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NewsHow to Treat Yourself in Melbourne Without Blowing Your Cash Straight After Payday
Treating yourself and hitting those savings goals? It definitely can be done.
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NewsManiax Is Opening a Second Axe-Throwing Venue in the CBD This Month
The group's sixth Aussie outpost will feature axe-throwing lanes, a bar and kitchen, in a huge subterranean space on Elizabeth Street.
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NewsThe City of Melbourne Is Doing Another Round of $5 Weekend and Afternoon CBD Parking Deals
For the two months up until Christmas, the cheap parking deal will apply at a heap of Wilson, Secure, Ace, Care Park, Nationwide and First Parking sites.
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NewsRSPCA NSW's Shelters Have Reopened to Vaxxed Sydneysiders If You're Keen to Adopt an Animal
Thousands of animals were adopted during lockdown, but there are still hundreds looking for a forever home.
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NewsThe Sunshine Coast Is Getting a Three-in-One Holey Moley, Archie Brothers and Strike Bowling Precinct
Combining a boozy mini golf joint, a circus-themed arcade and bar, and ten-pin bowling, it'll be your one-stop kidulting shop for trips up the coast.
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NewsGallery: Melbourne's Celebratory First Weekend Out of Lockdown
From streetside brunches to catch-ups after months of isolation, Melburnians were out in force over the weekend to enjoy a drink, a meal and quality time with their nearest and dearest.
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Give your mates with children an adventure they can really enjoy while the little’uns run off holiday steam.
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NewsFive Must-Try Restaurants in the Inner West's New Dining Precinct
From sweet to savoury, a world of great new eats has landed in Smidmore Street.
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Catch incredible art, enjoy Lebanese sweets and take a hike through a lush national park .
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FeatureThe Localist: Sydney 2021
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NewsVictoria Is Ditching Quarantine for Double-Vaxxed International Travellers From November
Come November 1, if you're double-jabbed, you'll be able to head overseas — and return home without a two-week quarantine stint.
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NewsMelbourne's Surf Park Urbnsurf Will Start Pumping Out Waves Once Again This Week
After an extended lockdown hiatus, the surf park is back from Saturday, October 23.
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NewsMelbourne's Getting a Pop-Up Zipline Across the Yarra This Summer
Come December, you'll be able to zip from Fed Square to Alexandra Gardens from nine metres above the water.
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NewsHow to Treat Yourself in Sydney Without Blowing Your Cash Straight After Payday
Whatever your budget, the Harbour City is teeming with things to eat, see and do.
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NewsEverything You Need to Know About Melbourne's Solar Phenomenon Melbhenge
It happens twice a year when the sun rises or sets in perfect alignment with the CBD grid — here's where and how to see it.
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NewsThe City of Sydney Is Pushing to Make Sydney Harbour Swimmable with Ocean Pools and Improved Water Quality
Lord Mayor Clover Moore is pushing for improved water quality in the harbour in order to "unleash enormous potential for community recreation and wellbeing".
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NewsInternational Travel Will Be Back on the Cards for Vaccinated Australians From November 1
On the same date, New South Wales will drop all quarantine requirements and caps for double-vaccinated Aussies.
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NewsMelbourne's Pet-Friendly BYO Picnic Boats Are Available to Book for Yarra Cruises Once Again
These river boats are back in operation, as long as you live within 15 kilometres of Southbank — and your sailing route.
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NewsMuseum of Brisbane's New Boat Tours Will Take You Sailing Through the City's History
Hit the water from the City Botanic Gardens to spend three hours floating past historic landmarks.
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FeaturePicnic Season
Leisurely afternoons in the sun, next-level cheese platters and kicking it with your mates — picnics are officially back.
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NewsSix Essentials to Pack for Leisurely Days in the Sun According to Picnic Queen Karina Findley
From old-school lawn games to gooey cheeses, here are the gems that'll upgrade your next picnic.
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NewsInternational Travel Will Restart for Vaccinated Aussies on a State-By-State Basis From November
When 80 percent of eligible residents in a state or territory have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, that state or territory will be permitted to recommence international travel.
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NewsThis Website Helps You Easily Find You and Your Mate's 15-Kilometre Bubble Crossover
Picnics are allowed, the travel radius has expanded to 15 kilometres, and this'll handy website will help you plan out where to head.
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NewsSix Idyllic Spots for a Picnic on the Lower North Shore Where You Can BYO Booze
Secluded green reserves, historic sites and parks with unbeatable harbour views make for some of the city's top al fresco spots.
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NewsSix Idyllic Spots for a Picnic in the Inner West Where You Can BYO Booze
Waterfront vistas, city views and friendly pups — you can enjoy all at these green patches with a drink in hand.
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NewsSeven Idyllic Spots for a Picnic in the Eastern Suburbs Where You Can BYO Booze
From islands with dreamy Sydney Harbour Bridge views to secluded slices of paradise, these jaw-dropping spots will level up your next al fresco feast.
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NewsFive Idyllic Spots for a Picnic in the Inner City Where You Can BYO Booze
Sydney's inner 'burbs are more than concrete deep — here you'll find stunning harbourfront parks, dog-friendly neighbourhood gems and Australia's oldest botanic garden.
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NewsSeven Idyllic Spots for a Picnic on the Northern Beaches Where You Can BYO Booze
With sprawling beachside parks, sandy coves and a commanding headland overlooking the Hawkesbury, the beaches are the ideal summer spot.
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NewsThis Interactive Map Shows COVID-19 Case Alerts for Queensland Venues
The map lets Brisbanites see which venues are linked to positive COVID-19 cases — and the action required if you visited them.
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NewsThe Twelve Best Outdoor Swimming Pools in Sydney
From hidden inner-city spots to historic oceanside sanctuaries, these idyllic bodies of water are must-visits as the temperature warms up.
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NewsMelbourne's New Limited-Edition Lockdown Commemoration T-Shirt Features Artwork by Oslo Davis
Pay tribute to Melbourne's lengthy lockdown stint while raising funds for Beyond Blue.
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NewsEvery Lockdown Gift Idea to Send to Every Type of Person in Your Life
Channel your online shopping skills and check out these top-notch present picks.
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NewsBrisbane's Pet-Friendly BYO Picnic Boats Have Started Sailing From Breakfast Creek
You, your mates and your dog can now hop on the easy-to-operate boats in two locations.
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NewsSydney's 9pm New Year's Eve Fireworks Have Been Cancelled for the Second Year in a Row
The sky will still light up to welcome in 2022 at midnight, however.
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NewsWorld Heritage-Listed Island K'gari Is Officially Reclaiming Its Original Indigenous Name
The world's largest sand island will no longer be known as Fraser Island.
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NewsFriendship Island Is the Handy Website Helping You and Your Pals Plot Out Lockdown Picnic Spots
Sydneysiders and Melburnians can drop pins, find crossover areas with their mates and start planning those picnics.
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NewsThis Adorable Live-Stream Lets You Watch Collins Street's Peregrine Falcons 24/7
A feathered duo has kept a nest atop 367 Collins Street since 1991 — and you can watch chicks hatch there each year.
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NewsTaronga Zoo Has Just Welcomed Five African Lion Cubs and It's Live-Streaming Them 24/7
For the first time in more than 18 years, lion cubs have been born at Taronga Zoo Sydney — and you can spend your day watching them.
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NewsThis Website Helps You Easily Find You and Your Mate's Ten-Kilometre Bubble Crossover
From 11.59pm on Friday, September 17, you can travel twice as far to exercise — so this will make planning a breeze.
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NewsVictoria Is Still Getting the AFL Grand Final Public Holiday Even Though It's Being Played in Perth
You can still sleep in and celebrate on the day before the big game — even under Melbourne's lockdown.
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NewsFormer Soho Site the Piccadilly Hotel Will Be Transformed Into a Boutique Hotel, Restaurant and Bar
The Potts Point mainstay is set for a major transformation.
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NewsThe World's Largest Inflatable Theme Park for Adults Is Coming Back to Brisbane
Let your inner child run free in the 1500-square-metre bouncy castle, the inflatable obstacle course and the space-themed wonderland.
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NewsHere's What You Can and Can't Do Under Sydney's New Outdoor Recreation Rules
The New South Wales Government has loosened restrictions around heading out of the house to eat, drink, read a book or relax outdoors. Here's what you need to know.
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