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                <title>Mystical Sydney Road Crystal Shop Sacred Gems Is Closing Its Brunswick Store With Up to 60 Percent Off Crystals</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[brunswick]]></category>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Head in before Thursday, December 31 for 30 percent off all crystals, with up to 60 percent off selected pieces.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Head in before Thursday, December 31 for 30 percent off all crystals, with up to 60 percent off selected pieces.</p>
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                <title>The Best Australian Shoe Brands to Know Right Now</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Here are 23 homegrown footwear labels to have on your radar now.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here are 23 homegrown footwear labels to have on your radar now.</p>
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                <title>Belasco</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 03:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[flinders lane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italian]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Melbourne CBD]]></category>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Cognac-flamb&eacute;ed filet mignon, spicy vodka rigatoni and martinis shaken to order &mdash; W Melbourne's newest restaurant is all Old World New York theatrics.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cognac-flamb&eacute;ed filet mignon, spicy vodka rigatoni and martinis shaken to order &mdash; W Melbourne's newest restaurant is all Old World New York theatrics.</p>
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                <title>Now Open: Fino Books Is the North Fitzroy Bookshop Stocking, and Hosting Poetry Nights, Story Time and Writers&#039; Workshops</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 01:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
                		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bookshops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fino books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fitzroy north]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[northside records]]></category>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The long-empty shopfront with the patchwork tiled floor is now an indie bookshop with crates of Northside vinyl and a busy events calendar.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The long-empty shopfront with the patchwork tiled floor is now an indie bookshop with crates of Northside vinyl and a busy events calendar.</p>
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                <title>This Just In: Gurner — The Developer Behind Saint Haven — Unveils a $1.75 Billion Plan to Turn Geelong&#039;s Cunningham Pier Into a Luxury Waterfront Precinct</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill &mdash; the firm behind the Burj Khalifa &mdash; won the nine-month international design competition, beating Zaha Hadid Architects and Bjarke Ingels Group.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill &mdash; the firm behind the Burj Khalifa &mdash; won the nine-month international design competition, beating Zaha Hadid Architects and Bjarke Ingels Group.</p>
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                <title>Marco Pierre White Thinks Modern Fine Dining Feels Like Being &quot;Mugged Without Violence&quot;</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
                		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The celebrity chef and former three-Michelin-star heavyweight talks favourite restaurants, butterless bread and making dining out accessible again.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The celebrity chef and former three-Michelin-star heavyweight talks favourite restaurants, butterless bread and making dining out accessible again.</p>
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                <title>Dreams Really Do Come True: Diet Coke Is Returning to McDonald&#039;s Australia After Almost Four Years</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>All hail the return of the post-mix fridge cig: Diet Coke returns Macca's restaurants nationwide at long last.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All hail the return of the post-mix fridge cig: Diet Coke returns Macca's restaurants nationwide at long last.</p>
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                <title>Now Open: Melbourne Jewellery House Keshett Has Reimagined Its Little Collins Street Flagship and Block Arcade Store</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
                		<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arcade]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Collins Street]]></category>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Founded in 1979, Keshett is now led by second-generation custodians Dana and Zac Aviv.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Founded in 1979, Keshett is now led by second-generation custodians Dana and Zac Aviv.</p>
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                <title>Coming Soon: Butter Days&#039; John Demetrios Is Opening Lennox Street Local, a Moodier Sibling Bakery in a Former Richmond Laundromat</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 02:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
                		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Richmond]]></category>

                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Expect Sunshine Buns and Naughty Cinnamon Scrolls fresh from Malvern each morning, plus croissant jaffles and a coffee window for takeaway.</p>
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                <title>Fertility Fit Pop-Up</title>
                <link>https://concreteplayground.com/global/event/fertility-fit-pop-up</link>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
                		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Chanel Contos and Reece Conca are taking over Fed Square this month with an obstacle course, interactive quizzes and myth-busting chats &mdash; all to help you get to know your body and demystify fertility health.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chanel Contos and Reece Conca are taking over Fed Square this month with an obstacle course, interactive quizzes and myth-busting chats &mdash; all to help you get to know your body and demystify fertility health.</p>
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