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                <title>Ice Cream Juggernaut Gelato Messina Is Taking Over NYC with Softville, a Soft Serve and Art Concept Store</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The Sydney-born brand's first New York store pairs scratch-made soft serve with a gallery's worth of Jeremyville art on Orchard Street.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Sydney-born brand's first New York store pairs scratch-made soft serve with a gallery's worth of Jeremyville art on Orchard Street.</p>
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                <title>The Mimco Archive Store Is Popping Up in Paddington for One Day Only With Three Decades of Collectable Designs</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Entry is by pre-booked timeslot only, with 200 spots across the day.</p>
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                <title>Now Open: Adore Beauty Has Launched Its Biggest Store Yet at Melbourne Central, Complete With a K-Beauty Shop and a Fragrance Bar</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Adore Beauty's largest store yet has opened at Melbourne Central, complete with a dedicated K-Beauty shop-in-shop and gift bags for the first 1,500 customers.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Adore Beauty's largest store yet has opened at Melbourne Central, complete with a dedicated K-Beauty shop-in-shop and gift bags for the first 1,500 customers.</p>
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                <title>Aesop&#039;s Fragrant Fables Perfumery Has Turned Its Sydney CBD Store Into a Living Library of Scent</title>
                <link>https://concreteplayground.com/canberra/design-style/design/aesops-fragrant-fables-perfumery-has-turned-its-sydney-cbd-store-into-a-living-library-of-scent</link>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Suspended pages, amber glass, incense and raw ingredients fill the Pitt Street store until Sunday, November 1.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Suspended pages, amber glass, incense and raw ingredients fill the Pitt Street store until Sunday, November 1.</p>
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                <title>MECCA&#039;s Born Creative Workshops Bring Poppy Lissiman, Tiffi and Soraya Boularas to Bourke Street in October</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The $20 sessions at MECCAVERSITY run over three Thursday nights, and the ticket price is fully redeemable on MECCA products on the night.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The $20 sessions at MECCAVERSITY run over three Thursday nights, and the ticket price is fully redeemable on MECCA products on the night.</p>
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                <title>This Just In: Qantas Is Launching the First-Ever Non-Stop Flights Between Sydney and New York in Mid-2028</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Qantas has confirmed non-stop flights between Sydney and New York will launch from mid-2028 &mdash; the first ever non-stop commercial service between Australia and the Big Apple.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Qantas has confirmed non-stop flights between Sydney and New York will launch from mid-2028 &mdash; the first ever non-stop commercial service between Australia and the Big Apple.</p>
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                <title>Now Open: Cult LA Activewear Brand Alo Has Opened a Store in the Heart of Sydney&#039;s CBD at The Galeries</title>
                <link>https://concreteplayground.com/canberra/design-style/now-open-cult-la-activewear-brand-alo-has-opened-a-store-in-the-heart-of-sydneys-cbd-at-the-galeries</link>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Alo's Australian rollout continues with a new store at The Galeries in Sydney's CBD, following its Chatswood Chase debut in May.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alo's Australian rollout continues with a new store at The Galeries in Sydney's CBD, following its Chatswood Chase debut in May.</p>
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                <title>Women Who Inspire Us: Liz Dawes OAM on Turning Unimaginable Loss Into Australia&#039;s Biggest Fight Against Childhood Brain Cancer</title>
                <link>https://concreteplayground.com/canberra/travel-leisure/health/women-who-inspire-us-liz-dawes-oam-on-turning-unimaginable-loss-into-australias-biggest-fight-against-childhood-brain-cancer</link>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Thirteen years after her son Connor died at just eighteen, the founder and CEO of Connor's Run has helped make Australia a world leader in paediatric brain cancer research.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thirteen years after her son Connor died at just eighteen, the founder and CEO of Connor's Run has helped make Australia a world leader in paediatric brain cancer research.</p>
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                <title>Now Open: Print and Colour-Loving Homewares Brand Kip&#038;Co Gets Its First-Ever Physical Store on Fitzroy&#039;s Gertrude Street</title>
                <link>https://concreteplayground.com/canberra/design-style/design/now-open-print-and-colour-loving-homewares-brand-kipco-gets-its-first-ever-physical-store-on-fitzroys-gertrude-street</link>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The colour-mad bedding-and-homewares label has marked 14 years in business with its first bricks-and-mortar shopfront.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The colour-mad bedding-and-homewares label has marked 14 years in business with its first bricks-and-mortar shopfront.</p>
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                <title>This Just In: Victorian Premier Ben Carroll Scales Suburban Rail Loop Project Back by $2 Billion to Keep It on Time</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has cut $2 billion from the Suburban Rail Loop East project to keep it on time, scrapping station interchanges and precinct works as a review searches for a further $1 billion.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has cut $2 billion from the Suburban Rail Loop East project to keep it on time, scrapping station interchanges and precinct works as a review searches for a further $1 billion.</p>
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