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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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NewsWoolworths 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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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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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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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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EventCommunitas
Saturday, June 15, 2024
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne
RISING 2024 is getting SHOUSE to turn St Paul's Cathedral into a big music party — and you can take part.
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EventCounting and Cracking
Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 23, 2024
Union Theatre, Parkville
This stage hit from S Shakthidharan is finally making its long-awaited Melbourne premiere at RISING 2024.
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EventMulled Wine and Kransky Sausage Sizzle
Saturday, June 1, 2024
Hudsons Road Wine & Beer, Spotswood
Mark the start of winter with a cup of mulled wine and some grilled kranskies at this Spotswood bar.
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EventMSO's Secret Symphony
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Secret Melbourne location, Melbourne
Will the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra be playing Bach in the park? Chopin at a city farm? Or Strauss in Hofbräuhaus?
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EventCrip Rave Theory
Saturday, June 15, 2024
The Substation, Newport
It’s a club night and a political statement.
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EventThe Blak Infinite
Saturday, June 1 - Sunday, June 16, 2024
Federation Square, Melbourne
For the entire two weeks of RISING 2024, Fed Square will host film screenings, talks and art installations by First Nations people.
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EventSynthony Australia
Friday, September 20, 2024
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
What happens when tunes by Swedish House Mafia, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim and Avicii get the orchestral treatment? This dazzling show.
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EventScone Festival at Mary Eats Cake
Saturday, June 1 - Thursday, May 30, 2024
Mary Eats Cake Montrose, Montrose
Indulge in different iterations of scones each week for the whole month of June.
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EventBottle Tops: A Day of Wine
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Hope St Radio, Collingwood
Spend an afternoon sampling innovative wine with over 65 exhibitors from across the country.
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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.
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NewsThree Melbourne Councils Are Cracking Down on Rogue Dockless Bikes
oBike has been given a new set of rules in an attempt to keep Melbourne's streets safe and uncluttered.
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NewsVictoria Is the Latest State to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
That makes NSW the only state that hasn't committed to reducing the use of plastic bags.
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Byron Bay Is Getting the World's First Completely Solar-Powered Train
A disused diesel train has been fitted with solar panels to run a three-kilometre track around the area.
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NewsFood Charity FareShare Is Opening the Gates to Its Kitchen Garden for One Day
Discover how the charity's transforming disused city plots into urban veggie patches at its Abbotsford Open Garden.
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NewsSydney Just Had One of Its Hottest September Nights on Record
Three New South Wales towns ventured over 40 degrees for the first time in the state's history.
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Queensland Is the Latest State to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
And they'll be introducing a refund scheme for cans and containers.
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NewsThese Australian Cafes Are Trialling a 'More Recyclable' Takeaway Coffee Cup
The RecycleMe cups have a mineral-based lining that allows them to enter the regular recycling stream.
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NewsHobart Is Set to Be the First Australian City to Completely Ban Single-Use Plastic Containers
Hobart City Council aims to phase out plastic containers and cutlery by 2020.
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NewsThis Australian Company Is Turning Coffee Waste Into Environmentally Friendly Coffee Cups
Turning recycled coffee husks into stylish cups.
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NewsThe City of Melbourne Is Upcycling Cigarette Butts Into Plastic Products
So far, they've collected 1.2-million butts.
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NewsYou Can Now Explore the International Space Station with Google Street View
Charting the planet humanity walks on just wasn't enough, so Google Maps has ventured 400 kilometres above.
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NewsThis Spinning Indoor Garden Brings a Veggie Patch to Any Space
The round, rotating system can grow around 100 plants in about half a square metre of space.
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NewsThis Australian Company Wants to Recycle Old Coffee Grounds Into Brew-Infused Sheets
Turning yesterday's cuppas into today's odour-eliminating, moisture-wicking bedding.
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NewsAustralian Supermarkets Put the Environment First, Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
Woolworths, Coles and Harris Farm will all stop providing bags from 2018.
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NewsThe City of Melbourne Launches New Fund to Create More Inner-City Green Spaces
They city will invest $1.2 million into the Urban Forest Fund and will match private donations dollar for dollar.
