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News You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week

Here's what's been catching our attention, including the Australian debut of a luxe hotel chain in Burleigh Heads, a beloved West End record store closing its doors and $2 swims in Brisbane's public pools.

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Grab Your Togs: You Can Swim in Brisbane City Council's 22 Public Pools for Only $2 for Another Summer

The $2 Summer Dips program is returning to help you cool down for less than a price of a coffee across the summer of 2024–25.

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The 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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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend

This weekend in Melbourne, you can pair a sky-high swim with bottomless wine and snacks, check out the new 'Sister Act' musical or watch a heap of movies at this year's Melbourne Queer Film Festival.

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The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Weekend

Explore a festive Christmas market, catch the final Australian season of a musical blockbuster or grab a free cocktail at a top Sydney bar.

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The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend

Spend your weekend drinking all of the pinot, watching 'Wicked' onstage and tap, tap, tapping your way around a festive-themed mini-golf course.

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The 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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The 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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Sun's Out, Guns Out: Ten Essential Goodies to Grab This Summer

There is nothing quite like an Aussie summer, and we're here to help make it even better.

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From a Festive Maze to a Free Light and Sound Experience, Here's How Brisbane's CBD Is Celebrating Christmas in 2024

This year's program of Christmas events also includes markets, an openair cinema, nightly carols, parades, tiny doors to find around town and more.

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Five Romantic Brisbane Date Ideas for This Week From Budget to Blowout

This week, you and your plus one can get your Eurovision fix live without leaving Brisbane, head for a splash and say cheers to a wine festival.

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The Ten Best Swimming Holes Near Melbourne

Don't stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to — check out these fab swim spots just a few hours' drive from Melbourne.

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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week

This week in Melbourne, you can watch past Eurovision contestants perform live, shop at garage sales across the city and get around an epic bottomless brunch in the CBD.

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The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week

This week, you can catch The Kid LAROI live, hit up a berry festival and explore ancient Egypt at Queensland Museum.

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The Best Things to Do in Sydney This Week

Sip $5 martinis at a Potts Point fine diner, explore a huge collection of masterworks by one of art's greatest surrealists and tuck into an 11-course Christmas-themed degustation.

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The 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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The Best Outdoor Swimming Pools in Melbourne

Melbourne's best outdoor swimming pools cater to athletes, casual summertime swimmers and those just looking to cool off during extra-hot days.

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The 20 Best Things to Do in Sydney (That You've Probably Never Heard of)

Think you know Sydney? Think again — these surprising and under-the-radar activities let you experience the Harbour City from every angle.

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The Enchanted Garden Is Returning to Light Up Roma Street Parkland — and Festive Season — for 2024

Here's one way to get lit in the lead up to Christmas, complete with lasers, LED tubes, fairy lights, festive soundscapes and projections.

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The Ten Best Beaches in and Around Melbourne

Whether you're looking for a quick dip in the bay or an all-day adventure to the surf coast, there are plenty of great Victorian beaches to hit up.

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It's Time to Celebrate Christmas with Mini Golf: Victoria Park's Festive Putt Putt Is Back for 2024

One of Brisbane's festive traditions is back: swapping backyard cricket for tap, tap, tapping your way around a Christmas mini-golf course.

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Soak Up the Los Cabos Vibes: The Westin's Swim-Up Pool Bar Is Giving Its Beach Club a Mexican-Inspired Summer Makeover

Take a splash and listen to DJ-spun tunes, then enjoy margaritas, Baja cod tacos and seasoned corn ribs, all in the middle of Brisbane.

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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This November

Here's your guide to filling this month with all the best food, drink, films, live music, pop-ups and activations Melbourne has to offer.

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The Best Picnic Spots in Brisbane

Wait till the weather is just right, fill your esky with cold drinks and an oversupply of snacks, then get picnicking.

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The Best Things to Do in Sydney This November

Here's your guide to filling this month in Sydney with all the best food, drink, films, live music, pop-ups and activations this wonderful city has to offer.

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The 16 Best Day Spas in Melbourne

Treat yourself to a Japanese-style massage, a bath overlooking the city or an incredibly opulent treatment paired with bottomless champagne at Melbourne's best day spas.

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The 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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The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This November

A pride parade floating down the river, 'Round the Twist' onstage, plenty of Christmas markets: they're all on the agenda in and around Brisbane in November.

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Coming Soon: Popular Queensland Spa Brand Soak Bathhouse Is Launching Two New Wellness Retreats in the Heart of Sydney

Located in Bondi Junction and Alexandria, these luxe temples of self-care will feature magnesium pools, cold plunges, saunas and massage therapists.

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Coming Soon: Alba Thermal Springs & Spa Is Building Luxury Villas Overlooking Its Vast Mornington Peninsula Property

In early 2025, you’ll be able to pair your hot springs dips and spa treatments with a lavish overnight stay.

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The Seven Best One-Day Hikes Near Melbourne

Swap the inner-city pavement for idyllic bush tracks, coastal walks and mountain peaks.

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Six Scenic Hiking Trails You Can Enjoy Within 50 Kilometres of Brisbane

Climb a mountain, go looking for koalas or wander around a lake at these Queensland hiking trails.

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Melbourne's Best Local Bookshops to Hunt Down a Great Read in 2024

Find the next book to sink your teeth into at one of these local Melbourne gems.

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Nine Waterside Picnic Spots in and Around Brisbane That You Might Not Have Visited

Fill a basket with tasty treats and head to a hidden beach, suburban lagoon or scenic lake.

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How's The Serenity?: Escape the City and Enjoy Some Tranquillity at These Nature Spots Around Kingston

Just south of Melbourne's CBD lies a coastal playground of scenery and wellness, perfect for a quick escape.

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Look Up, Again: The Brightest Supermoon of 2024 Will Be Visible in Australia's Skies Tonight

For the third month in a row, the moon is putting on a show — and you'll want to head outside to see it.

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The Most Blood-Curdling Halloween Events in Sydney

Celebrate the spooky season in style at these spine-chilling happenings across the Harbour City.

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South Melbourne's Trinity Curated Wellness Is Home to a Roman-Style Bathhouse, LED Lounge and Rooftop Yoga

The new wellbeing space is also home to a wellness concierge who will help you find the right treatments, classes and bathhouse routine.

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The Spookiest Events Happening in Brisbane to Celebrate Halloween

From eerie shipping containers and scary movies to onstage witches and trick-or-treat trails, here's where to get into the Halloween spirit in Brisbane.

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The 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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Nine of the Best Walks Around Metro Melbourne

Scenic trails in Melbourne that prove you don't need to venture far to take a hike.

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Little Stanley Street's Two-Day Halloween Party Is Back for 2024 with Themed Cocktails and Free Outdoor Movies

This year's South Bank setup also includes themed markets, themed dining experiences, a ghost train and roving entertainers.

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