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NewsGerman Supermarket Giant Kaufland Has Plans to Open 14 Huge Victorian Stores
The chain now has five confirmed local stores in the works, with another nine up for approval.
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NewsFederation Square Has Been Granted Permanent Victorian Heritage Protection
After much debate about its future, the 17-year-old public space has been added to the State Register for its "historical, aesthetic, technological and social significance".
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NewsThe Victorian Government Is Asking for Your Thoughts On the Future of Federation Square
You have until the end of September to submit your feedback on the public space's future.
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GuideWhere to Shop When You're Craving More Hygge in Your Home
Make your place a cosy hideaway with pastel homewares, comfy linens and unique art pieces from these design shops.
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NewsFive Incredible Melbourne Spaces You Can Explore at Open House Melbourne 2019
Including a hidden CBD cottage and a hillside former explosives store.
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GuideThe Best Places to Buy and Order Plants in Melbourne for 2024
There's a whole world of plants out there — here's where to find them.
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GuideWhere to Shop Like a Local In and Around Melbourne CBD for 2024
Some of the best small businesses in the city can be found in the CBD's laneways, alleys and arcades.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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GuideMelbourne's Best Florists for Making Grand Gestures
There's nothing like a big, vibrant bunch of freshly-cut blooms to turn a frown upside down.
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NewsEight Stunning Locally Made Jigsaw Puzzles for When Boredom Strikes (Again)
Got too much time to kill? Instead of flicking on the TV, give these beautiful, brain-tickling gems a go.
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GuideThe Best New Melbourne Spaces of 2021
We've rounded up the most stunning buildings and venues unveiled in Melbourne this year.
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NewsAll the Best Australian-Made Picnic Gear for Your Next Park Session
Keep your drinks cool and your shopping local when you plan your next picnic outing.
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GuideSix of This Year's Biggest Boxing Day Sales
Score up to 70 percent off wine, cruelty-free makeup and activewear at these online sales.
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GuideSix of This Year's Biggest Black Friday Sales
Score up to 70 percent off reusable cups, homewares and sportswear at these online sales.
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GuideWhere To Shop Like a Local in and Around Brighton
These great bayside businesses are well worth a look in.
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NewsThe Queen Victoria Market's Fairy Light-Lit String Bean Alley Has Reopened with 26 Shops
It's home to book shops, florists, cheesy toasties and vintage cameras.
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NewsIKEA Has Dropped a Limited-Edition Rainbow Version of Its Famed Frakta Bag
The versatile blue-and-yellow bag has had a temporary makeover.
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NewsThe Minimalist Design for Melbourne's 2019 MPavilion Has Just Been Unveiled
The white structure will be lit from within like a lantern at night.
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NewsMelbourne Will Be One of the First Three Cities to Test Uber's Flying Taxis in 2020
Flights to Melbourne Airport are expected to take only ten minutes — and eventually cost the same price as an Uber X.
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NewsMelbourne Central Could Be Getting Its Own Open-Air Rooftop Filled with Art and Food Stalls
The greenery-filled rooftop is part of a dramatic plan to reinvent the precinct by 2021.
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NewsCheck Out the Winners of 2019's Australian Interior Design Awards
A Sydney hair salon took out the top gong, while a slew of Melbourne installations, hotels and restaurants also took home awards.
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NewsWestfield Doncaster Shopping Centre Is Set to Score a $500 Million Upgrade
It'll mean an extra 43,000 square metres of retail stores, a brand new health and wellness offering, and an upgraded food precinct.
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NewsThis Is What it Will Be Like to Ride Along Melbourne's First Elevated Bicycle Highway
When it opens in 2022, the 'veloway' will sit above Footscray Road as part of the West Gate Tunnel Project.
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NewsMelbourne's Footpath Kiosks Could Be Gone by the End of the Year
As part of the City of Melbourne's plan to reduce footpath congestion.
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NewsThe City of Melbourne Has Announced a New Plan to Make the CBD More Pedestrian- and Bike-Friendly
The proposed strategy involves adding 50 kilometres of protected bike paths, reducing cars in Little streets and dropping speed limits.
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NewsEight Independent and Ethical Brands You Should Know About If You Want to Shop Sustainably
From activewear made with recycled plastics to cruelty-free skincare — and you can find them all under one roof.
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EventEtta's Summer Seafood Towers
Fri, 22 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Etta, Brunswick East
This incredible wine bar and restaurant is serving decadent seafood towers for just $75 per person every Friday and Saturday afternoon.
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EventPortsea Hotel's Summer Music Series
Multiple single dates
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
The Presets, Jake Webb, Darley and DJ Levi will be playing waterfront gigs this summer at Portsea Hotel.
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EventLong Live Longnecks at BANG
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
BANG at The StandardX, Fitzroy
You can get two-for-one Melbourne Bitter Longnecks and $1 homemade dumplings during this happy hour deal.
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EventMoon Dog's Fizzer BYO Cup Day
Sun, 1 Dec, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
BYO drinking vessel, get it filled with free Moon Dog Fizzer — and celebrate the first day of summer in style.
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EventALWAYS LIVE — Yerambooee
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
Federation Square, Melbourne
A free communal celebration of First Nations legend and song.
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EventALWAYS LIVE — Garage Band
Sat, 7 Dec - Sun, 8 Dec 2024
Federation Square, Melbourne
A free event shining the spotlight on Victoria's talented young musicians.
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EventBridge Road Brewers' Spring Tasting in the City
Fri, 29 Nov - Sat, 30 Nov 2024
Bridge Road Brewers Brunswick, Brunswick East
This afternoon of tasting session let's you explore a lesser-known Victorian wine region (Beechworth) without leaving Melbourne.
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EventTerasu Japanese Dining Pop-Up at Portsea Hotel
Fri, 3 Jan - Sun, 19 Jan 2025
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
Chef Yukio Ozeki is serving up a a luxe six-course Japanese feed at Mornington Peninsula's beloved Portsea Hotel for only a few weeks in January.
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EventHome Truth
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
A house-within-a-house labyrinth has popped up outside the NGV International to get everyone thinking about small-scale architecture.
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EventSpanish BBQ Fiesta on Pinchy's Balcony
Sun, 1 Dec - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Pinchy's, Melbourne
Hit up this CBD restaurant on Sunday arvos in December for unlimited food and drinks on its sun-soaked terrace.
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German Supermarket Chain Kaufland Is Opening Three Huge Melbourne Stores
The retail giant has planning approval to build stores in Dandenong, Chirnside Park and Epping, with more to follow.
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NewsYou Can Now (Finally) Ditch Your Physical Myki Card on Melbourne Public Transport
The Victorian Government is rolling out the new digital ticketing system to Android users this week.
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GuideSix Melbourne Design Week Events That'll Have You Thinking About How We'll Live in the Future
Symposiums, boat rides, exhibitions, and workshops — this year, the annual design festival is chock-full of events that’ll make you think twice about the future of urban living.
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NewsCollingwood Just Scored a Neon-Drenched Chapel for Raucous Vegas-Style Weddings
The Altar Electric has unveiled a new permanent home for its tradition-bucking registry-style ceremonies.
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NewsThe World Heritage-Listed Royal Exhibition Building Is Reopening Its Rooftop Deck
It'll be open to the public and have 360-degree-views — just like the one it boasted back in the 1880s.
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NewsSky Park Is Melbourne's New Elevated Patch of Greenery Perched Above Collins Street
Frolic above the city bustle at Melbourne's brand new sky-high park.
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NewsAustralia's Shiny New $20 Notes Are on Their Way to Your Wallet
The lobster has had a makeover.
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NewsMelbourne Is Set to Score a New Elevated Park as Part of the Arts Precinct's Massive Redevelopment
The first designs for the precinct — which encompasses the yet-to-be-built NGV Contemporary — have been releasedby Melbourne-based practice Hassell and New York's SO-IL.
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NewsSouth Yarra Will Soon Be Home to Australia's First Moxy Hotel
The youth-focused hotel by Marriott International will have 180 suites, a rooftop bar and "furiously fast, free wifi".
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NewsThis Ambitious Campaign Wants Melburnians to Buy Back Federation Square to Stop Apple Moving In
It's designed to make a public statement against the controversial proposed Apple store — and it has already raised more than $200,000.
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NewsYou Might Soon Be Able to Ditch Your Physical Myki Card on Melbourne Public Transport
The Victorian Government is seeking Melburnians to test out its new digital ticketing system, which sees your Myki stored on your smartphone.
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NewsThis Map Shows Where the Victorian Government's Proposed Suburban Rail Loop Would Travel
The ambitious project to connect all of Melbourne's existing trail lines is hoping to get federal funding with this year's election.
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NewsAustralia's Country-Wide Heatwave Continues as Cities Hit Record-Breaking Temperatures
Air-conditioning is your friend this week.
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NewsLiving Coral Is Pantone's 'Life-Affirming' 2019 Colour of the Year
Will this soothing coral colour provide us with energy and comfort in the coming year?
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NewsMelbourne's CBD Could Score a Huge New Precinct with Plant-Filled Rooftops
The proposed $232 million project would see a new green precinct built between Bourke and Little Collins streets.
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NewsAmazon Has Finally Reopened Its US Site to Aussie Shoppers
Just in time for the Black Friday Sales (and Christmas).
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NewsTen Gifts to Splash Out on for the Most Important People in Your Life
The big-ticket items for when money is no object.
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GuideMelbourne's Best New Spaces of 2018
Six of the most stunning and thought provoking new buildings, artworks and venues to arrive in Melbourne this year.
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NewsLego's Crowdfunded Set for Adults Could be Your Nostalgic New Way to De-Stress
The fish-themed new line encourages adults to get creative, building a koi fish or even a shark.
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NewsAustralia's Most Stunning Venues Have Been Announced at the 2018 Eat Drink Design Awards
And Victoria won big, snagging five of the eight awards.
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NewsTen Gifts Under $50 They Won't Want to Return
From beeswax wraps to bacon making kits, these pressies will put you in the good books.
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NewsThe Swedish Brand Behind Those Miniature Kanken Backpacks Is Opening Its First Aussie Store
Fjallraven's Melbourne Central store will offer complimentary coffee and an extensive range of clothing and accessories for the great outdoors.
