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NewsA City-Wide Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt Is Taking Over Melbourne This December
It’s like a Triwizard Tournament for muggles — but you can win tickets to 'The Cursed Child'.
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GuideThings to Do in Melbourne That'll Help You Live in the Moment This Summer
Slow down and appreciate right now with these five spectacular events.
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NewsMidsumma Festival Has Dropped Its Mega 22-Day Program for 2020
The famed LGBTQ+ celebration will see 194 events take over 100 different venues.
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News'The Handmaid's Tale' Author Margaret Atwood Is Heading on a Tour of Australia and NZ
She'll head Down Under to discuss her long-awaited, Booker Prize-winning sequel 'The Testaments'.
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NewsAn Extremely Photogenic Pop-Up 'Museum' for Pets Is Coming to Australia
Coming to the Gold Coast before stints in Sydney and Melbourne in 2020, the new 20-room pop-up will feature a 'Game of Bones' throne, a canine ball pit and a chewed shoe room.
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NewsEight Unexpected Places to Stay Around the Bendigo Region's Best Cultural Experiences
Fill your weekend away with all the exciting sights — from galleries and goldfields to glamping tents to sleep in.
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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FeatureThe Localist: Inner City
In the inner city, any laneway could hold the perfect cup of coffee, and a vintage bargain is always just a short tram ride away.
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GuideSeven of the Spookiest Events Happening in Melbourne This Halloween
From blood-curdling simulations to horror movie screenings and spooky parties, here's where to get your scares this Halloween.
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NewsHuge International LGBTQI+ Celebration World Pride Is Coming to Sydney in 2023
It's the first time the event has been held in the Southern Hemisphere.
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NewsMona Foma's 2020 Program Is Here with Inflatable Mazes, Giant Puppets and Masked Cowboys
Wander through the latest immersive installation by Architects of Air, see a huge puppet show in a gorge and catch crooner Orville Peck.
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FeatureThe Localist: Inner North
Along the guiding line of the Yarra and Merri Creek, Melbourne’s inner north is filled with character.
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NewsAustralia's Biggest Harry Potter Store Has Opened in Melbourne
The magical 500-square-metre store even has its own Platform 9 3/4.
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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NewsFive Ways to Treat Yourself When Your Pay Finally Hits Your Bank Account
You worked hard for that money — and, every so often, you deserve to spend it on something fun.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Huge Christmas Pop-Up to Fill You Full of Festive Cheer
Christmasland is the latest immersive space from the folks behind Sugar Republic.
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NewsMONA Wants to Fly You and Your Mates to Tasmania on Your Own Plane for Mona Foma 2020
The catch? You have to fill all of the 150 seats.
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GuideSeven Visually Stunning Shows You Need to See at Melbourne International Arts Festival 2019
Walk through a new installation from Tokyo's digital art museum, see the most depressing exhibition of the year and party at the Spiegeltent after-hours.
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NewsYou Can Now Play 'Mario Kart' on Your Phone So Say Goodbye to Productivity
You can race around the streets of Tokyo, hurl shells under the Arc de Triomphe and slide on banana peels on Broadway.
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NewsMelbourne's Dedicated 'Harry Potter' Store Is Now Hosting a Series of Escape Room-Style Challenges
Head The Store of Requirement in Collingwood for escape room-style challenges, riddles and other puzzles.
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EventPeninsula Pass for World Bathing Day
Sun, 21 Jun - Mon, 22 Jun 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
For one weekend only, wellness seekers can soak, steam and unwind across three iconic Peninsula bathing destinations.
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EventThe Social Studio Fundraiser: 'Flee' Film Screening
Sun, 14 Jun, 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Support this fashion-focused social enterprise as they raise funds to offer free education and training programs to refugee communities.
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EventCharlie Brings the Fire to Mister Bianco
Tue, 23 Jun, 2026
Mister Bianco, Kew
See what magic happens when Charlie Carrington and Joe Vargetto join forces for a fire-driven feast in Kew.
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EventSauna Sessions at Moon Dog Beach Club
Sat, 6 Jun, 2026
Moon Dog Beach Club, Frankston
Trading sun loungers for sauna benches, this winter time collab invites guests to sweat it out, then sip a cold one at the bar.
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EventThe Shortest Lunch 2026
Sat, 20 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun 2026
Various Yarra Valley venues, Coldstream
13 Yarra Valley wineries will host this popular weekend of tastings and food, in celebration of the winter solstice.
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EventSt Kilda Film Festival
Thu, 4 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun 2026
Various locations in St Kilda, St Kilda
Great movies come in small packages at this standout short film festival, with 190-plus titles screening across 11 days in 2026.
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EventDiscoteca Italiana at Melbourne Museum
Sat, 6 Jun, 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Step from centuries-old relics onto the dance floor as this one-night-only Italo disco party combines the ancient world and after-dark fun.
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EventIndependent Music Exchange at Northcote Town Hall
Sat, 6 Jun - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Northcote Town Hall, Northcote
Celebrate independent music as label founders and crate diggers come together to champion physical media and share community-driven knowledge.
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EventSorrento Solstice Festival
Sat, 20 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun 2026
Various locations in Sorrento, Sorrento
Celebrating, not hiding away from the year's shortest days, this emerging solstice festival offers firelight by the ocean.
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EventVera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil
Sat, 11 Jul, 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.
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FeatureThe Localist: Eastern Suburbs
The east enjoys a prime location in that sweet spot between the buzz of the inner city and the wide leafy streets of the suburbs.
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NewsWe're Giving Away Two Passes to Australia's Largest Classic Car Exhibition
Celebrate beautiful, vintage and incredibly rare automobiles in VIP style — on us.
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NewsThis New Exhibition Lets You Have a Peek at the Remnants of Melbourne's Broken Relationships
Here are some of our favourite stories from Melbourne's pop-up iteration of the Museum of Broken Relationships.
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NewsMelbourne Will Soon Be Home to Australia's Largest Video Gaming and Esports Venue
Opening in 2020, Fortress Melbourne will sprawl over 2700 square metres, complete with two bars, an arena and spaces dedicated to PC gaming, consoles and board games.
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NewsMelbourne and Sydney Have Both Been Named in the World's Top Three Most Liveable Cities
But both missed out at the top spot, which went to the Austrian capital for the second year in a row.
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GuideFive Out-of-Town Happenings That Are Worthy of a Road Trip This Spring
As the weather starts to thaw, make the most of the sunshine with live music, blossoming flowers and art on the road.
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NewsFive Degrees to Consider if You Spend More Time Online Than You Would Like to Admit
If you spend a lot of time on the internet, you should make sure you're getting paid for it.
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NewsMelbourne's School of Life Is Moving Into an 160-Year-Old Building with Serious X-Mansion Vibes
Channel Charles Xavier and Jean Grey while learning about love, confidence, leadership and Plato.
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News'Blood Territory' Is the New True-Crime Podcast Exploring a Grisly and Controversial Aussie Case
It explores the grim murder of Jim O’Connell in the NT and his parents' fight to prove his convicted killer's innocence.
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NewsThe ABC's Beloved Music Quiz Show 'Spicks and Specks' Is Coming Back This Year
It's coming back — with the OG crew — for four new specials.
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NewsThe Best New True-Crime Podcasts to Binge-Listen ASAP
Your commute to work will fly by thanks to these terrifying tales about the Zodiac Killer, unsolved murders and real life ghost hunters.
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NewsEight Careers to Consider Based on Your Favourite TV Shows
It's more than fine to use Jake Peralta as a career role model – we promise.
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NewsSeven Degrees to Consider Based on Your Favourite Podcasts
Turn your podcast passion into a profession.
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NewsThis Haunting New True-Crime Podcast Follows a Sydney Security Guard Who Also Hunts Ghosts
Aussie documentary 'Ghosthunter' has been turned into a five-part true-crime podcast, hosted by filmmaker Ben Lawrence.
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NewsThis New Regional Australian Museum Celebrates All Things 'Mary Poppins'
Ride the east wind to Maryborough's new museum, which commemorates the city's status as the birthplace of 'Mary Poppins' author PL Travers.
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NewsThe Program for Melbourne Writers Festival Has Just Dropped — and It's All About Love
Featuring heartbreaking conversations, a faux wedding reception and a pop-up 'Museum of Broken Relationships'.
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NewsThis Sprawling Tapestry Recreates the Entirety of 'Games of Thrones' Through Intricate Stitching
You can also explore the massive artwork via an online recreation.
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NewsWhite Night Has Just Dropped the Program for Its New-Look Three-Night Winter Celebration
The revamped event has expanded across three key precincts, but ditched its all-nighter.
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NewsJuke's Is Melbourne's New 70s-Themed Karaoke Bar From the Holey Moley Crew
Grab a microphone and step back in time at Melbourne's new haven of flares, punch bowls, ABBA and cheese fondue.
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NewsHilarious Anti-Erotica Podcast 'My Dad Wrote a Porno' Is Bringing Its New Live Show Down Under
The hysterical podcast about "the best/worst erotica ever written" is coming back to our shores in January.
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The Holey Moley Crew Is Opening a 70s-Themed Karaoke Bar in Melbourne Next Month
Juke's Karaoke will be a haven of flares, punch bowls, ABBA and cheese fondue.
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NewsHere's What ACMI Will Look Like After Its Multimillion-Dollar Makeover
The museum is set to reopen in mid-2020 with new exhibitions, revamped cinemas and a bar.
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NewsA Huge Mural of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Is Now Gracing a Melbourne Silo
The 25-metre-tall painting is a tribute to the victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.
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GuideMelbourne's Best Wintry Events That Will Get You Out of the House Even When It's Freezing
Ditch your doona to do a spot of ice skating, peruse stalls at a European-style night market and lock yourself into a cosy fondue-filled 'igloo'.
