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                <title>Discoteca Italiana Arrivederci Roma at Melbourne Museum</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hudson Brown]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Before this Roman blockbuster closes, it&rsquo;s getting one final send-off with disco, cocktails, cannoli and after-dark exhibition access.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before this Roman blockbuster closes, it&rsquo;s getting one final send-off with disco, cocktails, cannoli and after-dark exhibition access.</p>
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                <title>Da Bepi</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Brothers Matthew and Anthony Lucato's cicchetteria channels their grandfather's hometown outside Venice &mdash; with family recipes, Veneto wines and records spinning until 3am.</p>
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                <title>Meadow X ABSOLUT TABASCO Hottest Brunch</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hameda Nafiz]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meadow Music Room is hosting a 90-minute bottomless brunch throughout November, with two-course dining, spicy cocktails and live music from its resident artists.</p>
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                <title>Hot Halloween at Meadow Music Room</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hameda Nafiz]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meadow Music Room is hosting a Hot Halloween party with Yolanda Be Cool, a red dress code and ABSOLUT&reg; TABASCO&trade; cocktails.</p>
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                <title>13 Best Book Releases to Read This October</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Haymun Win]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>This month's fiction haul includes Soviet nepo babies and a starving spectacle inspired by a real 20th-century sideshow act. Plus, the return of a 2010s-famous author.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This month's fiction haul includes Soviet nepo babies and a starving spectacle inspired by a real 20th-century sideshow act. Plus, the return of a 2010s-famous author.</p>
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                <title>Drifter&#039;s Hotel-Hostels Are Landing in Wellington and Auckland, Then Its Melbourne Stay Is Becoming the Brand&#039;s Biggest Yet</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hudson Brown]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The hostel brand will open two more New Zealand properties in 2027, before its existing Melbourne CBD location gets a huge revamp. </p>
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                <title>This Just In: The Twelve Apostles&#039; New $126 Million Visitor Centre Is Here — With the Scenery Soon Locked Behind an Entry Fee</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alec Jones]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The Twelve Apostles will soon start charging visitors to support a new multi-million visitor centre.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Twelve Apostles will soon start charging visitors to support a new multi-million visitor centre.</p>
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                <title>Kris+ Birthday Bash</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hameda Nafiz]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Your usual coffee runs, dinners and shopping trips can earn you extra miles this October, with ten miles per dollar available at participating Kris+ partners across Sydney and Melbourne.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your usual coffee runs, dinners and shopping trips can earn you extra miles this October, with ten miles per dollar available at participating Kris+ partners across Sydney and Melbourne.</p>
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                <title>Why Your Singapore Grand Prix Weekend Shouldn&#039;t End at the Circuit</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hameda Nafiz]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Grand Prix Season Singapore brings ten days of race-themed food, parties, pop-ups, exhibitions and experiences across the city.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Grand Prix Season Singapore brings ten days of race-themed food, parties, pop-ups, exhibitions and experiences across the city.</p>
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                <title>Charlotte Wood Will Headline the &#039;Royal Mail Hotel Literary Salon&#039;, a 22-Guest Dinner and Conversation in Dunkeld</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Booker-shortlisted Charlotte Wood joins The Monthly editor Michael Williams for the hotel's first salon. Just 22 seats are available, all sold as part of a weekend package.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Booker-shortlisted Charlotte Wood joins The Monthly editor Michael Williams for the hotel's first salon. Just 22 seats are available, all sold as part of a weekend package.</p>
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