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Ten 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately

Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes films about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.

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From 'Anora', 'The Brutalist' and 'Wicked' to 'Dune: Part Two', 'Flow' and 'No Other Land', Here's 2025's Oscar Winners

Hollywood's night of nights is done and dusted for another year — and plenty of deserving movies from the past 12 months picked up awards.

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Easter Treat Alert: Andrew McConnell's Morning Market Is Serving Up Extra-Fancy Hot Cross Buns for the First Time

Give your Easter an epicurean lift, with these premium hot cross buns delivering complex layers of sweet and spice.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-Winning Hit Musical 'In the Heights' Is Playing Melbourne and Southeast Queensland in 2025

Comedy Theatre and HOTA, Home of the Arts will turn into Washington Heights to host seasons of this Broadway smash.

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Another Winter, Another Lit-Up Garden Display: After-Dark Festival Lightscape Is Returning to Melbourne in 2025

2025's event will feature 20-plus stunning new installations — so even if you've moseyed along in previous years, you haven't seen this.

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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week

This week in Melbourne, you can catch New Order live and watch French films, or head out of town for a huge music festival.

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Easter Treat Alert: Andrew McConnell's Morning Market Is Serving Up Extra-Fancy Hot Cross Buns for the First Time

Give your Easter an epicurean lift, with these premium hot cross buns delivering complex layers of sweet and spice.

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Melbourne Zoo Is Hosting Its First Roar and Pour Beer and Spirit Festival, Complete with After-Dark Animal Encounters

Spanning sips, rare animal encounters and open-air fun, this new event offers a wildly entertaining time.

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Coming Soon: Residence Is Seeking the Head Chef for Its Ever-Evolving Concept Restaurant at the Potter Museum of Art

Got what it takes to lead this concept restaurant? Submit your application and spend the next 12 months exploring your inventive ideas.

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Julien Moussi's Only Hospitality Group Has Acquired Belgrave's Century-Old Micawber Tavern for $4.7-Million

Hospo mogul Julien Moussi has set his sights on the hills, with extensive plans to refresh the historic Micawber Tavern.

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Eleven Rooftop Bars in Melbourne to Bookmark for a Sunny Day

Everything’s better from above.

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Designer Christian Kimber Is Teaming Up with Bar Bellamy to Whip Up a Duo of Fashionable Cocktails

Drawing inspiration from laidback tailoring, these menswear-inspired old fashioned cocktails offer a stylish twist.

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St David Dairy

16-18 Saint David Street, Fitzroy

This Fitzroy establishment scales dairy back to its roots.
Restaurant
Ishizuka

139 Bourke Street, Melbourne

This hidden CBD restaurant specialises in kaiseki — effortlessly serving up decadent (but seemingly simple) 11-course feeds to those looking to truly treat themselves.

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Bar
Juni

136 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Michael Lambie has brought his own take on contemporary Southeast Asian fare back to Melbourne's CBD with Juni.
Bar
Kolkata Cricket Club

Crown Melbourne, Southbank

Mischa Tropp's sports bar and restaurant at Crown Melbourne takes punters back to a bygone-era in India.
Bar
Omnia Bistro & Bar

625 Chapel Street, South Yarra

The menu is stacked with contemporary takes on European classics — but you could simply drop by for the dry-aged roasted duck and a bottle of wine and be very happy.
Cafe
Ophelia

85 High Street, Northcote

Start the day with light breakfast bites and coffee before pairing your lunchtime share plates with martinis and natural wines.

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Bar
Juni

136 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

Michael Lambie has brought his own take on contemporary Southeast Asian fare back to Melbourne's CBD with Juni.
Bar
Kolkata Cricket Club

Crown Melbourne, Southbank

Mischa Tropp's sports bar and restaurant at Crown Melbourne takes punters back to a bygone-era in India.
Bar
Flight Club

288 Russell Street, Melbourne

A nine-million-dollar fitout has transformed this two-storey CBD space into a huge darts bar.
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Omnia Bistro & Bar

625 Chapel Street, South Yarra

The menu is stacked with contemporary takes on European classics — but you could simply drop by for the dry-aged roasted duck and a bottle of wine and be very happy.
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Espy Sunroom

The Esplanade, St Kilda

Just when you thought St Kilda's Hotel Esplanade couldn't get any bigger, it opens the 252-person Espy Sunroom next door.
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Mid Air

130 Russell Street, Melbourne

This banger of a rooftop bar sits on top of Melbourne Place hotel, and is open from breakfast right throughout to dinner.

Arts & Entertainment

Love Arts & Entertainment experiences? Navigate the best venues and events near you picked by our expert curators at Concrete Playground.

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Ten 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately

Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes films about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.

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From 'Anora', 'The Brutalist' and 'Wicked' to 'Dune: Part Two', 'Flow' and 'No Other Land', Here's 2025's Oscar Winners

Hollywood's night of nights is done and dusted for another year — and plenty of deserving movies from the past 12 months picked up awards.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-Winning Hit Musical 'In the Heights' Is Playing Melbourne and Southeast Queensland in 2025

Comedy Theatre and HOTA, Home of the Arts will turn into Washington Heights to host seasons of this Broadway smash.

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Another Winter, Another Lit-Up Garden Display: After-Dark Festival Lightscape Is Returning to Melbourne in 2025

2025's event will feature 20-plus stunning new installations — so even if you've moseyed along in previous years, you haven't seen this.

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2024's Worst Film Was 'Madame Web' According to the Razzies (and 'Joker: Folie à Deux' Picked Up Awards, Too)

'Megalopolis' and 'Unfrosted' also collected Hollywood's least-coveted accolades, notching up two gongs each.

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Get Your Gig Fix in Newcastle with These Great Southern Nights Events

Great Southern Nights is bringing the party to Newcastle this autumn.

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