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FeatureGifts that Count
At Concrete Playground, supporting the people and businesses that make our cities such vibrant and exciting places to live is our reason for being.
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NewsAn Adventure-Packed Date Itinerary If You and Your Partner Aren't Big on Romantic Dinners
Take your romance to new heights and make your next date non-basic.
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NewsSix Unique Experiences to Gift to Someone Who Doesn't Need More Stuff
From alpaca picnics and sailing adventures to thrillseeking rides.
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NewsVirgin Has Launched a 12-Hour Sale with 60,000 Flights Starting from $75
And there are lots of flights available over Christmas and NYE.
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NewsCali Beach Club Is the Gold Coast's Soon-to-Open Cabana-Filled Oceanside Precinct on a Rooftop
It'll boast two restaurants, four bars, multiple pools, a sandy volleyball court and an outdoor cinema.
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NewsSweet Retreat Is the New Candy-Themed Getaway Located in Regional Victoria
The Sugar Republic team has opened a retreat decked out with a peach ball pit, free candy and cherry-scented wallpaper.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Bright and Surrounds
You'll want to make it a three-day weekend to explore the breweries, orchards and stunning bike trails of this High Country region.
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NewsAussie Airline Rex Will Start Flying Between Sydney and Melbourne in 2021 and It's Doing $79 Tickets
The new route will kick off on March 1.
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NewsOutdoor Events of Up to 5000 People Will Be Allowed to Go Ahead in Sydney From December 7
All venues other than gyms and nightclubs will move to the one-person-per-two-square-metres rule, too.
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NewsThe SA Government Is Giving Away $50 and $100 Hotel Vouchers to Put Towards Your Next Getaway
You can nab $50 vouchers for regional and suburban accommodation, and $100 vouchers to use in the CBD and North Adelaide.
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NewsNine Cosy Villages to Visit on a Long Weekend in South Gippsland
Carve out a few days to road trip around this stunning Victorian region — or pick one spot and bunker down for the weekend.
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NewsWestern Australia Will Let NSW and Victorian Residents Visit Without Quarantining From December 8
The two eastern states will be reclassified as 'very low-risk' under WA's controlled interstate border system.
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NewsThe City of Melbourne Is Giving Away $100,000 in Vouchers to Use at the Queen Victoria Market
There are 500 up for grabs — and you can use them on food as well as gifts.
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NewsNine Chic Homeware Gifts to Get Your Housemate that You'll Get Enjoy Too
Because we all know that whatever's theirs is yours as well.
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NewsMelburnians Can Park in the CBD for Free Over Christmas and New Year's
The City of Melbourne has extended its free parking to help with your Christmas shopping and holiday activities.
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NewsLuna Park Is Undergoing a $30 Million Makeover That'll Add Nine New Permanent Rides
The Sydney attraction will close for the first half of 2021 to make the hefty upgrade, which'll be the park's biggest revamp since it reopened in 2004.
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Gifts that Count
At Concrete Playground, supporting the people and businesses that make our cities such vibrant and exciting places to live is our reason for being.
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NewsNine Unique Experiences to Gift to Someone Who Doesn't Need More Stuff
Get a pressie they'll remember — from hot air balloon rides at sunrise to dessert degustations, pottery classes and luxe getaways.
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NewsSydney's Largest Indoor Fun Park Has Arrived in the City's West
With a huge electric go-karting track, six bowling lanes, a VR arena and 50 old-school arcade games.
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Summer Guide: Brisbane 2020–21
Slap on your sunscreen and get out there — clear blues, secluded bush spots and ice-cold beers await.
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Summer Guide: Melbourne 2020–21
Slap on your sunscreen and get out there — clear blues, secluded bush spots and ice-cold beers await.
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Summer Guide: Sydney 2020–21
Slap on your sunscreen and get out there — clear blues, secluded bush spots and ice-cold drinks await.
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NewsFour Entertaining Ways To Get Your Mates To Open Their Wallets For Charity
Turn your next hang-out into a chance to do good for men's health.
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NewsNSW Is Further Easing Gathering and Small Venue Capacity Limits From December 1
You'll be able to have 50 people in your backyard or 30 inside, and small cafes will be able to move to the one-person-per-two-square-metres rule.
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NewsANZ Stadium Is Being Transformed Into a Nine-Hole Multi-Level Golf Course
Hit a hole-in-one on the famous sporting ground.
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NewsQueensland Is Reopening Its Borders to Victoria From December 1
As previously flagged, the Sunshine State will reopen to both Victoria and NSW when December hits.
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NewsAudible Is Offering a Heap of Free Audiobooks to Help Keep You Entertained On Your Summer Road Trips
They all tie into seven summer itineraries, which'll take you travelling between small businesses across the country.
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NewsTrains Won't Run Across the Sydney Harbour Bridge for the First Ten Days of January
Buses will replaces trains between North Sydney and Wynyard from January 1–10.
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NewsQantas Will Only Let Passengers Fly Overseas If They've Had a COVID-19 Vaccination
When international travel to and from Australia resumes, of course.
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NewsQueensland Is Reopening Its Borders to All of NSW From December 1
It's set to open to Victoria from that date, too, as long as the state records no new cases in the next 24 hours.
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NewsVictoria Has Hit Zero Active COVID-19 Cases for the First Time Since February
It has now been 25 days since a COVID-19 case or death was reported, too.
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NewsAn Adventure-Packed Date Itinerary If You and Your Partner Aren't Big on Romantic Dinners
Take your romance to new heights and make your next date non-basic.
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NewsVictorians Will No Longer Be Required to Wear Face Masks Outside From Midnight Tonight
As long as you can maintain social distancing — but they're still mandatory indoors.
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NewsVictoria Is Easing Venue and Gathering Limits Even Further From Midnight Tonight
At-home gathering limits will increase again in mid-December, too — just in time for Christmas.
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NewsMelbourne's Long-Awaited Airport Rail Link Will Run Trains to the CBD Every Ten Minutes
The trip from the airport to the city will take less than 30 minutes — and the service should be up and running by 2029.
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NewsVictoria Is Set to Score New Coastal Walking Tracks, Campsites and a Hot Springs Resort
They'll be funded through a $465 million Victorian Tourism Recovery Package as part of the 2020–21 State Budget.
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NewsYou Can Now Hire a Water Bike to Pedal Your Way Along the Brisbane River
The stable vessels float on the water, and feature a mounted seat and pedals on top — and they're now available to rent in Brisbane.
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NewsFive Epic Animal Encounters You Can Only Experience in Bundaberg
See turtles hatch, swim with manta rays and feed baby goats.
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NewsVictoria's Peninsula Hot Springs Is Launching Luxury Onsite Glamping So You Can Bathe and Stay
From December 1, you'll be able to pamper the day away, then spend the night in luxury.
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NewsMelbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens Is Now Home to More Than 3000 Cacti and Succulents
They're part of the site's new 'arid garden', which features 400 different species.
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NewsThe Victorian Government Is Giving Residents $200 Vouchers to Spend on Regional Getaways
The new $28 million scheme is set to come into effect in December, with 120,000 vouchers available
