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NewsDusk's Bubble O'Bill, Paddle Pop, Golden Gaytime and Splice Candles Are Making a Comeback for Summer
Don't just spend your summer scoffing ice cream — turn your home into a dessert-scented haven, too.
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FeatureNow Trending: Less Is More
Clear the clutter and spark joy with this trend dedicated to championing elevated, timeless basics.
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FeatureNow Trending: Regencycore
One of the hottest trends of the year takes its inspiration from the past — about 200 years, to be exact.
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NewsYou Can Get Floraly's Adorable Tiny Living Christmas Trees Delivered to Your Door This Festive Season
These tabletop trees are available for pre-order now, with deliveries starting this month.
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NewsBrisbane's Most Instagrammable Spots by Day and Night
Fall in love with Brisbane all over again at these prime photo spots.
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NewsAustralia's Most Stunning New Venues Have Been Named in the 2022 Eat Drink Design Awards
A tiny music-listening bar, a sleek laneway restaurant and an airport cafe are among the country's most stylish new hospitality venues.
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GuideThe Best 2024 Christmas Markets in Brisbane for Presents, Produce and Festive Feels
Whether you're keen on festive produce, design wares, locally made gifts, a North Pole bar or Christmas pudding-flavoured ice cream, there's a seasonal market for it in Brisbane.
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NewsThe Best Nurseries and Plant Shops in Brisbane
Fill your home and garden with gorgeous green babies from any of these Brisbane nurseries and plant shops.
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GuideThe Best 2023 Christmas Markets in Brisbane for Presents, Produce and Festive Feels
There's really no reason to go within a square kilometre of a shopping centre this year thanks to the best Christmas markets in Brisbane.
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GuideTen Creative Events to Browse, Buy, Peer, Feast and Dance Your Way Through at Brisbane Art Design 2023
Art lovers and design devotees, May in Brisbane is your time to shine — here's what you need to see.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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NewsEight Stunning Locally Made Jigsaw Puzzles for When Boredom Strikes (Again)
Got too much time to kill? Instead of flicking on the TV, give these beautiful, brain-tickling gems a go.
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NewsAll the Best Australian-Made Picnic Gear for Your Next Park Session
Keep your drinks cool and your shopping local when you plan your next picnic outing.
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GuideSix of This Year's Biggest Boxing Day Sales
Score up to 70 percent off wine, cruelty-free makeup and activewear at these online sales.
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GuideSix of This Year's Biggest Black Friday Sales
Score up to 70 percent off reusable cups, homewares and sportswear at these online sales.
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Guide
Brisbane's Best New Spaces of 2018
Six of the most stunning and thought provoking new buildings, artworks and venues to arrive in Brisbane this year.
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GuideThe Best 2022 Christmas Markets in Brisbane for Presents, Produce and Festive Feels
With markets for plants and French-inspired wares — and stalls by the river, beach and more — there's really no reason to go within a square kilometre of a shopping centre this year.
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NewsQueenslanders Might Soon Be Able to Score Refunds for Recycling Their Glass Wine and Spirits Bottles
The Queensland Government is looking to add glass wine and spirits bottles to the state's Containers for Change refund scheme.
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FeatureThe Newness: Explore the Hottest Trends of Right Now
Looking to nail the hottest trends of the moment? You're in the right place.
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NewsSpace Exploration Exhibition 'Neighbourhood Earth' Is Bringing Its Interactive Wonders to Brisbane
An immersive, multi-sensory adventure awaits at Melbourne's premiere of this intergalactic exhibition.
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FeatureNow Trending: Coastal Grandma
Emulate that fresh-from-the-garden carefree existence that is refreshingly far from 'trendy'.
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NewsMessina and Lanolips Have Added a New Dulce de Leche Gelato Balm to Their Dessert-Flavoured Range
Messina and Lanolips' salted coconut and mango sorbet lip balm is back — and they've teamed up on a new dessert-inspired flavour.
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NewsArtist Amanda Shadforth Reveals How She Expresses Herself Creatively Through Art and Style
In a new campaign for Danish jewellery house Georg Jensen, the Australian artist says organic forms, natural influences and a penchant for breaking the rules all come into play.
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NewsRack Off: A 'Heartbreak High' Uniform Shop Is Giving Away Free Clothes in Sydney This Weekend
Hartley High is back on our screens — and Netflix has set up a pop-up thrift shop handing out free threads to celebrate.
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FeatureNow Trending: Taking Downtime
Because life moves pretty damn fast, we've handpicked some things to help you slow it right down.
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NewsBlackMilk's New 'Stranger Things' Collection Will Get You Kitted Out to Battle Vecna
Go running up that hill in this new 17-piece range, which includes Hawkins Demogorgons varsity jackets, Upside Down-themed dresses and a shirt paying tribute to Eddie Munson.
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EventBrisbane Gin Festival
Fri, 4 Apr - Sun, 6 Apr 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
This boozy festival is bringing 50 craft gin distillers from around the country to Brisbane Showgrounds for three days of masterclasses and tastings.
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EventNew Year's Eve in Brisbane
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
They don’t call it Bris-vegas for nothing.
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EventThe Nutcracker — Queensland Ballet
Fri, 13 Dec - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane
Queensland Ballet's seasonal tradition is back for another year, complete with sentient toys and dancing snowflakes.
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EventGin-gle Bar at Riverbar & Kitchen
Sat, 30 Nov - Tue, 24 Dec 2024
Riverbar & Kitchen, Brisbane
In 2024, Christmas in Brisbane means gin and limoncello soft serve, gingerbread cocktails and gin-cured salmon bruschetta, all by the river.
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EventLes Misérables: The Arena Spectacular
Wed, 28 May - Sun, 1 Jun 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
You'll hear the people sing when this arena spectacular version of Victor Hugo's famous 1862 novel hits Brisbane.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Brisbane.
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EventDendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema Christmas Classics
Sun, 8 Dec 2024, Sat, 14 Dec 2024 and
Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema, New Farm
Get festive with 'Die Hard', 'Love Actually' and 'Elf' under the stars at Brisbane's only permanent year-round outdoor cinema.
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EventLifeline Bookfest — Summer
Sat, 18 Jan - Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
It's time to stock up on soap opera-themed cookbooks and other treasures you didn't know you needed — again.
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EventFestive High Tea
Fri, 1 Nov - Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Living Room Bar, Brisbane City
'Tis the season to build your own gingerbread house over festive-themed cocktails at Brisbane's W Hotel's Christmas high tea.
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EventSouth Bank Openair Christmas Cinema
Sat, 14 Dec - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
South Bank Cultural Forecourt, South Brisbane
Pack a picnic and enjoy Christmas movies from your childhood — and other favourite flicks — under the stars.
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NewsIKEA Is Opening Its First Australian Plan and Order Point Concept Store in Melbourne
The Highpoint Shopping Centre concept store will let you plan your dream kitchen or wardrobe, then order whatever you need to pick up — or get delivered.
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FeatureSpirit Specialist Kurtis Bosley Shares Three Unexpectedly Brilliant Whisky Cocktail Pairings
We got all the intel on the best bites to accompany three standout whiskey concoctions (and nabbed the recipes for the drinks too).
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NewsTelstra Is Rolling Out Free Wifi Across Its Payphones, Starting Immediately at Around 3000 Booths
After scrapping most call fees at its 15,000 payphones across the country back in 2021, the telecommunications company is now adding free internet.
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NewsLuxe Threads and Smooth Sips: Eight Outstanding Gifts for a Dad That Enjoys the Finer Things in Life
Whether it's your dad, father figure, leading legend or simply someone you'd like to spoil, here's a roundup of premium gifts to give this September.
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FeatureNow Trending: Shoot For the Stars
The Black Eyed Peas said it best: you're so 2008, I'm so 3000 and late.
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FeatureNow Trending: Go Bold (or Go Home)
We spent two years sitting on the couch in our PJs. Now we're back out in the world, it's time to bring the noise baby.
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NewsBrisbane Open House Is Returning to Explore the City's Buildings and Precincts Over Two Big Weekends
Step behind the scenes at Woolloongabba's revamped Princess Theatre, the Fish Lane Arts Precinct, the Old Windmill in Spring Hill and more.
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NewsThese Paddle Pop, Golden Gaytime and Bubble O'Bill Candles Will Make Your House Smell Like Ice Cream
Turn your home into an ice cream-scented dream — and expect dessert cravings, we're guessing.
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NewsAfends and Female-Led Weed-Loving Magazine Broccoli Are Releasing a Fun Eco-Friendly Summer Collection
This trippy new collab is made from hemp and recycled nylon.
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NewsThe Guest Edit: Sheet Society Founder Hayley Worley Talks the Biggest Colour and Pattern Trends of 2022
Owner of Sheet Society and design extraordinaire Hayley Worley chatted to Concrete Playground about all colour trends you need to be across this year.
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NewsThis Pop-Up Barber Is Giving Melburnians Free Ryan Gosling-Style Goatees and Chris Evans Moustaches
Taking inspiration from Netflix flick 'The Gray Man', the Good Guy Goatee/Bad Bro Mo Barber Shop has set up shop in Fitzroy for three days.
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NewsKmart Has Unveiled All the New Boho and Beachy Homewares You'll Want to Fill Your House With ASAP
The Aussie department store's affordable August Living range goes heavy on pastel hues, natural materials and coloured glass.
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NewsSelf-Flying Taxis Could Be Zipping Through Brisbane's Skies in Time for the 2032 Olympics
Always dreamed about ditching the peak-hour crawl and taking to the skies instead? Soon, you might be able to.
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NewsNASA Has Dropped the Most Dazzling Images of the Universe You've Ever Laid Eyes On
Peer well beyond our pale blue dot thanks to these stunning pictures captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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NewsFar Out: NASA Has Just Unveiled the Deepest and Sharpest View of the Cosmos That's Ever Been Seen
The spectacular infrared picture, taken with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, shows a galaxy cluster as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago.
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NewsIKEA Now Has an Online Australian Marketplace for Discontinued, Ex-Display and Pre-Loved Products
Head to As-Is Online to reserve used and no-longer-stocked versions of the Swedish retailer's furniture and homewares.
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NewsThai Creatives Are Embracing Sustainability In Their Design Approach — Here's How
From plant-based takeaway cups to skincare made from indigo roots, a range of useful and thoughtful products are being created by brands embracing sustainable practices.
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NewsKFC's New Range of Ugly Christmas Sweaters Features a Pet Version So You Can Match With Buddy
Some cheesy festive fun for the whole fam — including the four-legged ones.
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FeatureEarthy Inspiration and Chainsaws: A Day in My Boots With Jewellery Designer Holly Ryan
Take a stroll through the creative's day as she shares her driving forces and the craft behind her forever pieces.
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FeatureBeaches, Boards and Tour Buses: A Day in My Boots With Ocean Alley Frontman Baden Donegal
Take a stroll through the musician's world as he shares what life is like both on and off the stage.
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NewsAustralia's Most Stunning Homes, Bars and Venues Have Been Named at the 2022 Interior Design Awards
Troye Sivan's house is among this year's award-winners — and Melbourne's dazzling digital-only gallery The Lume was commended for its installation design.
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NewsThe Guest Edit: Sustainable Skincare Innovator Emma Lewisham Lists Her Favourite Planet-Friendly Brands
The founder of the New Zealand-based luxury skincare line has compiled a lineup of brands that share her company's planet-saving ethos.
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NewsYou Can Now Ditch Your Go Card on Ferny Grove Trains Thanks to Queensland's Smart-Ticketing Trial
It's the latest step towards rolling out digital ticketing on public transport statewide, with more lines set to trial smart ticketing later this year.
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NewsR.M.Williams Has Launched a Limited-Edition Capsule Collection
With the special release celebrating the 90th birthday of the iconic brand, now is the time to nab your slice of Aussie history.
