• Guide

    News You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week

    Here's what's been catching our attention, including a new games haven, an inflatable nightclub and a pawn shop bar where everything is for sale.

  • Guide

    The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This August

    A Jean Paul Gaultier cabaret, a big beer festival, a Bowen Hills street party celebrating First Nations artists: that's all on the agenda in Brisbane in August.

  • Guide

    The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend

    Spend your weekend picnicking in the middle of James Street, hitting up the Scenic Rim's farms and partying on a beachside rooftop.

  • News

    Here's When and Where You Can Watch the Matildas' Quest for Gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics

    Set your alarms: the Tillies play Germany, Zambia and the United States in the group stage, all at 3am Australian time.

  • News

    Five Romantic Brisbane Date Ideas for This Week From Budget to Blowout

    This week, you and your plus one hit up a Swiss Alps-themed pop-up bar, pat cute pooches, then feast your way along James Street.

  • Guide

    The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week

    This week in Brisbane, you can catch Ali Wong live onstage, head to a community Aussie Rules game that's also a gig and pat pups over pints.

Latest Guides
  • News

    Now Open: Levelling Up Your Self-Care Routine Is on the Itinerary at The Bathhouse, Albion's New Wellness Haven

    Whether you're keen to soak, float or steam, you'll find a range of ways to relax at this European-style haven in Brisbane's inner north.

  • News

    South Bank Is Turning Into an Olympics and Paralympics Viewing Site for the Paris 2024 Games

    The inner-city spot's big screen will show the sporting action from 6am–midnight daily across both games, featuring both live broadcasts and replays.

  • News

    You Can No Longer Cuddle a Koala at Brisbane's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary — But a New Close-Up Experience Is Coming

    Patron feedback has indicated that visitors are "wishing to spend longer with the sanctuary's koalas and their passionate wildlife care team, without necessarily holding them".

  • News

    From the Sky Deck to Sokyo, Here's When Everything Will Start Opening at Brisbane's New Queen's Wharf Precinct

    Thursday August 29, 2024 is launch day, finally, for this $3.6-billion spot — with its spaces, restaurants, bars and more opening in stages.

  • News

    Dreamskape Is Melbourne's Huge New Augmented-Reality Entertainment Complex — and More Australian Sites Are on the Way

    At this Aussie first, you can play your way through six activity zones across 770 square metres, featuring 100-plus games and 50 immersive experiences.

  • News

    Coming Soon: Monthly Farmers' and Artisan Markets Are Setting Up at Morningside's Rivermakers Precinct

    This waterside spot has already hosted market pop-ups, and now will welcome 150-plus vendors from on the third Sunday of every month.

  • News

    The New Indigenous Story Bridge Adventure Climb Will Give You a First Nations (and Sky-High) Perspective on Brisbane

    Artists Birrunga Wiradyuri and Jessica Skeen are leading the climbs, sharing stories about history, Country and culture in Meanjin.

  • News

    The Big Pineapple Has Reopened with a New Cafe and Viewing Platform After an Extensive Renovation

    The train at the Sunshine Coast's giant piece of tropical fruit, which dates back to the 50s, has also been restored.

  • News

    Bayside Moments: How to Spend a Day in Brisbane's Coastal Playground

    Explore Brisbane's seaside splendour with this first-timer's guide to the local hotspots.

  • News

    Coming Soon: Kangaroo Point's Long-Awaited New Green Bridge Is Set to Open by the End of 2024

    What's better than one new green bridge opening in Brisbane this year? Two, with the second featuring an overwater restaurant and bar.

  • News

    It's Tillies Time: Here's When You Can Watch the Matildas Play Their Next Set of Friendlies Against China

    Before Australia's national women's football team head to Paris to compete in the 2024 Olympics, the squad has two games on home soil.

  • News

    Four Australian Cities Have Ranked in the Top 30 on the First-Ever Oxford Economics Global Index

    Melbourne came in at ninth spot, Sydney is in 16th, Perth ranked 23rd and Brisbane sits in 27th place — out of 1000 cities around the planet.

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  • News

    An Expanded Lagoon, a Rainforest Treetop Walk, No More Piazza: They're All Part of the Plan for South Bank

    This inner-city precinct has been welcoming in Brisbanites for more than three decades — and this is how the 42-hectare space is set to evolve.

  • News

    Get Ready for Matildas Mania, Again: Australia Is Hosting the 2026 Women's Asian Cup

    You'll be able to check out the football action in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia when 12 nations take to the field.

  • News

    Now Open: Hey Caddy and X-Golf's South Bank Venue Boasts a 12-Hole Indoor Mini-Golf Course, Golf Simulator and Bar

    You can now tap, tap, tap your way around this indoor golfing hub on Grey Street, including around holes inspired by NYC and Bora Bora.

  • News

    Here Are Some of the Stunning Photos of the Aurora Australis If You Missed the Southern Lights Putting on a Show

    Whether you slept through the colourful skies, couldn't see them in your part of the country or are keen for another glimpse, this is what the heavens looked like.

  • News

    Mackenzie Arnold and Tony Gustavsson Have Joined Vivid Sydney's 2024 Lineup to Talk All Things Matildas

    As well as hitting Sydney for a game on the way to the Paris Olympics, the Matildas goalkeeper and coach will take to the Vivid stage.

  • Guide

    Five World-Class Sporting Events in NSW to Add to your 2024 Calendar

    Check out the serious sporting events happening in the state.

  • News

    South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula Is Set to Score a Massive Surf Park with 35 Villas So You Can Stay Onsite

    The seaside town of Aldinga will become home to The Break Surf & Stay, a $100-million facility set back from the coast with an 11,700-square-metre surf lagoon.

  • Feature

    This Is My Manly: Concrete Playground's Local Editor Shares Their Favourite Neighbourhood Gems

    Manly is the crowning jewel of Sydney's Northern Beaches. Here are my recommendations on where to eat on your next visit.

  • News

    2024's Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower Is Soaring Across Australia's Skies This Month (and Peaking This Weekend)

    This spectacular starry event is back for another year — here's how you can get a glimpse, and when is best to watch the skies.

  • Guide

    Six of the Best Natural Hot Springs and Spas in Victoria to Visit When You Need Some R&R

    Make the pilgrimage to one of Victoria's best natural hot springs and spas for some well-deserved rest.

  • News

    Now Open: Mediterranean-Inspired Bathhouse Contro Wellness Is Your New Lutwyche Go-To for Chasing Bliss

    Make a date with traditional and infrared saunas, float therapy, ice baths, steam rooms and mineral soaks at this pastel-hued wellness studio.

  • News

    Portside Wharf Is Dedicating All of May to a Month-Long Art Celebration with a Paint Splatter Room 

    A street party is also taking over the precinct, and the Hamilton spot's May markets will focus on local creatives and artists.

  • News

    The Best Caves to Visit Near Brisbane and Beyond

    Crawl out of your living room cave and into these awe-inspiring ones.

  • News

    Soak, Float, Steam, Repeat: Luxe Wellness Haven The Bathhouse Albion Is Opening in Brisbane's Inner North This Winter

    Featuring hot and cold pools, a six-degree ice bath and a Finnish sauna with a fireplace, this new addition to the Albion Fine Trades precinct opens in June.

  • News

    The Best Things to Do This ANZAC Day in Brisbane

    Here's where to rise for the dawn service, indulge in a spot of two-up, track down ANZAC Day pastries and pay your respects.

  • News

    Now Open: The Magical 'Harry Potter' Forbidden Forest Experience Has Arrived in Australia

    The Briars Community Forest on the Mornington Peninsula has been turned into a 'Harry Potter' and 'Fantastic Beasts' haven.

  • News

    Coming Soon: Contro Wellness Is the New Pastel-Hued Mediterranean-Style Bathhouse That's Opening in Lutwyche

    This luxe haven will feature both traditional and infrared saunas, float therapy, ice baths, steam rooms and mineral soaks, all to help you chase bliss.

  • News

    Brisbane's Annual French Festival Is Bringing Its Three-Day Celebration Back to South Bank in 2024

    After moving to Victoria Park / Barrambin in 2023, Le Festival will return to its previous home this winter.

  • News

    Here's What's in Store at 2024's 75th-Anniversary Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers Other Than Thousands of Blooms

    This spring event includes a symphony orchestra performance under the stars, a floral Lego exhibition, a food and wine festival, and more.

  • News

    Six Things to do in Sydney This Autumn If You Want to Stay Out of Hibernation

    Enjoy ancient relics, bombastic showtunes and fitness for a good cause across Sydney this autumn.

  • News

    A Spectacular New Two-Day, 19-Kilometre Clifftop Walk Has Opened in the Blue Mountains

    It's been five years since the popular Grand Cliff Top Walk was earmarked for a $10-million upgrade — and you can now mosey along the end result.

  • News

    This Gorgeous Scenic Rim Festival Is Returning for 2024 to Surround You with One Million-Plus Sunflowers

    The golden-hued event, which raises money for cancer care, is also bringing back its maze, art classes amid the blooms and helicopter rides over the fields.

  • News

    The Gabba Is No Longer Being Torn Down and Rebuilt for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

    Brisbane isn't getting a new stadium at Victoria Park, either — instead, Suncorp Stadium and the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre will receive upgrades.

  • News

    Brisbane's New Statue Celebrating the Matildas' Women's World Cup Efforts Will Be Unveiled by the End of 2024

    The permanent ode will be made out of bronze, measure six-metres wide and sit outside Suncorp Stadium.

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