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NewsThe Gabba Will Undergo a Huge Redevelopment If Brisbane Hosts the 2032 Olympic Games
The venue will be raised and rebuilt, increasing its capacity to 50,000 and adding a pedestrian plaza that links to the Cross River Rail.
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GuideWhy You Should Consider Canberra for Your Next Romantic Trip Away
Woo your boo with an itinerary of romantic activities.
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NewsBrisbane's New Pet-Friendly BYO Picnic Boats Are Popping Up in Kangaroo Point This Month
Before GoBoat launches in Breakfast Creek, it's popping up at Dockside Marina in the city.
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NewsEverything You Need to Know About 2021's Lyrids Meteor Shower
Head away from the city lights — or even out to your backyard or balcony — and look up.
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NewsCali Beach Club's Cabana-Filled Oceanside Precinct Will Open on a Gold Coast Rooftop in August
It was originally due to launch its two restaurants, four bars, multiple pools, sandy volleyball court and outdoor cinema earlier this year.
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NewsSeeing Eye Dogs Australia Needs You to Look After These Fresh New Pups
The organisation is looking for responsible dog lovers in Victoria and Queensland.
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NewsThe Ten Best Walks in and Around Brisbane
Wander along the river, climb a mountain, amble through bushland and trek over a bridge — all just a stone's throw from the CBD — at these walking and running tracks in Brisbane.
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NewsThe Best Things to Do On, By and Near the Water in Brisbane
From visiting overwater bars to hopping in a kayak and picnicking on a boat, there are plenty of ways to enjoy our River City.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This January
From smash-hit musicals and waterside festivals to a huge secondhand book fair, here's what's on the agenda in and around Brisbane in January.
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NewsThe 11 Best Day Spas in and Around Brisbane
Treat yourself to a massage with a view, a soak on a rooftop or a bath overlooking Lamington National Park at these southeast Queensland day spas.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend
This weekend, you can add festive films by the river, gingerbread cocktails, searching for tiny doors and twilight markets to your pre-Christmas plans.
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NewsThe Rainy-Day Guide to Brisbane
When the weather turns wet, here's where to find bars with games, cosy cafes, indoor classes to try and nice dry galleries to shelter in.
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NewsSix Other Things to Do on Christmas Day in Brisbane
Contrary to popular belief, the city keeps on turning on Christmas Day — if you're not otherwise engaged, go see some Aussie wildlife, inhale tacos and margaritas, or picnic in a park.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week
This week, you can sort out your Christmas gifts under fairy lights, play a live music trivia quiz with well-known names and explore the best in Asia-Pacific art.
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NewsThe Four Parks in Brisbane Where You Can BYO Drinks
Grab an esky, pack a picnic basket and go soak up the sun in these BYO-friendly Brisbane parks.
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NewsThe Eight Best Outdoor Swimming Pools in Brisbane
Brisbane might not be a beach city, but there's always an oasis nearby beckoning you to leave work early for a splash.
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NewsYou'll Be Able to Hire a Pet-Friendly BYO Picnic Boat to Sail Down the Brisbane River From May
Denmark company GoBoat is bringing its easy-to-operate BYO picnic boats to Breakfast Creek.
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FeatureThe Great Escape
Picture this: you wake up at dawn and stumble just a footsteps to the beach (or into a hot air balloon) to watch the sun rise.
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NewsBrisbane Has Just Shivered Through Its Coldest Morning of 2021 So Far
And its coldest morning since September 2020, too.
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NewsGathering and Venue Restrictions Are Being Reintroduced in the Byron Bay Area Over Easter
New rules are coming into effect in the Byron, Ballina, Tweed and Lismore shires, which may have an impact on this year's Bluesfest.
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NewsSeven Outrageously Luxe Things to Do in Sydney When You're in Need of a Treat
Hop on a seaplane for lunch, soak in a luxury spa tub or sleep in the best bed in the city.
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NewsHoward Smith Wharves Has Opened Its First Pontoon and Will Start Welcoming in Boat Tours
Eventually, you'll be able to hop onboard at the CBD precinct and zip out to Moreton Bay.
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NewsAssistance Dogs Australia Needs You to Look After These Fresh New Pups
The organisation needs responsible dog lovers to look after the pups for just over a year before they go to work as support dogs.
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NewsThis Year's Tokyo Olympics Will Be Closed to Overseas Spectators
If you want to watch the postponed event, you'll need to keep your eyes glued to your television.
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NewsWet Weather Is Sticking Around on Australia's East Coast with Possible Storms and Flooding
Up to 100 millimetres is expected to hit Sydney on Saturday, while storms are forecast to stretch across southern and central Queensland.
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FeatureFyshwick and Surrounds Day and Night Guide
Forget everything you think you know about Fyshwick — and Canberra, for that matter. The historically industrial precinct is in the grips of a cultural rebirth, not unlike the nation’s capital more generally.
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NewsYou Can Take Part in a Worldwide Easter Egg Hunt on Google Maps Right Now
Hide virtual eggs, then provide clues to help your friends and family find them.
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NewsYou Might Soon Be Able to Splash Around in a Big Man-Made Wave Pool on the Gold Coast
The Club at Parkwood Village has announced plans to build an Endless Surf pool by 2023.
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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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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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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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NewsNext Melbourne Is the Soon-to-Open Inner City Hotel That'll Barrel Age Its Spirits Onsite
It's set to open in the 80 Collins Street precinct this month.
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NewsQueenslanders Will Be Able to Have 100 People Over to Their Homes From March 13
And groups of 500 will be able to gather outdoors in public, too.
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NewsOverseas Spectators Might Not Be Permitted to Attend This Year's Tokyo Olympics
When the postponed 2020 games go ahead, international fans might be restricted to watching them on television.
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NewsSelwyn Snow Resort's Rebuild Will Include a Skating Rink, Bumper Cars and Mini Enchanted Village
Closed since the 2020 bushfires, the Snowy Mountains spot has started its redevelopment — and secured a 40-year lease.
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Brisbane Has Been Named the Preferred Host of the 2032 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee will now enter into "targeted dialogue" with Australian authorities to discuss staging the games in more detail.
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NewsThis New Scenic Rim Festival Will Let You Wander Through More Than 200,000 Sunflowers
Do yoga surrounded by golden petals, fly over the top of the field and learn to cook using the colourful plants.
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NewsAustralia Will Soon Be Home to a Whale-Shaped Underwater Observatory Two Kilometres Off the Coast
The Australian Underwater Discovery Centre is set to open at the end of Busselton Jetty by December 2022.
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NewsWorld Surf League Has Scrapped Its 2021 Bells Beach and Gold Coast Events in Favour of NSW
This year's WSL Championship Tour will head to Newcastle and Narrabeen instead, as well as Margaret River and Rottnest Island in Western Australia.
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NewsYou Can Now Spend a Night Feasting on Chocolate Biscuits in QT Sydney's Tim Tam-Themed Suite
For the next month, the hotel is dedicating one of its rooms to the beloved bikkie — and you can win an overnight stay.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Hire a Picnic Boat to Sail Down the Brisbane River
Denmark company GoBoat is set to launch in the Queensland capital with a fleet of easy-to-operate BYO picnic boats.
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NewsAustralian Open Games Will Go Ahead with No Spectators During Victoria's Five-Day Lockdown
As will this weekend's AFLW games.
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NewsQueen's Wharf Brisbane Is Set to Open in 2022 with Four Hotels and a Huge New Shopping Precinct
It'll also include 50 bars, cafes and restaurants, as well as a sky deck and an outdoor cinema.
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NewsHotel X Is Fortitude Valley's Soon-to-Open New Hotel with a French Restaurant and Rooftop Bar
It's the brand's first site anywhere in the world — and you'll find it on the old Blockbuster block on Brunswick Street.
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NewsFive Essential Items to Help You Through Those Super Hot Summer Days
This lot will help you embrace those scorchers in style.
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GuideEight Stunning Swimming Spots In and Around Brisbane to Cool Off In This Summer
Water, water all around, but don’t know where to swim? We've got you.
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NewsYou Can Now Meditate to the Soothing Sounds of More Than 10,000 Lego Bricks Jumbled Together
The toy brand has released its own soundscape so you can relax to that familiar clicking noise.
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NewsGreater Brisbane Will Ease Back to Pre-Lockdown Restrictions From January 22
Queensland has now reached 14 days since the last COVID-19 case linked to the most recent cluster.
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NewsParticularly Warm Weather Is Expected Across Australia for the Rest of This Week
And into next week, too.
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NewsThree Items to Pack That Will Make or Break Your Next Boat Trip
Jump into summer with these compact and convenient essentials.
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NewsFour Spontaneous Adventures to Have in Brisbane's Great Outdoors This Summer
Make this the season of last-minute day trips and outdoor games.
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NewsGreater Brisbane's Lockdown Is Ending But New Restrictions Will Be in Place Until January 22
Caps on gatherings both at home and in public are being tightened from 6pm on Monday, January 11 — and so are venue patron limits.
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NewsThe Team Behind Australia's First Surf Park Urbnsurf Is Opening Three New Locations
Landlocked wave riders, rejoice — surf's up for Sydney, Brisbane and Perth.
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NewsFive Impromptu Things to Do If You're Staying in Brisbane Between Christmas and New Year's Day
There’s less hustle and bustle around town, but there’s still plenty to do.
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NewsDaniel Andrews-Themed 'Get On the Beers' Christmas Lights Are Currently Dazzling Melbourne
Because that's exactly the kind of thing 2020's festive season was always going to serve up.
