• Event

    Salty's 5th Birthday Bash Featuring Touch Sensitive

    Fri, 19 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep 2025

    Salty's Bondi, Bondi Beach

    Celebrate five years of endless summer, as this much-loved surf bar presents good times, free drinks and disco-funk tunes across three massive days.

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    Wisteria at Montsalvat

    Sun, 22 Feb, 1970

    Montsalvat, Eltham

    Soak up historic blooms at one of Eltham's most storied landmarks using your camera, paint brushes or just your peepers.

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    Birrarung Riverfest

    Sat, 6 Sep - Sun, 28 Sep 2025

    Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne

    Form a deeper relationship with the Yarra River through 60 nature-loving events, from First Nations-led foraging tours to sunset paddles and live music performances.

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    Tarot & Tinis at The StandardX

    Tue, 2 Sep, 2025

    The StandardX, Melbourne, Fitzroy

    Delve into the otherworldly with the help of tarot card readings alongside curated cocktails from a local distillery.

  • News

    Melbourne Fringe Festival Has Announced Its Open Program for 2025, Featuring Over 500 Genre-Defying Shows Across the City

    Captivating and chaotic in equal measure, this off-the-wall festival returns with a jam-packed program ready to take over almost every street corner.

  • Event

    Spring Wellness Package at Royal Mail Hotel

    Tue, 12 Aug - Sun, 30 Nov 2025

    The Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld

    Make the most of this acclaimed property's new wellness suite with a discounted rate and a host of springtime perks.

  • News

    Tipping Culture Is Taking Off in Australia, with Victorians Leaving More Than Double the Gratuity of New South Wales Diners

    According to a recent report by electronic payment system Zeller, diners from New South Wales are the stingiest of all when it comes to tips.

  • News

    John Cena Is Winning Fans in Melbourne, Offering a Delightfully Snobby Take on Why a Flat White Is the Superior Coffee Order

    You won't see the multi-hyphenate star drinking anything but a flat white, as he explained in a recent viral video.

  • News

    Two-Hatted Monopole Is Closing After 13 Years, with Its Owners Launching the Levant-Inspired Watermans on Sydney Harbour

    Saying goodbye to one favourite while welcoming what might become another, the latest news from the Bentley Restaurant Group rounds out a big 2025.

  • News

    The NSW Government Has Announced Plans to Complete Woollahra Station, Enabling Eight-Minute Commutes to the CBD

    With work on the partially completed station abandoned in 1976, the project has been revived to support major changes to local zoning laws.

  • News

    Museums Victoria Is Raising Ticket Prices and Slashing Full-Time Jobs as the Organisation Navigates Funding Cuts

    According to a leaked announcement, the organisation is raising ticket prices from September (and again in 2027), while cutting 55 positions to plug a $56 million funding gap.

  • News

    Now Open: TK Maxx Has Launched a Brand-New Flagship Store on Bourke Street, Spanning Two Levels and Stellar Gold Find Deals

    Becoming the retailer's first two-level store in Australia, savvy shoppers can expect even more discount deals on big name brands.

  • Event

    Aprés Ski Party at The Governor Hotel

    Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

    The Governor Hotel, Macquarie Park

    Winter is almost over — say goodbye for another year with a raucous one-night-only party jam-packed with snow machines, frosted cocktails, boozy bites and more.

  • Event

    Mr West Fest

    Fri, 29 Aug - Sat, 30 Aug 2025

    Mr West Bar & Bottleshop, Footscray

    Celebrate a community favourite's latest trip around the sun, featuring small-batch collaborative brews, exclusive burger pop-ups and boozy late-night fun.

  • News

    It's Official: Aussies Are Visiting Japan in Record Numbers — But Where We Go (and What We Do) Might Surprise You

    Thanks to newly released data from travel platform Klook, Aussies are increasingly choosing lesser-known cities and culturally engaged activities.

  • News

    Coming Soon: Melbourne Icon Lee Ho Fook Is Bringing Its Two-Hatted Chinese Cuisine to Sydney, Opening at The Porter House Hotel

    Often credited with redefining Chinese-Australian cuisine, renowned chef Victor Liong is ready to introduce his attention-grabbing dishes to a Sydney crowd.

  • News

    Warm Up for the Sydney Marathon with New Balance and Unofficial Run Club — One Lucky Winner Scores a Trip to Race in NYC

    Rise early for a communal jog, chill out with performance food and drink, and go into the running for a race bib to the New York City Marathon.

  • News

    Dine and Make Curtain Call, as Bennelong at the Sydney Opera House Is Now Serving 45-Minute Snack and Cocktail Sessions

    Conceived as an indulgent pre- or post-show treat, relish a trio of elevated snacks and a curated cocktail amid luxe surrounds.

  • News

    SES Crews Are Preparing for Heavy Rainfall and Flooding in NSW and QLD Over the Next 48 Hours as East Coast Cold Front Increases

    Moderate to major flood warnings have been issued for several parts of the east coast, with up to 90 millimetres of rain expected in the coming hours.

  • News

    Catch Every Home Run: Australia Will Host the 2027 Women's Softball World Cup Finals, for the First Time in 60 Years

    Eight of the world's best teams will descend on Queensland in April 2027, marking the competition's first return to Australia since 1965.

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