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NewsSix Brands to Shop From If You're Looking to Add Eco-Consciousness to Your Home
These businesses are looking to bring a new level of sustainability to homes all over Australia.
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NewsWestern Australia Just Became the First State to Ban Single-Use Non-Compostable Coffee Cups
Lids must be entirely plastic-free, too, in a move that aims to save more than 154-million cups from landfill each year.
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NewsSix Months After Being Reintroduced to the Royal National Park, Platypuses Are Loving Their New Home
Ten platypuses were released into the Royal National Park in May 2023 after bring extinct in the area for 50 years.
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NewsEmpower with Flowers Is the New Initiative That Lets You Help Women in Need by Sending Native Bouquets
Floraly and Prime Video are donating $20 each to Barnardos Australia to assist women escaping domestic and family violence.
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NewsPlatypuses Have Been Reintroduced to the Royal National Park for the First Time in 50 Years
Five female platypuses have just been introduced, with four males set to join them once they've established their territory.
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NewsSeven Lifestyle Brands to Check Out if You're Looking to up Your Sustainability Game
From leather made from fruit waste to skincare made from indigo roots, Thai designers are setting a new standard for sustainability.
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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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NewsPart Time Rangers' Adorable New Peach Seltzer Is Raising Money for Penguin Conservation
The drinks brand is also giving away a trip to Western Australia to take part in conservation with a penguin scientist.
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NewsCity of Melbourne Is Launching Five New Green Projects Including Pop-Up Community Gardens
The $3.8 million project will see a new community garden pop-up in a historic North Melbourne fire station and rooftop planters installed on CBD tram stops.
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NewsSydney Is the Tenth Most Expensive City in the World Again According to This Cost of Living Report
Melbourne and Brisbane also rose up the rankings, in what's been a tough year for everyone's wallets.
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NewsIKEA Is Launching Sustainable Living Shops Filled with Eco-Friendly Wares Inside Its Australian Stores
The Swedish chain wants to help you make environmentally friendly choices, so it's creating dedicated shops within its stores filled with appropriate products.
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NewsYou Can Get Floraly's Adorable Tiny Living Christmas Trees Delivered to Your Door This Festive Season
These tabletop trees are available for pre-order now, with deliveries starting this month.
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FeatureSpirit Specialist Kurtis Bosley Shares Three Unexpectedly Brilliant Whisky Cocktail Pairings
We got all the intel on the best bites to accompany three standout whiskey concoctions (and nabbed the recipes for the drinks too).
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NewsA New Policy Update by the City of Melbourne Will Help Protect the CBD's Laneway Culture
The City of Melbourne's new laneway policy deters low-quality development applications while also boosting heritage protections.
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NewsIKEA Now Has an Online Australian Marketplace for Discontinued, Ex-Display and Pre-Loved Products
Head to As-Is Online to reserve used and no-longer-stocked versions of the Swedish retailer's furniture and homewares.
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NewsThai Creatives Are Embracing Sustainability In Their Design Approach — Here's How
From plant-based takeaway cups to skincare made from indigo roots, a range of useful and thoughtful products are being created by brands embracing sustainable practices.
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FeatureEarthy Inspiration and Chainsaws: A Day in My Boots With Jewellery Designer Holly Ryan
Take a stroll through the creative's day as she shares her driving forces and the craft behind her forever pieces.
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NewsThe Guest Edit: Sustainable Skincare Innovator Emma Lewisham Lists Her Favourite Planet-Friendly Brands
The founder of the New Zealand-based luxury skincare line has compiled a lineup of brands that share her company's planet-saving ethos.
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NewsWoolworths and Big W Are Completely Ditching Reusable Plastic Bags
You'll still be able to buy recycled paper bags, but those thick plastic carriers are being phased out.
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EventEtta's Summer Seafood Towers
Fri, 22 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Etta, Brunswick East
This incredible wine bar and restaurant is serving decadent seafood towers for just $75 per person every Friday and Saturday afternoon.
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EventPortsea Hotel's Summer Music Series
Multiple single dates
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
The Presets, Jake Webb, Darley and DJ Levi will be playing waterfront gigs this summer at Portsea Hotel.
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EventLong Live Longnecks at BANG
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
BANG at The StandardX, Fitzroy
You can get two-for-one Melbourne Bitter Longnecks and $1 homemade dumplings during this happy hour deal.
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EventMoon Dog's Fizzer BYO Cup Day
Sun, 1 Dec, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
BYO drinking vessel, get it filled with free Moon Dog Fizzer — and celebrate the first day of summer in style.
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EventALWAYS LIVE — Yerambooee
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
Federation Square, Melbourne
A free communal celebration of First Nations legend and song.
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EventALWAYS LIVE — Garage Band
Sat, 7 Dec - Sun, 8 Dec 2024
Federation Square, Melbourne
A free event shining the spotlight on Victoria's talented young musicians.
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EventBridge Road Brewers' Spring Tasting in the City
Fri, 29 Nov - Sat, 30 Nov 2024
Bridge Road Brewers Brunswick, Brunswick East
This afternoon of tasting session let's you explore a lesser-known Victorian wine region (Beechworth) without leaving Melbourne.
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EventTerasu Japanese Dining Pop-Up at Portsea Hotel
Fri, 3 Jan - Sun, 19 Jan 2025
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
Chef Yukio Ozeki is serving up a a luxe six-course Japanese feed at Mornington Peninsula's beloved Portsea Hotel for only a few weeks in January.
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EventHome Truth
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
A house-within-a-house labyrinth has popped up outside the NGV International to get everyone thinking about small-scale architecture.
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EventSpanish BBQ Fiesta on Pinchy's Balcony
Sun, 1 Dec - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Pinchy's, Melbourne
Hit up this CBD restaurant on Sunday arvos in December for unlimited food and drinks on its sun-soaked terrace.
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NewsSix Contemporary Lifestyle Brands That Are Turning Trash Into Treasure
These brands are repurposing agriculture and industry waste to create practical (and stylish) products.
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FeatureHow This Australian Farm Combines Tech with the Natural Cycle of the Ocean to Combat Overfishing
Looking to nutrient-dense arctic waters and the tides that bring them to shore, Yumbah Aquaculture delivers the highest quality of greenlip abalone to the world over. Plus, Guy Turland shows us how to deliver the delicate morsel straight to the plate.
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FeatureHow This South Australian Fishery Looks to Centuries-Old Indigenous Practices to Fight Overfishing
Harnessing community power, Goolwa Pipi Co is bringing the taste of the ocean to eager seafood-lovers — sustainably. Plus, Masterchef-alum Courtney Roulston shares the recipe for her winning pipi dish.
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NewsSeven Easy Ways to Give the Environment Some Love on Earth Day and Beyond
Want practical ways to give back to the planet? This'll help.
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NewsThis Luxe New Zealand Accessories Brand Has Opened an Australian Flagship Store in Melbourne
It's now much easier to get your hands on these sustainably made Aotearoan leather accessories.
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NewsEight Ways to Experience the Great Barrier Reef That Help Protect its Natural Beauty
Planning a trip to the Reef? Here's how you can do it responsibly.
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NewsNine Ways to Explore the Rainforest Responsibly in Tropical North Queensland
The world's oldest rainforest is brimming with eco-friendly ways to experience it.
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NewsThe Guest Edit: New Zealand Designer Juliette Hogan Handpicks Her Favourite Sustainable Brands
From all-natural skincare to local wineries lowering their carbon footprint, one of the country's most celebrated designers takes us through her sustainable daily staples.
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NewsSeven Easy Plant-Based Recipes to Whip Up for Any Occasion
Made a commitment to be kinder to the planet this year? Start with these excellent plant-based recipes.
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FeatureLittle Wins: How to Make Simple Changes to Your Life That Are Good for the Planet
Do yourself — and the planet — a solid, whether you're at home or out and about.
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NewsTips For Growing Your Own Veggies at Home With Urban Veggie Patch's Lee Sullivan
Don't fear gardening failure — let beloved IG green thumb Lee Sullivan impart wisdom on how to grow veggies and edible plants at home.
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FeatureRecipe: How to Make Kousa Mahshi with Sarah Shaweesh of Newtown's Khamsa Cafe
This popular Middle Eastern dish is healthy, wholesome and packed full of flavour.
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FeatureSimon Toohey's Three Favourite Plant-Based Breakfasts
The MasterChef Australia alum shares three excellent ways you can start your day.
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News
Floraly Is Delivering Tiny Living Christmas Trees to Your Door Again This Festive Season
Pop one of these tabletop trees in the centre of your Christmas spread, then replant it for next year afterwards.
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NewsSkyfarm Is the New Urban Farm and Beacon of Sustainability Opening on a CBD Rooftop
Due for completion in late 2022, the sky-high precinct will feature a working farm, onsite cafe and education hub, all championing urban sustainability.
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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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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 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 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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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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NewsSeven Everyday Items to Add to Your Pantry If You're Trying to Be More Eco-Conscious
Do the environment a solid by brewing your own coffee, using compostable baking paper and drinking all the soda you like.
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NewsSix Eco-Friendly Snack Hacks for When You're Short on Time
From meal prepping like a pro to buying in bulk, these simple tips and tricks are here to make snacking more sustainable.
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NewsHow to Reduce (or Reuse) Waste If You're Combating Climate Change from Your Kitchen
Food waste equates to about eight percent of the globe's greenhouse gases — here's how you can help reduce that statistic.
