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    Coming Soon: Retired AFL Player David Neitz's Brewmanity Will Be Melbourne's First Rooftop Brewery Bar

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    Join Moon Dog's Western Bull Riders Club to get a swag of gifts and a ticket to its pre-opening event.

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    The three-storey site will have a bucking bull, live music and a sun-soaked rooftop.

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