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NewsInspirational Designs for Busan’s New Opera House
A design competition for Busan's new Opera House has inspired some truly amazing submissions.
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NewsUrban Farming Continues to Grow Around the World
Urban farms offer city dwellers a chance to green up their cities and get their hands dirty in the process.
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NewsStylish Ways To Save Water
Saving water can be as simple as capturing rainwater in some sort of dispenser to be stored, treated and reused.
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NewsApple Unveils Eco-Friendly Campus HQ Plans
Apple's new eco-friendly HQ plans are larger-than-life.
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NewsAleksander Krasinki’s Futuristic Floating Island City
Architect Aleksander Krasinski has developed and designed a futuristic island concept.
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NewsThe Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: Grown Not Made
Design student Alexander Vittouris' all-bamboo velobike will keep both the hipsters and eco-conscious happy.
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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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NewsModular Bike Tracks Take Cycling into the Future
This design by Ines Le Bihan is proving a viable alternative to our current bike paths.
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NewsEcohol: Sustainable Alcohol Packaging Design
A German designer has developed a series of eco-friendly alcohol products made from Tetra Pak cartons.
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NewsRealise Your Childhood Dreams with O2 Treehouses
An American company is bringing award-winning design and sustainable practices to the humble treehouse.
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NewsChris Jordan’s Rubbish Photography
Artist Chris Jordan takes everyday items and scary statistics to make some thought-provoking digital photographs.
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NewsSteve Jobs Announces Plans for Apple’s New Mothership
Apple's new campus is a giant glass ring.
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NewsShell Begins Construction on World’s Largest Floating Object
An energy crisis is looming. In light of this, Royal Dutch Shell are constructing the world’s largest man-made floating object.
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EventMaker's Mark Gold Rush x Wheen Bee Foundation
Monday, April 1 - Monday, June 3, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Maker's Mark is cementing its status as a certified B Corp distillery by giving Melburnians something worth raising a glass to.
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EventWinter Warmer Events at Navi
Wednesday, May 1 - Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Navi, Yarraville
The intimate fine diner will collaborate with boutique drinks producers for speciality cocktails and bites this winter.
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EventPint of Origin
Friday, May 10 - Sunday, May 19, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Discover hundreds of different craft beers by 225 breweries from across the world at this ten-day tap takeover across the city.
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EventMama Paws: A Mother's Day Soiree for Dog Mums
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Big Paws Little Paws, Ravenhall
Paw parents and their fur babies can join in on a morning of glamour and grooming, photoshoots, crafts and giveaways.
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EventFirelight Festival
Friday, June 28 - Sunday, July 14, 2024
Docklands Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
Melbourne's after-dark arts festival is back for a fiery time at Docklands, complete with an underground light show and labyrinth beneath Marvel Stadium.
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EventBoy Kills World
Thursday, May 2 - Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Various cinemas in Melbourne
Bill Skarsgård makes a mesmerising action star in this cartoonishly OTT revenge flick that's produced by iconic 'Evil Dead' filmmaker Sam Raimi.
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EventGood Food & Wine Show 2024
Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 2, 2024
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Expand your gastronomic horizons with a star-studded lineup of chefs and over 300 exhibitors at this annual event.
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EventALUMNI at Crown Melbourne
Thursday, May 16 - Sunday, August 4, 2024
Evergreen, Southbank
This pop-up restaurant will feature residencies from four former 'MasterChef Australia' contestants.
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EventRaclette Supper at Handpicked Wines
Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, August 31, 2024
Handpicked Wines Cellar Door, Melbourne
Cosy up with some melted cheese and bold wines this winter.
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EventMother's Day High Tea at Queen Victoria Market
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
Treat the most important woman in your life to this one-off high tea experience designed by the well-known Tommy Collins team.
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NewsTurning Trash to Gas in a Powerful World of Waste
A small-scale device created by Agnion could be used by supermarkets, hospitals and shopping centres to make the most of the waste they create.
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NewsBranding That’s Friendly First Thing in the Morning
Branding to make you smile, even before your morning coffee hits home.
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NewsHighly Efficient Aero-Train Prototype that Actually Flies
A new prototype that would eliminate the problem of friction between a train and its tracks by flying extremely close to the ground.
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NewsRecharge Between Classes in Solar-Power Seats
A team from MIT have created outdoor furniture which can charge your phone and computer by solar-power.
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NewsNext Step for Sustainable Cities: Smog-Eating Buildings
Imagine if the materials a skyscraper is made from could eliminate the pollution it produces?
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NewsSustainable City in United Arab Emirates
First glimpses at a sustainable city sprouting roots in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsFloating Golf Course in the Maldives
Obscene and indulgent or responsible and socially inclusive? Maldives begins work on floating golf course.
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NewsGreen Thumbs Up for Gardening Made Simple
Self-contained gardening kit includes all the bits and pieces to satisfy your green thumb.
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NewsStreet Advertising Revealed Only in the Rain
Fresh Green Ads creates street campaigns with eco-friendly materials that are revealed with a spot of wet weather.
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NewsMother Nature May Earn Legal Rights in Bolivia
Bolivia is proposing a treaty that will grant legal rights to the environment.
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NewsBeyond Coal Kicks Ash
An environmental organisation partners with an underwear brand to create Beyond Coal, a company that sells underwear to raise money to spread awareness of the dangers of coal.
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NewsThe T-Box Captures Wind Power From Trains
The T-Box can harness wind energy from moving trains to generate power.
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NewsJuice in a Box Encourages Environmental Awareness in Children
Reusable juice boxes encourage young children to be eco-friendly.
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NewsiPods Charged by the Human Heart
New nanotechnology can lead to self-generated energy that can power iPods and other portable devices.
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NewsUnderwater Art Hopes to Regenerate Coral Reefs
Underwater artwork helps repair and preserve threatened coral reefs.
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NewsThe Revolutionary Masterplan for Mentougou Eco Valley Development
Eriksson Architects have designed the most modern environment friendly development to date, the Mentougou Eco-Valley.
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NewsWin A Grant for Your Big Green Idea
The British Council are offering grants up to $20,000 for eco-entrepreneurs.
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NewsPlanting the Seeds of Life in Garbage City
The Seeds of Life design hopes to change Garbage City's trash troubles into an eco-friendly skyscraper community.
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NewsA Mobile that Can Recharge in your Pocket
An environmentally friendly mobile phone that can run on body heat
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NewsSilicone Speakers for Sharing Music Anywhere
Foldable, stackable, washable and virtually indestructible, Tembo Trunks sustainable silicone speakers let you share your tunes wherever you are.
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NewsPepsi Develops 100% Sustainable Plant-Based Bottle
Pepsi trumps Coke with a 100% plant-based bottle made of switch grass, pine bark and corn husks.
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NewsFood From The Sky Creates Rooftop Gardens in London
London supermarket plants a garden on the roof to promote sustainable fruit and vegetable production in cities.
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NewsEco-Friendly Alternative to Plastic USBs
Each Flashkus is created from thin strips of recyclable cardboard, allowing for easy disk-labeling and the potential to recycle the body of the disk once you're done.
