News You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
Here's what's been catching our attention, including 'Wicked' hitting Brisbane, Splendour's Kylie-led 2024 lineup and a boozy new mini-golf spot at South Bank.
From new bar and restaurant openings to the latest innovations in technology, design, fashion and the arts, we like to keep our finger on Brisbane's pulse.
Below, we've collected the biggest stories from the past week that may have escaped your attention. Consider yourself back in the know.
Top image: Jeff Busby.
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'The Wizard of Oz'-Inspired Blockbuster Musical 'Wicked' Will Defy Gravity in Brisbane in 2024
Following the Land of Oz's witches, the Broadway smash is headed to QPAC's Lyric Theatre from September.
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The 2024 Splendour in the Grass Lineup Has Dropped with Kylie Minogue, Future and Arcade Fire Headlining
You'll also be catching G Flip, Turnstile, The Presets doing a DJ set, Yeat, Hayden James, Girl in Red, Baby Gravy and more in North Byron Parklands this July.
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Ze Pickle Is Shutting Its Camp Hill Burger Joint to Focus on Its OG Burleigh Heads Eatery
After its Fortitude Valley outpost closed in February, the burger chain's eatery in Brisbane's east will say farewell on Sunday, March 17.
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Coming Soon: South Bank Is Getting a 12-Hole Indoor Mini-Golf Course and Golf Simulator with a Bar
Hey Caddy and X-Golf are opening on Grey Street in April, complete with a games area, in-house kitchen and screens showing sports.
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Taro's Queen Street Eatery Is Now a Ramen Joint by Day and a Food-Focused Izakaya at Night
Pair sake and umeshu with special dishes that change daily, such as kingfish sashimi, grouper karaage, tuna katsu skewers and duck ramen.
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Lune Has Brought Back Its Hot Cross Cruffins and Triple-Choc Pains au Chocolat to Make Easter Extra Tasty
Add Lune's March specials to your Easter treat list — it's also whipping up a lamington-croissant hybrid just for the month.
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The Latest Homewares in IKEA's 80th-Anniversary Range Will Fill Your House with Flower Power
Autumn might have arrived Down Under, but the Swedish retailer is slinging bright colours, bold designs and retro florals in the latest drop in its 80th-birthday collection.
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'Oppenheimer', 'Poor Things', 'The Boy and the Heron', 'Godzilla Minus One': They All Won 2024 Oscars
'Barbie', 'The Zone of Interest', 'Anatomy of a Fall', 'The Holdovers' and '20 Days in Mariupol' also collected shiny trophies at this year's Oscars.
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HBO Might Be Bringing Its Max Streaming Service to Australia by 2025
'The White Lotus', 'The Last of Us' and 'Euphoria' are all due to return next year — and Australian audiences might have a new streamer to watch them on.