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NewsAirbnb Has Created a Greenery-Themed House Based on Pantone's Colour of the Year
Hang out in a plant-filled garden bedroom with a mown lawn, and eat in a dining room that's actually an indoor greenhouse.
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NewsIs Vienna's World-First Virtual Reality Bar the Hangout Spot of the Future?
Combining the real and virtual worlds, with beverages.
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NewsMelbourne's Tram System Set to Go Solar-Powered (Sort Of)
Running on sunshine — but not directly.
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NewsSomeone Has Invented a Wine-Resistant Shirt
Do you avoid drinking red when you're wearing white? Not any more.
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NewsTen Sustainable Hacks For Keeping Cool Without Air Conditioning This Summer
Fill up the ice bucket, buy a spray bottle and put your sheets in the freezer.
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NewsMelbourne's NGV Is Hosting an Adorable Australia Day Dachshund Fashion Parade
It's part of the gallery's Kids Summer Festival.
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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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NewsSomeone Has Invented the First Toothbrush With Artificial Intelligence
It sounds incredibly clever and helpful, as well as a bit like technology in overdrive.
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NewsThis Wearable Alcohol Sensor Tells You How Drunk You Are (And Will Be)
Find out just how those after-work drinks are hitting the spot.
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NewsThis Transparent Speaker Alerts You When Parts Need Replacing (and Recycles Them)
Its creators are hoping to reduce the world's epic amount of annual e-waste.
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NewsFive New Pieces of Everyday Tech from CES 2017 (Including One Big Dud)
Smart collars, smart scooters, smart... hairbrushes?
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NewsThis UK Startup Is Growing Chairs from the Ground Up
Finally, something that does grow on trees.
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NewsThis Inclusive New Design Project Is Creating Customisable, Accessible Hotel Rooms
AllGo intends to make travelling enjoyable for people with disabilities.
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NewsAmazon Wants To Build Flying Warehouses to Deploy Drone Deliveries
Keep watching the skies, folks.
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Guide20 Bright New Ideas in Sustainable Design That Are Literally Changing the World
From Australia's first flat-packed, off-the-grid tiny homes to actually recyclable coffee cups (finally).
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Guide20 Insanely Bold Architectural Designs We Loved in 2016
From partially underwater villas that let you literally sleep with the fishes to the world's first freeform 3D-printed house.
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Guide50 Inspired Design Ideas We've Been Obsessed with in 2016
Apartment buildings that change with the weather, Back to the Future-inspired, solar-powered clothing and an alarm clock that wakes you up by brewing you a fresh cup of coffee.
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NewsFrance Has Opened The World's First Solar-Powered Road
It'll generate enough energy to power a Normandy town's street lights.
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EventDome Under Fulldome Festival
Fri, 31 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Head to Melbourne Planetarium to see 32 films from 15 countries at Australia's only fulldome film festival.
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EventIce Cream Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
Various locations around Victoria, Melbourne
12 days. 144 flavours. Three venues. Many a brain freeze.
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EventThe Chinatown Precinct's Lunar New Year Block Party
Sun, 2 Feb, 2025
Chinatown Melbourne, Melbourne
Ring in the Year of the Snake with food stalls, local restaurant dining deals, cultural performances, a dragon parade, blessings, live music, a kids' area (with face-painting and craft classes) and a ...
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EventLe Bon Ton's Superbowl Party
Mon, 10 Feb, 2025
Le Bon Ton, Collingwood
Pair your Superbowl watching with hot wings, waffles and chicken, and Budweiser beers.
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EventGalentine's Day at Pincho Disco
Thu, 13 Feb, 2025
Pincho Disco, Collingwood
Gather your gals, gays and theys together for a big Latin American feast the day before Valentine's Day
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventWhat's on in Frankston: 2025 Events
Multiple single dates
Various Frankston venues
From European beach clubs to street art and sand sculpting, here's everything hitting Frankston in early 2025.
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EventBiggest Best IMAX Film Festival
Sat, 11 Jan - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
IMAX Melbourne, Carlton
This IMAX Melbourne film festival is filled with the best and biggest flicks to see on its huge 32-metre-wide by 23-metre-tall screen.
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EventEuropa! Europa Film Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Celebrate European cinema with a packed film festival lineup featuring 44 movies from 26 countries.
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EventDrake: 'Anita Max Win' Tour
Multiple single dates
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
The 'Hotline Bling' performer 'The Degrassi: The Next Generation' star is returning Down Under for the first time in eight years.
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NewsThe Ten Best Designer Beach Towels for Summer Lounging Sessions
Time to throw out your ratty bath towel.
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NewsTen Modern Beach Chairs for People Who Don't Have Time for Sand
From design-chic teak to the all-time classic banana lounge, there’s a beach chair to suit every style.
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NewsA Vodka Company Is Turning Yesterday's Cocktails Into Today's Hand Soap
Drinking fruity, boozy beverages just became much more sustainable.
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NewsNGV To Host Melbourne's First Dedicated Local Design Week
From art to architecture, prepare to feast your eyes on a whole lot of local creativity.
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NewsMelbourne Will Be the First Australian City to Test Self-Driving Cars
Coming to peak hour on the Monash soon.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Socially Responsible Gift Guide
Gifts that not only benefit the receiver — but someone in need as well.
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NewsA Massive Dior Exhibition Is Coming to Melbourne in 2017
Featuring more than 140 show-stopping garments.
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NewsThis Australian Company Wants to Start Recycling All Your Takeaway Coffee Cups
At the moment, takeaway coffee cups go straight to landfill.
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NewsA Look at Melbourne's New $700 Million New Multipurpose Tower
Featuring Melbourne's now requisite tower rooftop bar.
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NewsMelbourne's Ten Best Coworking Spaces
Ping pong tables, bike storage, free biscuits and all the power points you could possibly use.
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NewsDI$COUNT UNIVER$E to Show Entire Archive in Their Own Retrospective Exhibition
See the Katy Perry Birthday Suit in person.
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NewsTouched On Is the New Card Game Inspired By Melbourne's Public Transport System
Fare evading, without the consequences.
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NewsThe Weeknd to Open a Three-Day Starboy Pop-Up Store in Melbourne
Melbourne's one of just four cities chosen.
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NewsSomeone Has Invented 'Back to the Future'-Inspired Solar-Powered Clothing
Imagine charging your phone just by slipping it in your pocket.
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Amazon Might Be Opening a Series of Bricks-and-Mortar Supermarkets in Australia
Complete with grocery drive-throughs.
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NewsSomeone Has Invented Customisable, LED-Equipped E-Sneakers
They'll also vibrate to give you directions and let you know when you're getting a call.
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NewsSnapchat Has Released Their Own Snap-Capturing Spectacles
And they're selling them through yellow vending machines.
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NewsJ'Aton Couture Has Released a Dramatic New Line of 'Couture Activewear'
The Princess and the P.T.
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Have a Gander at This Year's Eat Drink Design Award Winners
Melbourne's Dinner by Heston and Higher Ground, and Adelaide's Pink Moon Saloon are among the awarded.
