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NewsToowoomba Carnival of Flowers Is Back for 2022 with 190,000 Blooms and a Floral-Inspired Food Trail
September is here, which means it's time to get a floral fix in Toowoomba — complete with food festivals, dog-friendly events and a ferris wheel with a blooming great view.
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NewsAustralian Basketball Superstar Patty Mills Is Touring the Country to Chat About His NBA Career
The Brooklyn Nets point guard returns to Australia for the first time since leading the Boomers to their first medal win at the Tokyo Olympics, hosting basketball camps and taking to the stage to discuss his career.
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NewsThe 24/7 Live-Stream of Collins Street's Peregrine Falcons Is Back for Another Nesting Season
A feathered duo has kept a nest atop 367 Collins Street since 1991 — and you can watch chicks hatch there each year.
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NewsGolden Chat: Our Readers Recommend Their Best Conversation Starters For Your Next Group Hangout
Want to dig a little deeper with your closest mates? These conversation starters have you covered.
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GuideSix Brisbane Pooch Parties, Markets, Festivals and Pub Sessions to Add to Your Dog's Diary
Schedule these into your pupper's social calendar — and ask them to take you along.
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NewsBurleigh Festival Is the Gold Coast's New Free Three-Day Food, Wine, Music and Surfing Celebration
Tuck into Mediterranean bites on the sand, sip local vino, watch surfing contests and listen to live tunes.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This February
From stunning art exhibitions and rooftop parties to screen-to-stage musicals and big-name concerts, here's what's on the agenda in and around Brisbane in February.
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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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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week
This week, you can follow this year's BrisAsia Festival around town, catch Bianca Del Rio live and see a movie in a brewery.
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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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GuideNews You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
Here's what's been catching our attention, including the impending closure of one of Brisbane's best seafood restaurants and a day of 36-cent ice creams.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Long Weekend
This weekend, you can celebrate top-notch tunes over beer pong and handball, then feast on Luke Nguyen's Lunar New Year banquet.
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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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NewsFive Romantic Brisbane Date Ideas for This Week From Budget to Blowout
This week, you and your plus one can enjoy a smash-hit musical, shop for books and slurp down oysters.
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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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NewsThe Best Caves to Visit Near Brisbane and Beyond
Crawl out of your living room cave and into these awe-inspiring ones.
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NewsVictoria Park Is Bringing Back Its Halloween-Themed Mini Golf Course — This Time with Creepy Clowns
Do the monster mash on the mini golf course — Victoria Park is getting spooky throughout September and October.
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FeatureOne Product, Three Looks: Easy-to-Achieve Hairstyles You Should Add to Your Repertoire
Lacking the confidence to level up your hair styling game? Follow these step-by-step tutorials to create three great looks.
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NewsEasy Tips for Turning Your Home into the Designated Group Hangout Spot
Love playing host? These easy tips will make sure your place is the go-to for any future group hang-out.
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NewsThe Queen Street Mall Is Hosting a Big Day-Long Street Party to Celebrate Its 40th Birthday
Live tunes, a pop-up champagne bar, fashion workshops, colourful shopfront installations and a night market are all taking over the mall for one big party.
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NewsThe Perseids Meteor Shower Is Brightening Up Australia's Night Skies This Month
This excuse to look up comes around every July and August — here's how you can get a glimpse.
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NewsThe Last Supermoon of 2022 Will Be Visible in the Skies Down Under Tonight (and Tomorrow Morning)
Take a gander at August's 'sturgeon' full moon, which'll peak at 11.35 am AEST on Friday, August 12.
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GuideFive Ways to Get Your Ekka Fix in 2022 Without Actually Going to the Ekka
All of the treats, none of the crowds.
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NewsManiax Is Opening Its Second Viking-Themed Axe-Throwing Queensland Joint on the Gold Coast
Hurl hatchets, blow off steam and sink drinks surrounded by Viking decor while overlooking the ocean.
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NewsThe Second Iteration of Floating Villa Lilypad Has Reopened in the Northern Beaches
Expect every luxury on this dreamy private villa including an onsite sauna, wine cellar, gourmet meals and your own boat.
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NewsStrawberry Sundae Alert: The Ekka Is Finally Set to Return in August for the First Time Since 2019
After two years of cancellations, Brisbanites will be able to crash dodgems, throw a ball in a clown's mouth and take home all the Bertie Beetles.
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NewsVision Australia Is Bringing Back Its Adorable Seeing Eye Dogs Puppy Games for the Third Year
This super-cute contest swaps athletes for four Seeing Eye Dogs pups-in-training and their trainers — and you can stream their antics.
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News
2022's Biggest Supermoon Has Hit the Skies Down Under — and It'll Be Visible Until Friday Morning
Spend tonight looking up.
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EventThe Sound Society at Roma Street Parklands
Multiple single dates
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane
Listen to free live music in stunning natural surroundings once a month.
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EventWeekend of Tartness
Fri, 21 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
The Scratch, Milton
The funkiest, sourest, most-refreshing beers being produced in Australia and around the world are taking over The Scratch's taps for three tart days.
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 23 May - Sat, 24 May 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventKichi Kichi Meet and Eat
Sun, 23 Mar - Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Harajuku Gyoza South Bank, South Brisbane
Chef Motokichi Yukimura from Kyoto's Kichi Kichi is whipping up his internet-famous omurice in Brisbane — again.
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EventLunar New Year at Brisbane Quarter
Tue, 28 Jan - Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane City
See in the Year of the Snake with lion dances, flaming lobster and decadent banquets.
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EventLunar New Year in Fortitude Valley
Sat, 1 Feb - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Chinatown Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley
The Year of the Snake is getting into full swing with markets, traditional music and cultural dances — and plenty of food in the vicinity.
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EventLunar New Year in The Lanes
Sat, 1 Feb, 2025
Bakery, Winn and California Lanes, Fortitude Valley
Chinatown isn't the only place in Fortitude Valley to feast on dumplings, sip drinks and watch lion dances this Lunar New Year.
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EventLunar New Year at Donna Chang
Tue, 28 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Donna Chang, Brisbane City
This CBD Chinese fine-diner is a heritage-listed former bank is serving up lunch banquets, dinner feasts, dragon dancers and more to welcome the Year of the Snake.
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EventYear of the Snake Chinese New Year Dinners at Stanley
Wed, 29 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Stanley Restaurant, Brisbane City
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a Cantonese feast and lion dances by the river at Howard Smith Wharves' Cantonese restaurant.
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EventLunar New Year at The Star Brisbane
Sun, 12 Jan - Wed, 12 Feb 2025
The Star Brisbane, Brisbane City
Enjoy a street food-inspired banquet or tuck into a luxe sashimi platter, then watch lion dances and place your hopes for the year ahead on the wishing tree.
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NewsNew Audio Experience 'City Symphony' Gives Walking Brisbane's Streets a Cinematic Soundtrack
Listen to an interactive soundscape featuring David Attenborough, Greta Thunberg, Kate Miller-Heidke and Jesswar as you mosey around town.
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NewsEight Inland Boat Trips to Take When the Water Is Calling You
Sure, Australia has some world-class off-shore waters to sail in — but our inland bodies are just as worthy of your attention, too.
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GuideThirteen Markets in Brisbane to Shop, Eat and Drink Your Way Through During Winter 2022
Get feasting at a Taiwanese night market, celebrate Christmas in July, shop for plants and flowers, or go bohemian.
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GuideFive Ways to Get Snowy in and Around Brisbane This Winter
Think you can’t frolic in the snow without leaving Brisbane? Think again.
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NewsMelbourne Has Been Named Australia's Most Liveable City — and the Tenth Most Liveable City Worldwide
Sydney sits in 13th spot globally — and Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane all slipped out of the top ten from 2021.
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NewsUber Is Doing Half-Price Rides with Pets Today to Celebrate National Take Your Dog To Work Day
From 7am–7pm today, Uber Pet is halving the price of rides with pets so your fluffball can come to the office.
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NewsThe Southern Hemisphere's Largest Surf Park Will Open in Perth by 2025 with 25 Types of Waves
Aventuur's 5.7–hectare, $100-million Perth Surf Park will also feature accommodation, a beach club, shops, bars and restaurants, and a high-performance surf academy.
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NewsNew South Wales' Gondwana Rainforests Are Set to Score a New 46-Kilometre Multi-Day Walking Track
$56.4 million is being put towards the new track, which'll also include a new rainforest centre, four low-impact walkers’ hut precincts, camping areas and three suspension bridges.
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NewsSydney Is Getting a 91-Kilometre Waterfront Walking Track From the Opera House to Parramatta
Dubbed the Parramatta to Sydney Foreshore Link, it'll sprawl through 18 suburbs and become one of the city's longest transport connections.
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NewsThe Gold Coast's Rooftop Beach Club Is Turning Into a Sky-High (and Snowy) Alpine Lodge for Winter
Fire pits, snow-topped trees, a toboggan slide, a huge igloo bar and even fake falling snow are all coming to Cali Beach for the winter.
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NewsYou Can Now Swim Around Underwater Sculptures and Coral at the Gold Coast's New Artificial Dive Site
Wonder Reef lets you dive down to 30 metres and swim around nine giant buoyant reef sculptures — all just a ten-minute boat trip from the Gold Coast Seaway.
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GuideSeven Destinations in NSW That Are Perfect for That Long Overdue Group Trip
Get the gang back together at one of these glorious riverside, beachfront or mountaintop locations.
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NewsSeven Reasons Why Thredbo's Après Ski Scene Is So Cool
Thredbo is the ultimate winter destination, and 2022 is the year you experience it for yourself.
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NewsTen Breathtaking Light Installations You Need to Catch at Vivid Sydney 2022
Bright lights, big city canvas — prepare to be dazzled by illuminations and immersive exhibitions at the return of Vivid Sydney.
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NewsToombul and Its Neon-Lit Food Precinct Won't Be Reopening as They Stood Before This Year's Floods
The northside precinct's future is currently being reassessed — but developer Mirvac won't be reinstating the centre to how it was before the flooding damage.
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NewsHustle Boxing Has Opened Its First Nightclub-Style Queensland Workout Studio in Fortitude Valley
If you like your fitness sessions to feel like a night on the town, this Sydney favourite has just set up shop in Brisbane.
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NewsSeeing Eye Dogs Australia Wants You to Look After These Fresh New Pups
Fancy caring for a cute fluffball? The organisation is looking for responsible dog lovers in Victoria and Queensland.
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NewsVictoria's Cat Protection Society Wants You to Become Its Official 'Cat Cuddler'
If you'll be in Melbourne for three months and can spare three hours a week to snuggle kittens, this is the dream volunteer gig for you.
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NewsThe Impressive Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower Is Visible in Australia This Month
This spectacular starry event only happens once a year — here's how you can get a glimpse.
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NewsImpressive Last-Minute Gifts That'll Make Your Mum's Mother's Day
Spoil the mum in your life this year.
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NewsAustralia Will Soon Be Home to a Challenge Room Hotel That You Can Play (and Drink) Your Way Through
Taking design cues from 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, this 15-room site in Sydney will get you playing 'Twister' and hanging out in the 'Titanic' room.
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NewsDo Look Up: The Impressive Lyrids Meteor Shower Is Soaring Through the Skies This Month
Head away from the city lights — or even out to your backyard or balcony — and peer at the sky.
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NewsBrisbane's Pet-Friendly BYO Picnic Boats Are Available to Book for River Cruises Once Again
After Brisbane's wild weather postponed its operations, your mates and your dog can now hop on the easy-to-operate boats at Breakfast Creek — just in time for all the public holidays.
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NewsRegional Victoria Is Officially Hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games
The MCG will host the opening ceremony — then four regional hubs will be set up in Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat and Gippsland, each with their own athletes’ village and sport program.
