Ben Hansen

Ben Hansen is the Junior Editor at Concrete Playground. Ben is Sydney's biggest advocate — a passionate supporter of the city's hospitality and art scenes. You can catch him sipping a negroni at your local bar, barracking for the Eels at CommBank Stadium or on your radio as host of FBi Radio's Mornings every Wednesday.

Favourite restaurant in Sydney: Baba's Place. Minimal-intervention wines, inventive eats, great tunes, friendly staff and a love for all things suburban, all hidden in a Marrickville warehouse. What more could you want?

Event
Design Canberra

Wednesday, November 2 - Sunday, November 20, 2022
Various Canberra venues, Canberra

Canberra is being taken over by hundreds of events, exhibitions and activations across this 19-day design and art festival.

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News
The Grass Is Greener Has Cancelled Its Geelong and Canberra Dates — and Zhu and Ty Dolla $ign Are No Longer Playing

The festival will still go ahead in both Cairns and Gold Coast minus ONEFOUR, Ty Dolla $ign and Zhu.

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News
Stormzy Has Cancelled His 2022 Australian Tour and Dropped Out of Spilt Milk

Steve Lacy will replace the UK sensation on the Spilt Milk lineup while he's in the country for a run of solo shows.

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Event
The 8th Annual Transfer Banked Slalom

Friday, August 12, 2022
Thredbo, Thredbo

This annual event pulls in snowboarders of all ages and skills from beginners to Olympians.

Buy Tickets

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News
Golden Century's Billy Wong Looks to the Future Now That the Original CBD Restaurant Has Closed

Billy Wong has confirmed to Concrete Playground that the iconic Golden Century isn’t coming back. But, here’s what the future looks like for the restaurant group and where you can still get its food.

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News
Seventeen Treehouses Around Australia You Can Book for an Immersive Nature Getaway

Book a stay deep in the Blue Mountains or a stone's throw away from the Great Barrier Reef.

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Event
Ciccia Bella Takeaway Menu

Wednesday, September 1 - Sunday, October 24, 2021
CicciaBella Osteria + Bar, Bondi Beach

Bondi and Parramatta favourite Ciccia Bella has reopened for takeaway and is now offering finish-at-home meals.

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Ben Hansen

Design Canberra

The Grass Is Greener Has Cancelled Its Geelong and Canberra Dates — and Zhu and Ty Dolla $ign Are No Longer Playing

Stormzy Has Cancelled His 2022 Australian Tour and Dropped Out of Spilt Milk

The 8th Annual Transfer Banked Slalom

Golden Century's Billy Wong Looks to the Future Now That the Original CBD Restaurant Has Closed

Seventeen Treehouses Around Australia You Can Book for an Immersive Nature Getaway

Ciccia Bella Takeaway Menu

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