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NewsBotanicah Is Prahran's New Supersized Plant Warehouse Here to Fuel Your Houseplant Obsession
A 350-square-metre green oasis stocked with plants to suit every condition.
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NewsThese New Gelato Messina Candles Will Make Your House Smell Like Dessert
They're made in collaboration with Maison Balzac, and they're inspired by Messina's wild honey gelato.
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NewsVictoria Bitter Has Just Added a Christmas Sweater to Its Retro Clothing and Merch Line
The red, green and white-hued knitted jumper is covered with stubbies and snowflakes, of course.
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NewsVictoria's Most Stunning Buildings Have Been Announced at the 2020 Victorian Architecture Awards
Heritage makeovers starred throughout the winners list, including the State Library of Victoria's redevelopment.
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NewsA Multimillion-Dollar Palm Springs-Inspired Motel Is Opening in Albury This Year
The Astor Hotel Motel on the Victorian-NSW border is getting a retro reno complete with 45 rooms, a pub, plenty of pastel hues and palm trees.
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NewsHow We Roll Is the New Toilet Paper Brand Planting Trees in Bushfire-Affected Areas
Plus, the bog roll is made from 100 percent recycled paper and delivered to your door in bright packaging.
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NewsThe 18 Best Hair Salons in Melbourne
From celebrity stylists to specialist studios, leave your locks to some of the best hair salons in Melbourne.
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NewsThe Best Spots for Seriously Good Gift Shopping in Melbourne
From bodegas and perfumeries to creative studios and design stores, explore Melbourne's best gift shopping spots in 2025.
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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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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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NewsMelbourne Is Getting 40 Kilometres of New Protected Bike Lanes
Which should make it a little easier — and safer — to get around the CBD on two wheels.
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NewsMelbourne's Australia 108 Tower Is Now Officially the Tallest Residential Building in the Southern Hemisphere
The soaring residential tower has 100 storeys, two infinity pools and multimillion-dollar apartments.
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NewsA New Dining Precinct and Park Could Be Coming to Southgate as Part of an $800-Million Transformation
An Australian retail company has submitted plans to make over the riverside precinct.
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NewsJuuni Is Australia's New Subscription Service for Organic Period Products
The cute boxes (with bonus gifts) arrive at your doorstep each month — just like Aunt Flow.
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NewsActive Truth Is Currently Offering 20 Percent Off Its Comfy and Supportive Maternity Activewear
Its award-winning pregnancy tights can be worn from your first trimester through to post-natal.
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NewsThis New Book 'I Quit Plastics' Will Help You Ditch Single-Use Plastics for Good
With hundreds of practical tips and tricks, Kate Nelson's just-released guide will help you live a life less plastic.
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NewsIKEA Has Released Pillow Fort Instructions So You Can Go Kidulting In Your Lounge Room
Spend your self-isolation time turning your everyday IKEA objects into forts — with instructions available for six different styles.
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NewsMusical Artist Milan Ring on Her Creative Approach and Where She Finds Inspiration
The Sydney-based artist and producer discusses the importance of collaboration and community to her creative process.
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NewsA Look Inside the Creative Process of Illustrator and Muralist Sarah McCloskey
The Sydney-based artist chats about how the nightlife inspires her and experimentation influencing her artistic process.
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NewsHow Digital Artist Nema Adel Fosters Creativity and Inspiration in a New Artistic Field
The Sydney-based projection artist discusses the importance of experimentation and nightlife to his art.
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NewsFive Easy Changes to Make Your Home More Like Your Favourite Place to Go Out
Bring the best of your city’s nightlife into your crib.
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NewsMaison de Sabre's Leather Accessories Are the Perfect Personalised Gift for Mum (and You)
Mother's Day is not far away.
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EventFree Classes for Gut Health Day at KICStudio
Fri, 29 May, 2026
KICStudio, Cremorne
From somatic flows to yoghurt bowls, treat your gut this Gut Health Day with a free session and a feel-good snack.
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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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EventBring a Friend for Free at Peninsula Hot Springs
Fri, 1 May - Fri, 29 May 2026
Peninsula Hot Springs, Fingal
Book in a midweek chill, as this month-long promotion offers a two-for-one soak for you and a bestie.
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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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EventBook Doof — A Reading Rave at Revolver
Sat, 30 May, 2026
Revolver Upstairs, Prahran
Transforming the dance floor into a cosy book-lovers' den, this community-driven reading event is raising funds for Indigenous literacy.
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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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Event'Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness'
Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
The District Docklands, Docklands
If you’ve ever wondered what’s really going on beneath the surface, this confronting exhibition uses real preserved human bodies to explore anatomy and emotion.
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NewsAustralia Is Set for a Warmer and Wetter-Than-Average Winter
Could this be the good news of 2020?
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NewsThe Iconic Is Currently Offering $30 Off a Heap of Loungewear So You Can Upgrade Your WFH Wardrobe
It's time to treat yourself to some new comfy clothes.
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NewsModibodi's Comfy Undies Give You a Sustainable (and Wallet-Friendly) Choice When It Comes to Periods
So, while you're stuck at home, you can parade around in a pair of underwear.
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NewsThese Seven Australian Distilleries Are Turning Their A-Class Booze Into Hand Sanitiser
So you can clean your hands, you detty detty pigs.
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NewsThe Iconic Has Launched a Stylish New Pet Fashion Range for Supremely Adorable Dogs
Because your pupper deserves its own fleece-lined denim vest, cable-knit sweater, macrame lead and Driza-Bone oilskin coat.
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NewsFederation Square Could Soon Be Home to a New $15 Million Public Library
It's one of the City of Melbourne's proposals for the inner city spot — as well taking over management of the site.
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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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NewsUber Is Launching Its Dockless E-Bike Service Jump in Melbourne This Week
A fleet of electric bikes will be rolled out across three city councils for the service's Australian launch.
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GuideWhere to Shop Like a Local In and Around Footscray
Here's what the locals are loving in the inner west.
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NewsVictoria Will Finally Introduce a Container Deposit Scheme as Part of a Recycling Overhaul
A new four-bin system will hit households from next year, while a container refund scheme looks set to launch by 2023.
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FeatureThe Localist: Inner East
The inner east has it all: sports, culture, gardens and the local shops and cafes that bring it all together.
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NewsSeven Ways You Can Volunteer to Help with Bushfire Recovery Across Australia
From knitting pouches for joeys to planting trees on bushfire-affected farms, there are plenty of ways you can help.
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NewsAustralia Is Set to Swelter Through (Another) Warmer-Than-Average Autumn
Don't pack away your pedestal fans just yet.
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GuideWhere to Shop Like a Local In and Around Williamstown
This bayside suburb has the perfect mix of waterside eateries and boutique shops.
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GuideWhere to Shop Like a Local In and Around St Kilda
Go for the beach, but make sure you stay long enough to spend some time in the bayside suburb's boutiques, plant shops and cafes.
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NewsUber Is Launching Its Dockless e-Bike Service Jump in Melbourne Next Month
A fleet of electric bikes will be rolled out across three city councils for the service's Australian launch.
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GuideWhere to Shop Like a Local In and Around Brunswick
Explore Sydney Road and Lygon Street to find gourmet cheese, vintage threads, custom-fit denim and plenty of plants.
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NewsIKEA Will Marie Kondo Your Home for Free If You Can Prove You're a Grub
The Swedish furniture giant is giving away home tidying sessions — and $300 worth of product — to 100 lucky Aussies.
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FeatureThe Localist: Western Suburbs
In recent years, few areas have had such an intense transformation as Melbourne’s western suburbs.
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FeatureWhy You Should Visit California's Sonoma County If You're Passionate About Sustainability
The locals of this Northern California region are proving that living and travelling sustainably isn’t a trend — it’s something they’ve been doing all along.
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NewsYou Can Borrow Pasta Machines, Cookbooks and Kitchen Utensils for Cheap at Carlton Kitchen Library
So you can level-up your next dinner party — with homemade ice cream, bread and pasta — without buying any fancy new gear.
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GuideWhere to Shop Like a Local In and Around Yarraville
Head west and discover bespoke men's jewellery, top independent booksellers, indoor greenery, fresh food and drinks, and designer fashion.
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NewsNewtown Brewery Young Henrys Is Using a Glowing Vat of Algae to Help Combat Climate Change
The 400-litre bioreactor can consume carbon dioxide — and produce as much oxygen as one hectare of Australian forest.
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NewsYou Can Now Post Your Pre-Loved Clothes to Charity for Free Via The Iconic
Download a pre-paid shipping label from the online retailer's website, then send your old threads to a new home.
