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NewsGreen Caffeen Has Launched Its Swap-and-Go Reusable Cup-Sharing Network in West End
Around a dozen inner city cafes are currently taking part in the scheme, which lets you grab your coffee in a reusable cup for free.
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NewsAustralia Is Set to Phase Out a Range of Single-Use Plastic Items Nationwide By 2025
They include lightweight plastic bags, and plastic straws, utensils and stirrers.
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NewsVictoria Bitter Will Now Swap Your Excess Solar Energy for Slabs of Beer
Got solar panels? The new VB Solar Exchange program could turn those power credits into brews.
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NewsIKEA Is Ditching Its Printed Catalogue After 70 Years
In 2016, during the publication's biggest run ever, 200 million copies were printed.
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NewsOrganic Pad and Tampon Subscription Service Juuni Is Giving Away Free Period and Skincare Products
Try out the bleach-free, biodegradable period products and receive a free box and gift.
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NewsQueensland's Single-Use Plastics Ban Will Come Into Effect on September 1
It'll cover single-use straws, stirrers, cutlery and plates, as well as polystyrene foam food containers and cups.
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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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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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GuideBrisbane'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 Eight Best Brisbane Shops for Unique Christmas Gifts
Because there's no international Christmas shipping deadline when you shop local.
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NewsColes Will Stop Stocking Single-Use Plastic Tableware From July 1
It'll no longer sell disposable plastic plates, cups, bowls, straws and cutlery.
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NewsThe Planet Just Experienced Its Equal Warmest Year in Recorded History
2020 tied with 2016 — and the past six years are the hottest six on record, too.
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NewsAustralia Just Sweltered Through Its Hottest Decade and Fourth Warmest Year On Record
November 2020 was also the warmest November on record, while the entirety of spring earned that status as well.
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NewsMajor Erosion of Byron Bay Beaches as Heavy Rain and Hazardous Surf Batters Northern NSW
Many areas in northeast NSW and southeast Queensland have been issued flood warnings.
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NewsAustralia Is Expected to Swelter Through a Particularly Warm and Wet Summer
Minimum and maximum temperatures are forecast to be above average from December–February, and rainfall too.
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NewsIKEA Is Doubling Refunds on the Brand's Returned and Unwanted Furniture for Black Friday
For ten days at the end of November and beginning of December, the Swedish retailer will double its buy-back scheme.
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NewsFloraly Is Delivering Its Tiny Living Christmas Trees to Your Door This Festive Season
They come with decorations and fairy lights — and they can be replanted once Christmas is over, too.
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NewsWipe That Has Launched a Gucci-Inspired, Eco-Friendly Toilet Paper for the Holiday Season
Your next loo roll could also be a fashion statement — and help save the planet.
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NewsAustralia Looks Set for a Particularly Wet Summer with an Increased Risk of Flooding
And a greater risk of tropical cyclones up north, too.
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NewsSnake Plants and Devil's Ivy: How This Gold Coast Nursery Continued to Grow During Lockdown
People were buying plants in volumes usually only seen at Christmas.
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NewsHow Tripod Coffee Is Combating Climate Change with Compostable Coffee Pods
Make your morning caffeine routine count.
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NewsGreat Wrap Is the New Alternative to Cling Wrap You Can Throw In Your Compost Bin
It's made from plant-based materials and breaks down in less than 180 days — faster than an orange peel.
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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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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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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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Event$2 Summer Dips
Sun, 1 Dec 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
You can enjoy a swim in Brisbane City Council's 22 public pools for just $2 all summer long.
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EventBrisbane Comedy Festival
Wed, 23 Apr - Sun, 25 May 2025
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Get ready to laugh: Rhys Darby, Ross Noble and Boozy Shakespeare are on the lineup when Brisbane's annual comedy festival returns for 2025.
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EventChristmas in Brisbane
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane
From a festive maze to a free light and sound experience, here's how Brisbane's CBD and South Bank is celebrating Christmas in 2024.
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EventMoonlight Cinema Brisbane
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 - Sun, 16 Feb 2025
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane
Catch 'The Fall Guy', 'Gladiator II', 'Challengers' and a heap of Christmas movies under the stars in Roma Street Parklands.
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NewsHow We Roll Is the New Toilet Paper Brand Planting Trees in Bushfire-Affected Areas
Plus, the bog roll is made from 100 percent recycled paper and delivered to your door in bright packaging.
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NewsJuuni Is Australia's New Subscription Service for Organic Period Products
The cute boxes (with bonus gifts) arrive at your doorstep each month — just like Aunt Flow.
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NewsThis New Book 'I Quit Plastics' Will Help You Ditch Single-Use Plastics for Good
With hundreds of practical tips and tricks, Kate Nelson's just-released guide will help you live a life less plastic.
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NewsFive Everyday Life Swaps You Can Make to Live More Sustainably at Home
Now you're spending more time at home, it's a good opportunity to learn new skills and make lasting changes that are better for the environment and your pocket.
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NewsAustralia Is Set for a Warmer and Wetter-Than-Average Winter
Could this be the good news of 2020?
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The Queensland Government Is Asking for Your Thoughts on Its Proposed Single-Use Plastics Ban
A start date of July 1, 2021 has been proposed.
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NewsYou Can Now Donate Your Empty Drink Bottles and Cans to Help Bushfire-Affected Wildlife
Cans for Koalas will donate your ten-cent refund to WWF's Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund.
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NewsSeven Ways You Can Volunteer to Help with Bushfire Recovery Across Australia
From knitting pouches for joeys to planting trees on bushfire-affected farms, there are plenty of ways you can help.
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FeatureWhy You Should Visit California's Sonoma County If You're Passionate About Sustainability
The locals of this Northern California region are proving that living and travelling sustainably isn’t a trend — it’s something they’ve been doing all along.
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NewsNewtown Brewery Young Henrys Is Using a Glowing Vat of Algae to Help Combat Climate Change
The 400-litre bioreactor can consume carbon dioxide — and produce as much oxygen as one hectare of Australian forest.
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NewsThe Plant People Is the New Brisbane Nursery Delivering Indoor Plants to Your Door
The new outfit takes care of the whole process, including seeding, growing, potting and delivery.
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NewsAustralia Looks Set to Sweat Through a Heatwave This Week
The country may even exceed the hottest temperature ever recorded, which dates back to 1960.
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NewsAustralia's Warmer and Drier Than Average Weather Is Set to Continue Well Into 2020
To the surprise of no one, 2019's toastier-than-usual conditions will keep going until autumn.
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NewsThe Queensland Government Has Outlined Plans to Make Renting in Brisbane Slightly Less Painful
Hanging a picture on your wall or welcoming a pet into your home might soon become much easier.
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NewsThe World's Most Sustainable Shopping Centre Is Set to Open in Melbourne Next Month
Burwood Brickworks boasts its own 2000-square-metre urban rooftop farm and paddock-to-plate eatery.
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NewsYou Can Now Get Tiny Living Christmas Trees Delivered to Your Door
The eco-friendly trees can be replanted once the festive season is over, too.
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NewsQueensland Could Soon Introduce a State-Wide Ban on Single-Use Plastics
Plastic straws, cutlery, plates and stirrers would all be banned under the Qld Government's proposed plan.
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NewsWoolworths Is Trialling Paper Bags at Stores Across Australia
So you can ditch the 15-cent plastic and kick it old-school with paper.
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You Can Now Trade In Your Unwanted IKEA Furniture at Any of the Brand's Australian Stores
Following a trial at its Tempe store, the Swedish retailer has launched its buy-back scheme nationally.
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NewsA Heap of Climate Change Protests Are Expected to Disrupt Cities Across Australia All Week
Environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion will continue to demand government action on climate change with a week-long schedule of protests in Australia's major cities.
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NewsTens of Thousands of Australians Will Take to the Streets to Demand Action on Climate Change
If you're planning to join the crowds or you're pondering your transport options for the day, here's how the events will go down in your city.
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NewsJapan's Weird and Wonderful KitKat Flavours Will Soon Come Wrapped in Origami Paper
It's part of Nestlé's commitment to ensure that 100-percent of its packaging is recyclable or re-usable by 2025.
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NewsAustralia Is Set to Swelter Through a Warmer-Than-Average End to 2019
A particularly warm spell is expected in September, with hotter-than-usual temperates set to continue across spring and into summer.
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NewsThe Planet May Have Just Sweltered Through the Hottest Month in Recorded History
From heatwaves in Europe to toastier-than-usual winter weather in Sydney, July was a warm month.
