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NewsEight Stylish Products That Will Elevate Your Living Space
Minimal effort, maximum aesthetic reward.
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We're Giving Away Samsung's The Serif TV to One Lucky Design Lover
Level up your living room with this sleek TV — plus, we have some snazzy artworks as runner-up prizes.
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NewsHoMie's 90s-Inspired Disney Range Will Add a Whole New World of Nostalgia to Your Wardrobe
The colourful 18-piece collection adds Disney characters to the Melbourne brand’s t-shirts, shorts, hoodies and socks.
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NewsMPavilion Will Return Next Month, Hosting Over 250 Fantastic Events For Its Longest Season Yet
This year, the famed architecture commission returns to the Queen Victoria Gardens, with a jam-packed program of talks, music performances, art, workshops and experiences.
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NewsSeven Everyday Hacks for When You're Trying to Save But Don't Want to Miss Out on the Good Stuff
Work towards your dreams without becoming a total hermit.
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NewsFuture From Waste Lab Is the New Sustainable, Designer-Led Fashion Retail Concept Coming to Southbank
Curated by Kit Willow, its lineup of leading designers will each create capsule collections dedicated to repurposed fabrics.
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NewsThe Best Australian Fashion Labels to Know Right Now
From emerging names to established favourites, these fashion designers down under are worth watching.
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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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NewsBearded Dudes and Surfing Koalas: A Look Into the Colourful World of Mulga the Artist and His Plans for Summer
The Sydney-based artist gives us a rundown on his quirky characters and his love of the beach.
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NewsMessina Has Teamed Up with Lanolips So You Can Always Taste Salted Coconut and Mango Sorbet
You can't eat Messina's gelato all day — but you can slather your lips in its new salted caramel and mango coconut lip balm.
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NewsWe're Giving Away a Heap of Kathmandu Beach Essentials for All Your Summer Adventures
Score these brightly patterned beach umbrellas, camping chairs and tees designed by Aussie street artist Mulga.
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NewsEight Homewares Stores for When You Want Budget-Friendly Wares That Aren't Flat-Pack
Give your space a much-needed spruce without blowing out your savings.
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NewsWhat Three Top Chefs Love About Eating (And Cooking) Plant-Based
"Plant-based eating is honestly no different to eating any other meal. Good food is good food."
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All 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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NewsA New Library with a Rooftop Terrace Is Coming to the Queen Victoria Market Precinct
The new library will be housed across three levels in the Munro Development community hub.
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NewsOver 30,000 New Trees Will Be Planted in Melbourne's West From This Month
The $5 million project will plant a range of saplings and mature trees in a bid to fight climate change and boost the area's canopy cover.
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NewsThe Jam Factory Is Set to Score a $1.5 Billion Makeover
The latest plans include a new amphitheatre for events, a revamped cinema complex and a luxury hotel.
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NewsPreston Is Set to Score Three MCGs-Worth of Open Green Space
The new green spaces are all thanks to the Level Crossing Removal Project and the suburb's new elevated rail line.
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NewsInstagram's New Map Search Feature Helps You Find Nearby Restaurants, Bars and Small Businesses
Looking to support local businesses? Not sure where to start? You can now find popular tagged locations via Instagram's just-launched new feature.
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NewsMeet Nonna's Grocer, The Concept Store Selling Homewares (Almost) Good Enough to Eat
The incredibly true-to-life fruit and vegetable candles look good enough to eat (just don't eat them).
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EventCharlotte de Witte at The Wool Store
Fri, 11 Dec, 2026
The Wool Store, West Footscray
The global techno powerhouse is taking over a sprawling industrial Melbourne venue with her trademark high-intensity sound.
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EventThe Teskey Brothers at Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Sat, 17 Oct, 2026
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
The city's annual jazz celebration is hitting all the right notes, beginning with a blockbuster hometown performance from The Teskey Brothers.
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EventPurr-suit of Knowledge Trivia at Welcome to Thornbury
Fri, 7 Aug, 2026
Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote
Gather your smartest friends and your biggest cat enthusiasts for a trivia night that gives every correct answer extra meaning.
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EventAēsop Queer Library
Wed, 15 Jul - Sun, 19 Jul 2026
Aesop Flinders Lane, Melbourne
Every author is queer and every book is free.
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EventNow or Never Festival Melbourne
Wed, 19 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug 2026
All Around Melbourne, Melbourne
The winter festival of art, ideas, sound and technology is returning to Melbourne this August and exploring the concept of a whole new world.
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EventParmesan Cheese Wheel at Cucinetta
Wed, 1 Jul - Fri, 31 Jul 2026
Cucinetta, South Yarra
For the entire month of July, you can eat cacio e pepe served straight out of a parmesan wheel, well if it doesn't sell out that is.
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EventLeaps and Bounds Festival 2026
Thu, 16 Jul - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
The City of Yarra's live music celebration is back, with this inner-city festival filling pubs, clubs and unexpected spaces with standout tunes.
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EventLaundry Sessions at Abbotsford Convent
Fri, 10 Jul - Sat, 11 Jul 2026
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford
Experimental music, immersive installations and powerful performances transform this storied space across two boundary-pushing nights.
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EventBARE: In Your Natural Form at Wellness Social Club
Tue, 14 Jul, 2026
Wellness Social Club, Preston
We're a nation of sunbathers, swimmers and beachgoers, but this new experience aims to get people comfortable with going starkers at the sauna.
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EventThe Finders Keepers Design Market
Fri, 10 Jul - Sun, 12 Jul 2026
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
From tacos and tiramisu to indie ceramicists, Finders Keepers is back with over than 220 stalls to browse.
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NewsThe Victorian Government Is Dropping $1 Million to Prepare Residents for Its Four-Bin Recycling System Rollout
The funding will go towards educational campaigns, but the full bin rollout isn't expected to be completed until 2030.
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NewsThe Upside Has Released a 'Pupside' Bandana for Dogs and It's Donating the Proceeds to RSPCA NSW
Dress up your doggo with a blue bandana made from recycled fabric offcuts — and help a great cause.
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NewsIKEA Is Launching a Pink and Frilly Version of Its Famed (and Super Handy) Frakta Bag
The versatile blue-and-yellow bag is getting a makeover, with its pink sibling launching in November.
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NewsVictoria Bitter Has Just Released a Longneck Version of Its Hops-Scented Fragrance
It's made from an extract of the same hops that are used to brew VB — and, because the smaller version proved such a hit, it's now back in longneck bottles.
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NewsNobody Denim Is Giving Away Free Jeans to Encourage Aussies to Get Vaccinated
The first 100 people to share proof that they've had the jab will score a denim reward.
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NewsThe IPCC Has Issued a Dire Warning About Humanity's "Unprecedented" Influence on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's sixth assessment report predicts that global warming could increase by 1.5 degrees by as early as 2030.
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NewsThe Queen Victoria Market Is Set to Score a New Pop-Up Park and Activation Space
The Market Square site will host a program of live music, art installations and community events during its two-year stay.
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NewsThe City of Melbourne's Latest Revival Plan Will See Empty Shopfronts Reimagined as Pop-Up Creative Spaces
More than 75 vacant storefronts are set to be temporarily and creatively transformed in a push to re-energise the city.
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NewsYou Can Now Make Free Local, National and Mobile Calls From Any Telstra Payphone
The telecommunications company has scrapped fees for most calls from its 15,000 payphones across the country.
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NewsBehind the Scenes: Why 'Concrete Playground' Wrote an Article on Prawn Cocktails, Espresso Martinis and Footy Pies
And how we brought these visual feasts to the digital page with a freelance illustrator on Fiverr.
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NewsSydney-Based Salty Gallery Is Turning Its Photos of NSW Beaches Into Jigsaw Puzzles
Bring the beach into your living room.
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NewsA New Line of Merch Dedicated to Victoria's COVID-19 Response Commander Jeroen Weimar Has Been Released
His face now graces doona covers, cushions, tote bags and more — from the same artist who created last year's Brett Sutton designs.
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NewsA Huge Chanel Exhibition Featuring More Than 100 Garments Is Taking Over the NGV This Summer
It's the first exhibition in Australia that'll solely focus on Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel's contributions to fashion and culture.
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NewsKFC's New Christmas in July Sweater Is Exactly What You Need to Wear While Eating Fried Chicken
It's emblazoned with the words "'tis the seasonings," because of course it is.
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NewsThe State Library Victoria Will Be Reimagined With a New Suite of Interactive Activations
The 14 grant winners will develop ideas that'll shake up perceptions of what a library can offer.
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NewsMcDonald's Has Released a New Range of Peter Alexander PJs Covered in Burgers, Fries and Golden Arches
The fast food chain has teamed up with Peter Alexander to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
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NewsAustralia Post Has Revamped Its Parcel Packaging to Include Traditional First Nations Place Names
Thanks to new dedicated spaces on Parcel Post and Express Post satchels, you can acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land that your letter is being delivered to.
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NewsMakin' Dough: How a Melbourne Law Student Used Lockdown to Launch a Ready-to-Bake Cookie Business
Got big dreams? Take a page from this uni student, who turned their love of sweet treats into a booming side hustle.
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FeatureAn Explorer's Guide to Hong Kong
From verdant, mountainous peaks to secluded, sandy beaches, a different side of the harbour city awaits.
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NewsLego Has Unveiled Its First Bricks Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles
After three years of research, the brand has developed a prototype brick that uses PET plastic from discarded bottles.
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NewsUNESCO's World Heritage Committee Says the Great Barrier Reef Should Be Considered "In Danger"
The organisation says that the reef's "long-term outlook has deteriorated from poor to very poor" since 2015, and is calling upon Australia to take "accelerated actions".
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FeatureA Luxury Guide to Hong Kong
As one of the world's great financial hubs, it's probably no surprise that Hong Kong has long been a playground for the wealthy.
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FeatureAn Art Lover's Guide to Hong Kong
Once best known as one of the world's major financial hubs, the harbour city has now made a name for itself thanks to a booming creative scene.
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NewsAustralian Fashion House Aje Has Launched Sustainable Activewear Brand Aje Atheltica
One of Australia's favourite fashion houses is branching out.
