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NewsThis Airline Is Set to Become the World's First Plastic-Free Carrier
Portuguese carrier Hi Fly has conducted a world-first trial, preventing 350kg of single-use plastics from making their way to landfill.
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NewsMelbourne Is Currently Copping Its First Heatwave of the Season
It's set to hit 38 degrees in the city on Friday.
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NewsNationwide Bans Have Already Helped Eliminate 1.5 Billion Plastic Bags from the System
With plastic bag usage down by 80 percent at retailers across the country.
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NewsEurope Is Set to Do the World's Oceans a Solid By Banning Several Single-Use Plastic Items
The EU is planning to phase out plastic cutlery, plates, stirrers and straws, as well as cotton buds and balloon sticks, by 2021.
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NewsSouthbank Boulevard's Green Makeover Has Begun with the Installation of Plant-Covered Tram Tracks
The tram tracks now boast a carpet of native pig face and everlasting daisies
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NewsThe Victorian Government Is Launching Free Public Transport for Disadvantaged Melburnians
It's part of a year-long trial to keep fares fair and help support homeless and disadvantaged Victorians.
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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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NewsThese Rental Reforms Will Make it Slightly Less Painful to Rent a Home in Melbourne
The Victorian Government's amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act will cap bond amounts, let you hang things on the wall and make it harder for landlords to reject pets.
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NewsA World-First Reusable Coffee Cup Made from Recycled Takeaway Cups Has Just Launched in Australia
You can now buy the 'rCUP' at 7-Elevens across the country.
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These Proposed Rental Reforms Could Make it Slightly Less Painful to Rent a Home in Melbourne
Melburnians generally deal with a cacophony of crap when renting — but the Victorian Government's proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act could help change that.
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NewsColes Has Backflipped on Its Plastic Bag Ban and Will Give Them Out for Free Indefinitely
All 15c reusable plastic bags at Coles will be complimentary in NSW, Vic, WA and Qld.
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NewsMelbourne's First Reusable Coffee Cup Sharing Network Is Launching This Week
Next time you forget your keep cup, you can borrow a Viva La Cup.
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NewsMcDonald's Will Phase Out Plastic Straws in Australia by 2020
While it's a big win for the environment, it also has unwelcome consequences for some members of the community.
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Coles Has Also Paused Its Plastic Bag Ban and Is Currently Giving Them Out for Free
All 15c reusable plastic bags at both Coles and Woolworths will be complimentary in NSW, Vic, WA and Qld until July 8.
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NewsWoolworths Has Paused Its Plastic Bag Ban and Is Currently Giving Them Out for Free
All 15c reusable plastic bags will be complimentary in NSW, Vic, WA and Qld until July 8.
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NewsVictoria Will Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags from 2019
That makes NSW the only state that hasn't committed to reducing the use of plastic bags.
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NewsMelbourne's Crown Casino Complex Has Started Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics
It's kicking things off by taking part in the Plastic Free July Initiative.
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Woolworths Will Stop Stocking Single-Use Plastic Bags from This Week
And Coles will follow suit on July 1.
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NewsConstruction on Melbourne's 2000-Square-Metre Urban Rooftop Farm Has Begun
It will sit atop one of the world's most sustainable shopping centres in Burwood East.
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EventThe Jungle Giants (DJ Set) at Canadian Club's Australian Open Party
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Canadian Club Racquet Club, Melbourne
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EventMelbourne Marriott Docklands Rooftop Infinity Pool Pass
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, Docklands
Spend your summer days sipping spritzes and paddling around this rooftop infinity pool.
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EventBaby's Summer of Spritz
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Baby's summertime happy hour deal includes a bunch of $9.50 spritzes, $6.5 Peroni Rossas and a $7.50 house wine.
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EventUnderground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick
This is the first time the archive has been exhibited outside of Europe.
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EventNGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - Fri, 18 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
The NGV's big Yayoi Kusama exhibition is hosting after-hours parties so you can spend Friday evenings surrounded by dots and pumpkins.
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EventRenegades Cricket Derby
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Let the sparks fly as the Renegades Derby sees the Big Bash League reach fever pitch.
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EventDouble Shot Maggie: Irish Live Music
Sat, 7 Dec 2024 - Sat, 4 Jan 2025
The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Kensington
A night full of singing, dancing, and laughing is in store at The Quiet Man Irish Pub
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EventStars Melbourne Derby
Sat, 4 Jan, 2025
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond
Experience the Stars Derby as the city’s most zealous cricket fans cheer their team to victory.
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EventThe Other Art Fair
Thu, 30 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Showcasing works from emerging contemporary artists, alongside live tattooing, immersive installations and cocktails, this art fair does things a little differently.
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EventNew Year's Eve in Melbourne's Southside
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
It’s officially time to start sorting out your New Year’s Eve plans.
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NewsIKEA Is the Latest Company Pledging to Ban Single-Use Plastics
And by 2030, all of its products will be made with renewable and recycled materials.
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NewsThis Melbourne Council Is Turning Plastic Waste Into Roads
In an Aussie-first, soft plastics destined for landfill will be used to create a more sustainable type of asphalt
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NewsAustralian Architects Have Filled a Venice Pavilion with 10,000 Native Plants
On display until November, visitors can wander through a field of grassland comprised of threatened Australian species.
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NewsSydney's Iconic Sirius Building Has Officially Been Put on the Market
Expressions of interest are now open for the '70s-era structure; however the government will aim to ensure that "any future developments are sympathetic to the surrounding area."
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NewsThe UK Parliament Has Made a Landmark Decision to Go Plastic-Free
It's introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups and moving to ban all single-use plastic bottles.
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NewsThis Environmentally Conscious Search Engine Turns Your Online Queries Into New Trees
Ecosia invests at least 80 percent of its profits into planting trees around the world.
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NewsAustralia Is Set to Ban Non-Recyclable Packaging By 2025
100 percent of the country's packaging will be recyclable, compostable or reusable in the next seven years.
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NewsSomeone Has Designed Sneakers with Soles Made from Used Chewing Gum
The shoe offers an innovative solution to The Netherlands' costly gum litter problem.
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NewsAdidas' New Kicks Are Made From Recycled Ocean Plastic
Part of the label's latest collaboration with Parley, each pair is made from 11 plastic bottles.
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NewsThese Sydney Cafes Will Give You a Free Coffee For Helping Clean Up the Beach
Fill up a bucket with rubbish from the beach, and you'll score a free brew.
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NewsParks Victoria Is Trialling New Eco Sleeper Pods in Point Nepean National Park
And you can register for an overnight test stay in one of the Canopy pods.
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NewsSouth Melbourne Market Is Scrapping Single-Use Plastic Bags
From next week, it'll offer recyclable alternatives or shoppers can bring their own bags.
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NewsMcDonald's Has Started Phasing Out Plastic Straws
The company will trial new biodegradable paper straws in its UK stores as it pushes towards all-recyclable packaging.
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NewsThis Cost of Living Report Says Sydney Is Now the 10th Most Expensive City in the World
It beat out New York and London to get there.
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NewsA New Indoor Vertical Farm Is Being Built In Preston
CERES will use funding from the Victorian Government to create its new urban farming space.
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NewsNetherlands Supermarket Ekoplaza Has Launched a World-First Plastic-Free Aisle
The aisle offers shoppers over 700 plastic-free items.
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NewsCollingwood's Stomping Ground Brewery Co. Is Going Solar-Powered
It'll generate enough energy to power 20 homes each year.
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Melbourne Might Soon Be Home to the World's Most Sustainable Shopping Centre
It will include a 2000-square-metre rooftop farm and restaurant, designed by eco-warrior Joost Bakker.
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NewsAustralian Venues Are Phasing Out Plastic Straws
Next time you’re out and about, consider partying without the plastic.
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NewsNSW's Harris Farm Markets No Longer Stocks Plastic Bags at the Checkout
Woolworths and Coles are expected to follow suit by the end of the year.
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NewsThe Government Has Launched a People-Powered Plan to Help Save the Great Barrier Reef
A $2 million challenge to find ways to help protect and rejuvenate the world's largest coral reef system.
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NewsThe UK Is Considering a 'Latte Levy' on Disposable Coffee Cups
As part of a bid to reduce waste and encourage caffeine fiends to switch to reusable containers, customers would be charged an extra 25 pence per coffee.
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NewsThe World's First Completely Solar-Powered Train Is Up and Running in Byron Bay
A disused diesel train has been fitted with solar panels to run a three-kilometre track around the area.
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NewsHow to Take Care of Your Plants at Home So That They'll Take Care of You
Keeping your plants alive, 101.
