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NewsThis Portable Shower Can Reuse the Same Water to Keep You Clean for Two Weeks
This could change camping (and maybe even the world).
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NewsPlayStation's Virtual Reality Headset Is Almost Here and It's Surprisingly Affordable
Your gaming experience is about to get a lot more like real life.
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NewsMove Over High Line, Melbourne's Getting Its First Elevated Park
Frolic above the city bustle at Melbourne's brand new Skypark.
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NewsAffordable Travel Essentials for Three Classic Holidays
Pack light and smart, whether you're beaching, festival camping or gallerying.
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NewsAustralia's Village Roadshow Is Taking Legal Action Against Piracy Sites
“They're a particularly vicious bunch of thieves.”
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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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NewsThese Recyclable Cardboard Tents Could Change Camping at Festivals
And yes, they can withstand a downpour.
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NewsThese Three Satellites Could Help Get Billions of New Users Online
Bringing high-speed internet to some of the remotest places on earth.
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NewsThis 3D-Printed Portable Pod Lets You Live Off the Grid Anywhere in the World
The most dream-worthy 3D printed possibility yet.
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NewsFrance Are Paving Their Roads With Solar Panels
The panels could soon be powering the French nation.
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NewsUber Are Collecting Donations for the Red Cross This Sunday
Not as adorable as kittens on demand, but probably more important.
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NewsThis Online Social Startup Is the Airbnb for Refugees
Rent out your spare room to someone who needs it.
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NewsThese Vibrating Leggings Will Help You Tighten Up Your Yoga Game
Who needs a yoga instructor when you've got vibrating pants?
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NewsElon Musk's High-Speed Vacuum Tube Transport System Could Be a Reality by 2018
Everyone, into the pod.
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NewsThis Company Specialises in Portable Shipping Container Farms
Take your vertical garden to the next level.
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NewsThese Wireless Earbuds Let You Choose What Noises You Want to Hear
More of those sweet tunes, less of that crying baby.
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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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NewsL'Oreal Have Developed a Temporary Tattoo That Measures Your UV Exposure
Slip, slop, slap, tatt?
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NewsWhy Australia Should Take Sustainability Cues from Costa Rica
Those legends achieved 99 percent renewable energy use in 2015. Kudos.
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NewsThis Locally Made Solar Battery Could Give Tesla a Run for Their Money
It's cheaper than Tesla's Powerwall and it's Australian owned.
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GuideThe Eight Best Melbourne Shops For Unique Christmas Gifts
Because there's no international Christmas shipping deadline when you shop local.
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NewsMeet Frank Green, the Aussie-Designed SmartCup
This genius invention lets you pay for your coffee WITH your coffee cup.
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NewsLittle Collins Street Is Getting a Pop-Up Exclusively for Online Stores
Just in time for Christmas shopping.
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NewsAdhesive, Temporary Tech Tats Could Be The New Way to Monitor Your Health
Non-invasive and not Google Glass.
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NewsUber Is Moving Into Carpooling to Make Things Cheaper and More Eco-Friendly
Introducing uberPOOL: the ride-sharing option for the ride-sharing app.
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NewsSilicon Valley's Yo Pros Are Getting Shit Done by Dropping Small Doses of Acid at Work
LSD is the new long black.
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News70,000 People in Melbourne and Brisbane Have Rallied for Action on Climate Change
Further demonstrations are set for the rest of the country over the weekend.
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NewsYou Can Now Live Like a Baggins in Your Very Own Prefab Hobbit-Hole
Eco-friendly and orc-resistant.
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NewsHave the Fanciest Summer of Your Life at Mollymook's New Boutique Hotel
Languish in luxury on NSW's South Coast.
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NewsEight Time Hacks to Make Life a Little More Convenient
Living keeps getting a whole lot easier.
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NewsSuit Up Bond-Style at This Exclusive SPECTRE Personal Styling Session
Heineken is giving away experiences as slick as 007 himself.
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NewsReports That Uber Will Be Made Legal in Sydney May Have "Jumped the Gun"
Not quite so close, after all.
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NewsApple Just Launched Apple Pay in Australia, But Only for AMEX Cardholders
The future is here for iPhone users.
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NewsYEVU Pop-Up Shops Are Coming to Sydney and Melbourne
A dose of retail therapy for a really good cause.
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NewsMelbourne's Getting an Entirely Solar-Powered, Sustainable Music Festival
Cut Copy, Banoffee, Sui Zhen — all OffTheGrid.
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NewsThis New eBay For Breakups Lets You Make Cash Money Out of Heartbreak
It's called Never Liked It Anyway.
