for the tenth year with five days of screenings, panels and workshops at ACMI and Fed Square.

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This Just In: Sydney's Most Radioactive Suburbs Revealed by a University of Sydney Study

As it turns out, Sydney's background radiation has nothing to do with meltdowns and leaks, and everything to do with the earth under our feet.

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This Just In: An Elusive Empty Block of Land in Newtown Is Selling for Just Shy of $3 Million

If you believed all the blank canvases in the inner-city were snapped up, there's at least one left — if you've got the savings.

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This Just In: Australia's Next Tallest Building Will Be a One-Billion-Dollar Trump Tower on the Gold Coast

The first Trump-branded project in Australia aims to be the biggest building in the country.

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This Just In: You Can Now Order Everything Except the Kitchen Sink to Your Door as Bunnings Joins Uber Eats

If you can't be bothered to get in the car to buy a new lawn mower, boy do we have news for you.

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A Sydney Mum Has Won the First Place Prize at the First Tropfest Film Festival Since 2019

Local filmmakers were the real stars of the grand return of a globally recognised short film festival.

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The Best Beaches in New South Wales According to Lonely Planet

In order to distill the hundreds of famous shorelines into one sweet list, we've turned to some our favourite travel writers.

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The Best Beaches in Queensland According to Lonely Planet

Queensland is home to over one thousand stunning beaches, but the writers of Lonely Planet have four clear favourites.

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The Best Beaches in Victoria According to Lonely Planet

From the southernmost tip of the country to a graveyard of doomed voyages, these are Victoria's best beaches, as chosen by Lonely Planet.

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