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GuideWhere to Shop Like a Local In and Around Prahran
Look no further than the inner east for the best grocers, new and vintage fashion, books, music and eclectic homewares.
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GuideWhere to Shop Like a Local In and Around Fitzroy
Fitzroy is known for its vintage stores and coffee shops — but its retail offering covers homewares, shaving equipment and croissants, too.
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NewsJapan's Weird and Wonderful KitKat Flavours Will Soon Come Wrapped in Origami Paper
It's part of Nestlé's commitment to ensure that 100-percent of its packaging is recyclable or re-usable by 2025.
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NewsIKEA Is Currently Streaming the 14-Day Ship Journey That Its Products Take to Australia
It's designed to help viewers get to sleep — and you can watch it on the huge furniture retailer's new Slow TV YouTube channel.
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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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NewsOcean Invaders Is the Interactive and Luminous New Jellyfish Exhibition Floating Into Melbourne Aquarium
You'll be able to get up close and personal with swarms of jellyfish at this new million-dollar Sea Life exhibition when it launches in summer.
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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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NewsAustralia Is Set to Swelter Through a Warmer-Than-Average End to 2019
A particularly warm spell is expected in September, with hotter-than-usual temperates set to continue across spring and into summer.
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NewsAustralia's Biggest Muji Store Has Just Opened in Chadstone
Make yourself a coffee and explore the store's huge range of stationery, homewares and clothes — or do a workshop (just like in Japan).
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NewsA Life-Size, Custom-Made Lego Version of Your Dog Is a Thing You Could Own
Legoland is offering one lucky dog owner across Australia exactly that.
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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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NewsEight Ways to Make The Most of This Year's Offers at Vogue Fashion's Night Out
Including tracking down free products and where to go when you need a break from the shopping madness.
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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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NewsFive Pieces of Fashion History You Need to See at Bendigo Art Gallery's New Balenciaga Exhibition
'Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion' is full of history with more than 100 pieces, photos and artefacts from the influential designer and the designers he influenced.
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NewsFour Hacks These Entrepreneurs Used to Scale Up Their Businesses for the Better
Learn how to build your empire with these tried-and-true hacks guaranteed to help you keep your business thriving.
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NewsBlackMilk's Latest 'Harry Potter' Collection Will Get You Kitted Out for Hogwarts
Don your Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin or Ravenclaw colours.
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NewsMelbourne's Train Network Is Set to Be Affected by a Four-Hour Strike
After plans to keep passenger gates open for two consecutive Mondays were quashed by the courts, staff will now walk off the job.
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NewsThe Dos and Don'ts of Finally Kick-Starting that Business Idea of Yours
Discover how to turn your side hustle into your main gig with wisdom from those who've done it all before.
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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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NewsCommuters Will Get Two Days of Free Travel as Part of Melbourne's Train Strike
For two Mondays this month, barriers will be open and no one will be checking your Myki tickets.
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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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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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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.
