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NewsMetropolitan Melbourne Residents Are Now Required to Wear Fitted Face Masks
Wearing a scarf, bandana or face shield is no longer sufficient — but there's a one-week grace period to comply.
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NewsMetropolitan Melbourne's Overnight Curfew Will No Longer Apply from 5am on September 28
Premier Daniel Andrews has also confirmed that the region will move to step two overnight — and that the easing of restrictions in the future will depend on case numbers rather than specific dates.
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NewsSydney Is Set for a Particularly Cold and Windy Spring Weekend
It'll look sunny, but the Bureau of Meteorology warns that Sydney will feel ten degrees cooler than the actual temperature.
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NewsQueensland Is Increasing Capacity Limits for Outdoor Venues, Events and Stadiums
Twice as many folks will be allowed into beer gardens and outdoor dining areas, and to attend outdoor events, while outside stadiums will be able to fill to 75-percent capacity.
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NewsFive After-Work Activities to Add a Little More Joy Into Your Working Week
Reclaim your weeknights with these five fun ideas.
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NewsBrisbanites Will Be Able to Gather in Groups of 30 At Home and in Public from September 25
Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young promised that the ten-person cap would lift when the state had had no community transmission for 14 days — and that's now the case.
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NewsFive Sydney Seaside Walks for When You Need to Pretend You're on Holidays
From one of the oldest national parks in the world to a lighthouse on the northern beaches.
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NewsThe Best Picnic Spots in Melbourne
Wait till the weather is just right, then fill your esky with cold beer, natural wine and an oversupply of snacks and get picnicking.
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NewsWellington Zoo's New Behind-the-Scenes Experience Lets You Get Up Close with Creepy Crawlies
Ever wanted to come face-to-face with scorpions, tarantulas, millipedes and stick insects?
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NewsThe South Australian City of Whyalla Is Now Home to a Spectacular New LED-Lit Circular Jetty
Add it to your must-visit list — it spans 315 metres, and is the only jetty of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
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NewsSouth Australia Is Opening Its Borders to NSW So Time to Book a Wine-Fuelled Holiday
Sydneysiders will be allowed into SA (without quarantining) from this Thursday.
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NewsQueensland Is Expanding Its Border Zone So You Can Travel to Byron Bay Without Quarantining
The state is opening up to the Byron, Ballina, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Glen Innes council areas — but you'll still need a border pass.
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NewsWe're Giving Away a Luxe Two-Night Getaway for You and a Mate to Waiheke Island
Fall back in love with your own backyard with two days of eating, drinking and exploring.
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NewsBig W Has Launched an Affordable New Range of Cosy Beds and Playhouses for Dogs and Cats
Because your pupper deserves its own soft faux suede bed — and your kitty could use a three-level space to scratch and sleep.
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NewsMelbourne Zoo Is Live-Streaming Its Adorable Small-Clawed Otters 24/7
Spend your day watching four otter pups sleep and play fight as part of the venue's 'Animals at Home' portal.
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NewsFive Easy Pick-Me-Ups to Make Your Week a Little Bit Better
Jazz up your week by finding joy in the little wins.
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NewsFive Easy Pick-Me-Ups to Make Your Week a Little Bit Better
Jazz up your week by finding joy in the little wins.
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NewsMajor NSW Stadiums Will Now Be Allowed to Host 50-Percent Capacity Crowds
Attendees will have to wear masks while they're going to and from the venue — and the change only applies to major annual events.
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NewsPipinui Point Is Wellington's New Luxury Clifftop Retreat
This secluded retreat comes with uninterrupted coastal views and an outdoor bathtub.
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NewsA New Swimming Spot Is Slated to Open Along the Parramatta River in 2021
More than 50 years after the original Bayview Baths closed, a new riverside swimming spot is set to open in the inner west.
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NewsAir New Zealand Has Released Thousands of Fares for Under $50
More than 180,000 fares are on sale to 20 destinations across the country.
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NewsThis Organisation Will Set You Up with a Beehive and Then Give You the Honey
And you can win your own beehive for a year.
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NewsQueensland's Gathering Limits Won't Lift Till There Has Been No Community Transmission for 14 Days
To lift the ten-person social gathering caps in southeast Queensland and 30-person limits elsewhere, all new COVID-19 cases would need to arise in quarantine.
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NewsAuckland's New Five-Star Park Hyatt Is Now Open
The massive property comes with 195 rooms, four dining options and a 25-metre infinity pool.
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NewsVictoria Has Extended Its State of Emergency and State of Disaster for Another Four Weeks
This is the sixth time the State of Emergency has been extended since March.
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NewsVirgin Australia Has Scrapped Its Booking Change Fees Until January 2021
So you can make travel plans, but still amend them if circumstances change — without being slugged with a hefty charge.
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NewsAlmost a Month's Worth of Rain Looks Set to Pour Down on Melbourne Today
Stay safe and dry out there — it's going to be a wet one.
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NewsHere's What You Can and Can't Do in Metro Melbourne Under 'Step One'
At 11.59pm on Sunday, September 13, some restrictions will be eased — here's what you need to know.
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NewsThis Is What Metro Melbourne's Five-Step Roadmap Out of COVID-19 Lockdown Looks Like
Restrictions will slowly start easing from 11.59pm on September 13, but life won't be returning to normal just yet.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Catch a Ferry from Howard Smith Wharves to North Stradbroke Island
The first of three new pontoons designed to connect the Brisbane CBD with Moreton Bay is due to open before the end of 2020.
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NewsSeven of Australia's Eight States and Territories Hope to Reopen Their Borders By December
You might be able to put that Christmas leave to good use on a domestic holiday.
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NewsTen Melbourne Plant Stores Delivering New Green Babies to Your Door
With fiddle leaf figs, cute ceramic planters and gardening guidebooks all at your fingertips, you can stay home, stay safe and stay green.
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NewsThe AFL Will Make History By Holding the 2020 Grand Final in Brisbane
It's the first time the code's biggest game will be played outside Melbourne.
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NewsA New Visitor Boardwalk and Viewing Platform Has Opened on Maungawhau/Mount Eden
The new track wraps around the popular volcanic landmark.
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NewsTourism New Zealand Has Released a Four-Track Meditation Album
It features the sounds of New Zealand, including native birdlife and bubbling geothermal mud pools.
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NewsVine Boy Is Melbourne's New Online Shop for Affordable Plants and Gifts
Mix and match potted plants, booze and body products, for gift packs that won't break the budget.
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NewsThe Victorian Government Will Announce the State's Roadmap Out of Lockdown on September 6
Melbourne's stage four restrictions are set to end on September 13.
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NewsVictoria Will Soon Be Home to 33 New Dog Parks for Extra Pup Playtime
And the first new Melbourne site is due to open this year.
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NewsJapan's New 'Making of Harry Potter' Theme Park Will Open in 2023
It'll feature sets, costumes and props across a 30,000-square-metre space — and take around half a day to walk through.
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NewsMelburnians in These 88 Suburbs Have Been Warned Not to Drink Tap Water without Boiling
Yarra Valley Water sent out an alert advising residents that damage from the storms had led to potentially contaminated water in these areas.
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NewsSoutheast Queensland's Ten-Person Gathering Limits Have Been Extended to the Gold Coast
Schoolies has been cancelled for this year, too — and the ten-person cap inside residences will apply statewide during the event's traditional period.
