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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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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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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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GuideWhere To Shop Like a Local in and Around Brighton
These great bayside businesses are well worth a look in.
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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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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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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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EventChristmas Sculpture and Qris Qringle at QV Melbourne
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - Tue, 6 Jan 2026
QV Melbourne, Melbourne
Christmas at QV Melbourne is back, featuring a towering festive sculpture and the mystery Qris Qringle giveaway loaded with daily prizes.
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EventCoburg Night Market 2025
Thu, 11 Dec 2025, Fri, 12 Dec 2025 and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Bridges Reserve Coburg, Coburg
This much-loved night market returns to Melbourne's north, bringing three nights of live music, food trucks, artisan stalls and family-friendly activities.
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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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EventSummer Music Series at Mr Mills
Multiple single dates
Mr Mills, Melbourne
Step into this chic late-night basement bar, where high-energy DJs will groove through the early hours all summer long.
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EventMidsumma Festival 2026
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 - Tue, 30 Dec 2025
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back, delivering over 250 events that champion queer creativity and community.
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EventLu-Niverse: Countess Luann at Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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EventSalomon x BTV Run Club
Sat, 6 Dec and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Albert Park, Albert Park
Everyone is invited on two runs in Albert Park, plus a daily run club bringing wholesome mornings to the four-day festival at Barunah Plains.
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EventCarlsberg Beach Club
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Frankston Waterfront, Frankston
Get ready for European holiday vibes, sunset sessions, and free live music just 45 minutes from Melbourne.
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EventCreator Summit: Powered by Fujifilm
Sat, 9 May, 2026
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Following a sold-out Sydney edition, this hands-on photography festival is headed to Melbourne, jam-packed with lens-based creative encounters.
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EventVinnies Fitzroy Good Gift Pop-Up Market
Mon, 10 Nov - Wed, 24 Dec 2025
Vinnies Fitzroy, Fitzroy
Save cash, reduce your environmental impact and give back to the community, as this curated pop-up market offers stellar pre-loved Christmas shopping.
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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.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a 2000-Square-Metre Rooftop Farm and Cafe on Top of a City Car Park
Melbourne Skyfarm will boast a working farm, an education centre and an on-site cafe and bar.
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NewsYou Can Play the New Pokémon Go-Style Harry Potter Game on Your Phone Right Now
'Wizards Unite' will have you casting spells, making potions and engaging in multi-player wizarding challenges
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NewsA Massive Balenciaga Exhibition Is Coming to the Bendigo Art Gallery This Winter
Step into fashion history with more than 100 pieces, archival sketches and fabric samples from the influential designer.
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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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NewsGorman Has Just Dropped a New Line of Coats for (Very Good) Dogs
The adorable winter coats — which come in three different prints — will help raise funds for PetRescue.
