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    Every Lockdown Gift Idea to Send to Every Type of Person in Your Life

    Channel your online shopping skills and check out these top-notch present picks.

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    Brisbane's Pet-Friendly BYO Picnic Boats Have Started Sailing From Breakfast Creek 

    You, your mates and your dog can now hop on the easy-to-operate boats in two locations.

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    Sydney's 9pm New Year's Eve Fireworks Have Been Cancelled for the Second Year in a Row

    The sky will still light up to welcome in 2022 at midnight, however.

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    World Heritage-Listed Island K'gari Is Officially Reclaiming Its Original Indigenous Name

    The world's largest sand island will no longer be known as Fraser Island.

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    Friendship Island Is the Handy Website Helping You and Your Pals Plot Out Lockdown Picnic Spots

    Sydneysiders and Melburnians can drop pins, find crossover areas with their mates and start planning those picnics.

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    This Adorable Live-Stream Lets You Watch Collins Street's Peregrine Falcons 24/7 

    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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    Taronga Zoo Has Just Welcomed Five African Lion Cubs and It's Live-Streaming Them 24/7

    For the first time in more than 18 years, lion cubs have been born at Taronga Zoo Sydney — and you can spend your day watching them.

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    This Website Helps You Easily Find You and Your Mate's Ten-Kilometre Bubble Crossover

    From 11.59pm on Friday, September 17, you can travel twice as far to exercise — so this will make planning a breeze.

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    Victoria Is Still Getting the AFL Grand Final Public Holiday Even Though It's Being Played in Perth

    You can still sleep in and celebrate on the day before the big game — even under Melbourne's lockdown.

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    The World's Largest Inflatable Theme Park for Adults Is Coming Back to Brisbane

    Let your inner child run free in the 1500-square-metre bouncy castle, the inflatable obstacle course and the space-themed wonderland.

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    Here's What You Can and Can't Do Under Sydney's New Outdoor Recreation Rules

    The New South Wales Government has loosened restrictions around heading out of the house to eat, drink, read a book or relax outdoors. Here's what you need to know.

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    We're Giving Away Luxe Picnics Packed with Snacks and Spritzes So You Can Ring in Spring with Your Mates

    There are 20 picnic sessions up for grabs — and they're happening across the eastern suburbs, inner west and inner city.

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    Melbourne Zoo Is Live-Streaming Its Adorable Family of Small-Clawed Otters 24/7 Again

    Spend your day watching otters sleep, wrestle and play as part of the venue's 'Animals at Home' portal.

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    Parts of Regional New South Wales Will Come Out of Lockdown on September 11

    Stay-at-home conditions will lift in parts of regional NSW that are deemed low risk and have had zero COVID cases for at least a fortnight.

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    Marriott Is Giving Away Hotel Stays in Australia, NZ, Fiji and New Caledonia to Fully Vaxxed Aussies

    If you've had both COVID-19 jabs, you can go in the running to win a one-night stay at 28 Marriott Bonvoy hotels and resorts.

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    Cali Beach Club's Cabana-Filled Oceanside Precinct Is Opening on a Gold Coast Rooftop This Month

    Sprawling across a 5000-square-metre space, it includes four pools, two restaurants and multiple bars — and a rooftop cinema.

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    The Melbourne Star Observation Wheel Has Closed for Good

    With its operator placed into liquidation, the Docklands attraction won't live to spin another day.

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    The 2021 AFL Grand Final Is Officially Moving to Perth's Optus Stadium

    For the second year in a row, the AFL's biggest game of the season will be held outside of Victoria.

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    Vision Australia Needs You to Look After These Fresh New Pups

    The organisation is looking for responsible dog lovers in Victoria and Queensland.

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    Ten Vibrant and Bustling Markets to Visit Around Brisbane This Spring

    Give your wardrobe a boost, browse for art and design items, or get a jump on your Christmas shopping.

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    Regional New South Wales Will Remain in Lockdown Until At Least September 10

    Stay-at-home conditions will remain in place for the entire state of New South Wales until at least 12.01am on Saturday, August 28.

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    The 2021 AFL Grand Final Will Be Held in Perth If the MCG Isn't Permitted to Host a Crowd

    If Melbourne remains under lockdown or venue restrictions preclude the MCG from hosting spectators, Perth's Optus Stadium will host AFL's biggest game of the year.

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    NSW Health Has Confirmed That Sitting Down to Eat Outdoors Is Permitted During Sydney's Lockdown

    You can have a picnic, or sit down to read while you're out of the house for recreation — but only if you're not in Greater Sydney's Local Government Areas of concern.

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    Bunnings Has Shut Its Sydney Stores and Moved to Drive-and-Collect Orders for the Rest of Lockdown

    If doing DIY tasks is getting you through during lockdown, you'll now need to order your supplies online.

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    Here's What You Can and Can't Do Under Sydney's Latest Lockdown Rules

    The lockdown rules have just changed — here’s what you need to know.

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    Victoria Park Is Giving Its Mini Golf Course a Halloween-Themed Makeover

    Following Christmas and Easter-themed pop-ups, the inner-city mini golf course is getting spooky during September and October.

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    Regional New South Wales Will Remain in Lockdown with Greater Sydney Until At Least August 28

    Stay-at-home conditions will remain in place for the entire state of New South Wales until at least 12.01am on Saturday, August 28.

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    This Year's Ekka Public Holiday Is Moving to October to Give Brisbanites Another Bonus Long Weekend

    You didn't get a Wednesday off work this year, but you can sleep in on a Friday instead.

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    The Entire State of New South Wales Is Going Into Lockdown

    All of New South Wales will be under stay-at-home conditions from 5pm on Saturday, August 14, with lockdown in regional NSW set to last until at least 12.01am on Sunday, August 22.

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    Greater Sydney Is Implementing Stricter Lockdown Rules Including a Citywide Five-Kilometre Limit

    The restrictions around leaving the house, leaving the region and having singles bubbles are changing, and bigger fines are also being put in place for folks breaching those rules.

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    This Just-Discovered Flying Reptile Once Soared Through Australia's Prehistoric Skies Like a Dragon

    Named 'Thapunngaka shawi', the pterosaur had a one-metre-long skull and a wingspan of seven metres.

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    This Helpful Interactive Map Shows COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Across Queensland

    The map lets Brisbanites see where vaccination clinics are located across the city.

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    This Helpful Interactive Map Shows COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Across Victoria

    The map lets Melburnians see where vaccination clinics are located across the city.

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    This Helpful Interactive Map Shows COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Across New South Wales

    The map lets Sydneysiders see where vaccination clinics are located across the city.

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    This Escape Room Has Released an Online Mystery Kit for You to Sleuth Your Way Through at Home

    Download 'A Most Mysterious Convention' from the Arcadium Adventures website, then start solving puzzles and decoding secret messages.

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    This Interactive Map Shows COVID-19 Case Alerts for Victorian Venues

    The map lets Melburnians see which venues are linked to positive COVID-19 cases — and the action required if you visited them.

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    This Year's Ekka Public Holiday Has Been Postponed and Will Be Moved to Sometime Later in 2021

    Instead of scoring next Wednesday off work, you'll now get to sleep in on another day; however, a new date hasn't yet been announced.

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    Vaccinated Aussies Will Be Able to Travel Overseas When 80 Percent of the Country Has Had the Jab

    Bringing back international travel for vaccinated Australians is part of the third stage of National Cabinet's just-tweaked 'National Plan to transition Australia's National COVID Response'.

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    Six Inner South Date Ideas to Impress Your Special Someone

    Woo your boo with a romantic fireside dinner or turn up the fun factor with retro bottomless brunch.

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    South Brisbane Could Score a New Seven-Hectare Riverside Parkland After the 2032 Olympics

    The Montague Road site will first be used as the International Broadcast Centre for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, and will then be converted into parkland.

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