Boasting swimming pools, mud baths and a training barn, this massive new habitat delivers a world-class experience for humans and elephants alike.
After 2024's debut event proved a hit, a flotilla of boats and watercraft will again sail from West End to Brisbane Powerhouse to help wrap up this year's festival.
GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan, former foreign correspondent Peter Greste, Girls That Invest founder Simran Kaur, 'Crazy Rich Asians' actor Remy Hii and Dr Karl are among the initial names.
Showcasing konbini culture through a Melbourne lens, this spot is bringing the best of Japanese convenience stores to our shores.
Expect authentic udon flavours and handcrafted noodles at this laidback eatery, with dishes starting at $18.
Nixie Nox's clear direction and mindful design are proof positive that sometimes, size isn't everything.
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NewsNow Open: You Can Get Immersed in Japanese Convenience-Store Culture at Suupaa in Cremorne
Showcasing konbini culture through a Melbourne lens, this spot is bringing the best of Japanese convenience stores to our shores.
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NewsNow Open: Yamamoto Udon Is Serving Top-Quality Noodle Goodness in the Centre of the Melbourne CBD
Expect authentic udon flavours and handcrafted noodles at this laidback eatery, with dishes starting at $18.
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NewsNow Open: Nixie Nox Is Richmond's Smallest Pub with a Big Personality (and Vintage Vibes)
Nixie Nox's clear direction and mindful design are proof positive that sometimes, size isn't everything.
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NewsLune Has Launched a Loyalty Program to Reward Your Love of World-Famous Croissants and Other Tasty Pastries
Sign up online or in a Lune store, then earn one zont mile for every $1 spent on food in one of the bakery's venues — which you can then redeem for discounts.
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FeatureSuntory Time
The ingredients list for a stellar night out isn't long: top-notch drinks, tasty snacks and good company.
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NewsMartha Stewart Is Coming to Australia to Share Insights From Across Her Career at Vivid Sydney 2025
The businesswoman and TV personality is Vivid's global storyteller for this year, and will get chatting at a one-night-only in-conversation event.
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RestaurantLucy Liu Kitchen and Bar
23 Oliver Lane, Melbourne
A laneway favourite that's been dishing out drunken chicken, banquet menus and international drinks for over a decade.
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RestaurantIzakaya by Tamura
343 Smith Street, Fitzroy
The best extension of a standout saké bar? Not one but two floors of izakaya around it.
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RestaurantSt David Dairy
16-18 Saint David Street, Fitzroy
This Fitzroy establishment scales dairy back to its roots.
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RestaurantIshizuka
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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BarKURA - Robata & Sake
30 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
Top-shelf sake and izakaya are the name of the game at this Brunswick mainstay.
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BarBar Bellamy
164 Rathdowne Street, Carlton
A constantly shifting bistro menu meets damn fine martinis in the heart of Carlton.
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BarKolkata Cricket Club
Crown Melbourne, Southbank
Mischa Tropp's sports bar and restaurant at Crown Melbourne takes punters back to a bygone-era in India.
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BarFlight 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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BarOmnia 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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NewsBrisbane's River Pride Parade Is Returning for Melt 2025 for a Second Year of Floating LGBTQIA+ Celebrations
After 2024's debut event proved a hit, a flotilla of boats and watercraft will again sail from West End to Brisbane Powerhouse to help wrap up this year's festival.
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NewsYour Latest Mission: Watching Tom Cruise Try More Death-Defying Stunts in the 'Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning' Trailer
If this really is the last 'Mission: Impossible' movie, its star is seeing it off by continuing to test his limits — and hang off of planes.
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NewsAnother All-Star Cast, Another Tale of Family Chaos: The Trailer for Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' Is Here
Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright and Benedict Cumberbatch are among Anderson's latest ensemble.
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NewsSXSW Sydney Has Announced the First 40 Speakers That'll Be Taking to the Stage at Its 2025 Conference
GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan, former foreign correspondent Peter Greste, Girls That Invest founder Simran Kaur, 'Crazy Rich Asians' actor Remy Hii and Dr Karl are among the initial names.
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NewsHere's How First Nations Arts Celebration 'Parrtjima — A Festival in Light' Is Dazzling the Red Centre in 2025
This is the tenth time that this Indigenous festival has lit up Alice Springs Desert Park, with the 300-million-year-old MacDonnell Ranges as a backdrop.
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NewsCoachella Has Dropped Its 2025 Set Times for Both Weekends So That You Can Plan When to Livestream Along
Catch Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone, Missy Elliott, Charli XCX, Megan Thee Stallion, The Prodigy, Weezer and more from your couch.
Featured Events
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EventAll-You-Can-Eat Gyoza
Wed, 9 Apr, 2025
Bosozoku, South Yarra
Head to South Yarra's Japanese biker bar for an hour of power every Wednesday night.
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EventGroove Therapy
Wed, 9 Apr, 2025
The Workers Club, Fitzroy
Let out all those feelings in this biweekly no-judgement dance class.
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EventLongsong's Cheese Nights
Wed, 9 Apr, 2025
Longsong, Melbourne
Melty jaffles, oozy raclette and crispy saganaki, one night a week.
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Event$50 Date Nights at Marameo
Wed, 9 Apr, 2025
Marameo, Melbourne
This midweek special is perfect for you and your other half — or round up some mates for a table of four or six.
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EventTesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers
Sat, 29 Mar - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Tesselaar Tulip Farm, Silvan
Give your autumn a blooming boost with this floral event, featuring flower displays, acrobats, food trucks and, for the first time, a soaring ferris wheel.
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EventJuliet's Jazz and Raclette Thursdays
Thu, 10 Apr, 2025
Juliet Melbourne, Melbourne
Get your gooey cheese fix while being serenaded at the hidden basement bar.
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EventBottomless Pizza and Unlimited Beer Night
Thu, 10 Apr, 2025
Pizza e Birra, St Kilda
$35 gets you two hours of slices and brews every Thursday night.
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EventRac 'n' Mac Night
Thu, 10 Apr, 2025
Smithward, Collingwood
Taking cheesy pasta goodness to the next level every Thursday.
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EventYayoi Kusama
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 - Mon, 21 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
Australia's biggest-ever Yayoi Kusama retrospective is filling the NGV in Melbourne with dots, tentacles, mirrors, pumpkins and a brand-new infinity room.
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EventCosmic Flow Yoga by EQ
Sat, 12 Apr, 2025
THE LUME Melbourne, South Wharf
Take a trip into the cosmos, as yoga teacher Sacha Flanagan and Adrien Harris, aka Cosmic Sound Explorer, create an intergalactic relaxation experience.
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EventBake Sale at Bechamel Studio
Sat, 12 Apr, 2025
Bechamel Studio, Northcote
The very best of Melbourne's bakers are gathering for a massive one-day-only bake sale.
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EventMinistry of Sound: Testament
Sat, 5 Apr and
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Ministry of Sound's massive 90s and 00s parties are returning to Melbourne with Roger Sanchez, Felix Da Housecat, Utah Saints and more.
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EventVegan Tuesdays
Tue, 15 Apr, 2025
Babu Ji, St Kilda
Tuck into an all-you-can-eat vegan curry feast at St Kilda's Babu Ji every week.
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EventYum Cha Sundays
Sun, 13 Apr, 2025
The National Hotel, Richmond
Cure your Sunday arvo blues with dumplings at The National Hotel in Richmond.
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EventBottomless Martini Brunch
Sun, 13 Apr, 2025
Newmarket Hotel, St Kilda
End your weekend on a caffeine high with two hours of espresso martinis.
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EventYounghusband Market
Multiple single dates
Younghusband Precinct, Kensington
Once a month until July, you can drop by this newly developed precinct in Kensington to shop all sorts of local artisan wares.
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EventThe Fitzroy Mills Market
Mon, 14 Apr, 2025
The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy
This much-loved Fitzroy market showcases a top selection of local food producers an makers each Saturday.
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EventDumplings 'n' Massage
Tue, 15 Apr, 2025
Horse Bazaar, Melbourne
Horse Bazaar pairs these two indulgences for just $15 every Tuesday night.
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NewsALDI's Streetwear Collection Is Back for 2025 — This Time with 29 Pieces, All for Under $20 Each
After 2024's range sold out, the supermarket chain has a new lineup of branded threads on offer, including hoodies, beanies and sneakers.
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NewsA New Secret Garden Has Opened on a Melbourne CBD Rooftop to Encourage More Green Spaces Around the City
East Melbourne's Treasure Theatre building is now home to a rooftop garden and green space case-study.
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NewsNow Open: With Facials, LED Light Therapy and More Tim Tams, Adore Beauty Has Launched at Watergardens Shopping Centre
Adore Beauty is taking things to the next level at its second Melbourne store, with a dedicated onsite treatment room and dermal therapist-led skin consultations.
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NewsEat, Sleep, Shop, Repeat: How to Turn Retail Therapy Into a Weekend Getaway at Chadstone
It's never been easier to shop until you drop.
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NewsYou Can Hang Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers' on Your Wall at Home — After You Recreate It with Lego
Another iconic masterpiece has been turned into plastic bricks — 2615 of them, ready for you to build.
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NewsAdore Beauty Is Opening Its First Australian Bricks-and-Mortar Store in Melbourne — And Yes, It Will Have Tim Tam Giveaways Too
This new Westfield Southland store is but the first of many, as Adore Beauty is planning to open a national store network over the next few years.
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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week in Melbourne, you can party in the NGV's Yayoi Kusama exhibition, get giggling to Rhys Darby and tuck into an art-inspired high tea.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend in Melbourne, you can sipping at a huge beer festival featuring a 120-tap bar, see the Sex Pistols live and hit up a market peddling Aussie products.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This April
From a warehouse dance party and a feast of comedians to a beer festival and Hans Zimmer live, here's what's on the agenda in and around Melbourne in April.
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GuideStellar Sights: New Zealand's Most Breathtaking Ever-Changing Vistas
The natural masterpieces of New Zealand are always in-season.
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NewsNow Open: Werribee Open Range Zoo's New Elephant Trail Sprawls Across 21 Hectares of Pristine Landscape
Boasting swimming pools, mud baths and a training barn, this massive new habitat delivers a world-class experience for humans and elephants alike.
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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week in Melbourne, you can party in the NGV's Yayoi Kusama exhibition, get giggling to Rhys Darby and tuck into an art-inspired high tea.
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NewsHow to Make the Most of Your Japan Trip During Cherry Blossom Season
Our guide for where to go, what to do and where to stay for the most scenic season of all.
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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend in Melbourne, you can sipping at a huge beer festival featuring a 120-tap bar, see the Sex Pistols live and hit up a market peddling Aussie products.
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NewsYou've Got Three Days to Score Discounted Flights to, From and Around Queensland From $45 Thanks to Virgin
Flights to and from The Whitsundays, Hamilton Island, Cairns, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and more are on special to help the Sunshine State recover from the weather's impact so far in 2025.
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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This April
From a warehouse dance party and a feast of comedians to a beer festival and Hans Zimmer live, here's what's on the agenda in and around Melbourne in April.
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Lucy Liu Kitchen and Bar
23 Oliver Lane, Melbourne
A laneway favourite that's been dishing out drunken chicken, banquet menus and international drinks for over a decade.
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CafeRustica Little Collins and Queen Street
Cnr Little Collins And Queen Street, Melbourne CBD
Expect to see all the goodies Rustica is known for holding court in the cabinet, as well as an extensive brunch menu and locally roasted coffee.
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KURA - Robata & Sake
30 Lygon Street, Brunswick East
Top-shelf sake and izakaya are the name of the game at this Brunswick mainstay.
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CafeHigher Ground
650 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
The mammoth CBD cafe was an instant classic and remains a beauty.
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