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NewsVictoria Could Finally Be Getting Its Own Container Refund Scheme
If the City of Melbourne gets its way, you might soon be able to exchange empty bottles and cans for cash.
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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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NewsThe Planet May Have Just Sweltered Through the Hottest Month in Recorded History
From heatwaves in Europe to toastier-than-usual winter weather in Sydney, July was a warm month.
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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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NewsPatchPets Is the New Tinder-Style App That'll Help Your Dog Make Four-Legged Friends
Scroll through profiles of local pooches, chat to other owners and set up puppy play dates.
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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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NewsOla Will Take You to the Airport for Free Tomorrow (or Discount Your Ride By $30)
The ridesharing service is offering airport trips for free up to the value of $30.
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NewsVictoria's Solar Farms Are Now Powering the Entire Melbourne Tram Network
Thanks to the opening of the state's largest solar farm last week.
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NewsPlant Subscription Service Botanic Box Will Deliver New Greenery to Your Home Every Month
Get new plants — and handmade art — delivered to your door each month.
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GuideFour Melbourne Sales to Hit Up This Weekend If You Want to Bag a Serious Bargain
Stock up on ceramics, organic threads and reusable cups for cheap.
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NewsNew Buses with On-Board USB Charging Stations Are Now Rolling Around Melbourne
You can now take advantage of this (minor) modern convenience on a select number of inner city buses.
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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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NewsAustralia's First Set of Indigenous Emojis Are On Their Way to Your Phone
Coming to Android and iOS this year, the 19 new emojis include the Aboriginal flag and a boomerang.
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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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NewsSouth Australia Is Set to Become the First Australian State to Ban Single-Use Plastics
It'll start with phasing out plastic straws, cutlery and stirrers, before moving on to takeaway polystyrene containers and cups.
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NewsReturnr Is Australia's New Reusable Takeaway Container Network
It's partnering with restaurants and cafes across the country — and Deliveroo.
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EventThe Jungle Giants (DJ Set) at Canadian Club's Australian Open Party
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Canadian Club Racquet Club, Melbourne
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EventMelbourne Marriott Docklands Rooftop Infinity Pool Pass
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, Docklands
Spend your summer days sipping spritzes and paddling around this rooftop infinity pool.
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EventBaby's Summer of Spritz
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Baby's summertime happy hour deal includes a bunch of $9.50 spritzes, $6.5 Peroni Rossas and a $7.50 house wine.
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EventUnderground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick
This is the first time the archive has been exhibited outside of Europe.
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EventNGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - Fri, 18 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
The NGV's big Yayoi Kusama exhibition is hosting after-hours parties so you can spend Friday evenings surrounded by dots and pumpkins.
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EventRenegades Cricket Derby
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Let the sparks fly as the Renegades Derby sees the Big Bash League reach fever pitch.
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EventDouble Shot Maggie: Irish Live Music
Sat, 7 Dec 2024 - Sat, 4 Jan 2025
The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Kensington
A night full of singing, dancing, and laughing is in store at The Quiet Man Irish Pub
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EventStars Melbourne Derby
Sat, 4 Jan, 2025
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond
Experience the Stars Derby as the city’s most zealous cricket fans cheer their team to victory.
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EventThe Other Art Fair
Thu, 30 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Showcasing works from emerging contemporary artists, alongside live tattooing, immersive installations and cocktails, this art fair does things a little differently.
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EventNew Year's Eve in Melbourne's Southside
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
It’s officially time to start sorting out your New Year’s Eve plans.
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NewsA Bluffer's Guide to Buying a Suit
Let us take you through the full anatomy of a suit — from button to lapel.
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NewsThis Is What a Safer and More Cyclist-Friendly Sydney Road Could Look Like
You can now vote on the five possible designs.
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NewsSA's Farmers Union Iced Coffee Is the Latest Aussie Brand to Release Its Own Retro Line of Merch
You can now wear your love for the South Australian bev on your sleeve.
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NewsYou Can Play Two New 'Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?' Games on Google Earth Right Now
Everyone's favourite thief is back in two more nostalgic online games.
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NewsAssembly Label Is Currently Holding a 'Choose What You Pay' Sale So You Can Shop for a Good Cause
Anything you pay above the suggested price will be donated to the Australian Marine Conservation Society, with each dollar by the label.
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NewsVictoria's Statewide Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags Is Set to Kick Off This November
That makes NSW the only state that hasn't committed to reducing the use of plastic bags.
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NewsHow to Increase Productivity — and Decrease Your Screen Time — This Winter
Step one: get your mitts on some blue light filter glasses.
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News'The Burial Files' Is the Eerie New Podcast Digging Into Central Station's Macabre History
The site was a burial ground for 80 years — and it's got a truckload of stories to share.
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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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NewsAdidas Will Donate $1 for Every Kilometre You Run to an Ocean Protection Charity
The label is aiming to raise $1.5 million USD for the Parley for the Oceans charity.
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NewsFive Things You Can Do More Sustainably in Your Everyday
Create a greener world with these simple daily decisions.
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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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News7-Eleven Has Launched Its First Checkout-Free Store in Melbourne
Here, you can forget about cash, cards and queues, and simply pay for your snacks via smartphone.
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NewsVictoria Is Set to Score a Huge 6500 Hectares of New Parkland
The Victorian Government's Budget 2019/20 allocates money for 25 new inner city parks and a heap of large green spaces in the suburbs.
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NewsSt Kilda Pier Is Getting a $50.3 Million Penguin-Friendly Rebuild
It will feature a new curved design for better views of the penguins' nightly waddle home.
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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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NewsAustralians, A Dry and Warmer-Than-Average Winter Is Coming
A hotter-than-usual autumn was forecast, and now it looks like winter will be the same.
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NewsChadstone Will Soon Be Home to Australia's First Ever Muji 'Concept' Store
The 1700-square-metre store will bring the minimalist Japanese retailer's global offerings to Melbourne, including a bookstore, a self-serve coffee kiosk, and its own workshop space.
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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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NewsThe World's First Zero-Waste Flight Soared Across Australian Skies This Week
Flying from Adelaide to Sydney, 34 kilograms of waste were saved.
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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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NewsCollins Street's Historic Regent Theatre Is Set to Score a Tidy $1.6 Million Refurb
The restorations — along with a plan to give Town Hall a $4.5 million makeover — are part of the City of Melbourne's 2019–20 budget.
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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.
