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NewsHop Nation Brewing to Open a Brand New Brewpub in Footscray
The local winemakers-turned-brewers have found a permanent home.
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NewsA New Two-Storey Gourmet Food Hall and Arts Space Is Coming to Preston Market
The Preston Fresh Hood Market will have street food, street art, a bar and a band room.
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NewsFive Classic Bourbon Cocktails (and Where to Get Them in Melbourne)
From Don Draper's favourite to a drink named after a 1920s Parisian magazine.
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsThis Personal Brewery Lets You Make Beer in Your Own Home
So goodbye to your mate's bathtub homebrew
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NewsBaron Samedi Is Hosting a Tonne of Winter Rum Pop-Ups
Rum will come together with live music at venues across Melbourne and Sydney.
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NewsThe Bitters Lab Is Fitzroy's New Dedicated One-Stop Bitters Shop
Take your drink-mixing skills to the next level.
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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NewsThe Best, Weirdest and Most Controversial New Australian Craft Beers to Try in 2016
Beers made with peanut brittle, pork broth and belly button yeast.
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NewsA Brief History of the Negroni
Who invented the Negroni? And why is it so popular all of a sudden?
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NewsThe Ten Best Bars for a Negroni in Melbourne
Warm up with that perfect blend of gin, bitters and vermouth.
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NewsSeven Ridiculously Great Twists on a Negroni
Negroni marshmellows to Negroni ice cream sandwiches.
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NewsThe Old Little Creatures Dining Hall Space Will Be Reborn as Fitzroy Social
You can't keep a good craft beer bar down.
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EventNational Spanish Paella Day at Anada
Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Añada Bar & Restaurant, Fitzroy
Expect generous pans, complimentary wine and a lively vibe that evokes the best of sun-soaked Spanish lunches.
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EventSea of Light at Abbotsford Convent
Thu, 9 Apr - Sun, 12 Apr 2026
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford
This April, swap screen time for something brighter as kids step into a glowing world of creativity and discovery.
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EventMFWF: Feast for Freedom — A Longer Table
Wed, 25 Mar, 2026
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Footscray
This one-night dining experience blends flavour and storytelling, bringing people together through refugee-led dishes that celebrate cultural richness.
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EventVera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil
Sat, 11 Jul, 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.
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Event'Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness'
Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
The District Docklands, Docklands
If you’ve ever wondered what’s really going on beneath the surface, this confronting exhibition uses real preserved human bodies to explore anatomy and emotion.
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EventMFWF: Grana After Dark
Thu, 26 Mar - Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Grana, Brunswick East
Bringing a late-night edge to this neighbourhood deli and wine bar, this three-night affair features dimmed lights, cranked volume and a bespoke menu.
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EventMelbourne Design Week 2026
Thu, 14 May - Sun, 24 May 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
With over 400 events to explore, the latest instalment of this design-lovers dream spans big ideas and hands-on experiences across architecture, food, fitness, tech and more.
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EventMFWF: Pizza Pronto — James Lowe at Figlia
Thu, 26 Mar, 2026
Figlia, Brunswick East
Bringing London-born pizza innovations to Lygon Street, this one-night takeover combines Michelin-led cred with crowd-pleasing slices.
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Event'The Vinyl Factory: Reverb' at Rising 2026
Fri, 22 May - Mon, 31 Aug 2026
ACMI, Melbourne
Indulge your wax obsession with this immersive vinyl-led exhibition, spanning multiple genres, continents and musical energies.
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EventAfrica Film Festival Australia
Fri, 27 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Carlton's Cinema Nova will host three days of award-winning African films.
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NewsNoisy Ritual Is Opening Melbourne's First Ever Urban Winery
The people-powered winery has a permanent home in Brunswick East.
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GuideThe Ten Best Events to Drink at During Good Beer Week 2016
Ten straight days of workshops, samplings and potential liver damage.
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NewsThe Ten Best BYO Restaurants in Melbourne
Offset the damage to your wallet on your next night out.
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NewsThis New App Helps You Find the Cheapest Booze in Town
The result of a beer-goggled brain explosion, because of course it was.
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NewsMarket Lane Have Opened a Brand New CBD Coffee Shop on Collins Street
And, true to form, it's as aesthetically pleasing as ever.
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NewsSt Kilda's George Hotel to be Reborn as Freddie Wimpoles
Featuring New York deli-style food and a rotating lineup of craft beers.
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NewsStomping Ground Brewing Co. Is Collingwood's New Craft Brewery
From the heroes behind The Local Taphouse and GABS Beer Festival.
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NewsDZ Deathrays Have Released Their Own Beer
They've teamed up with Young Henrys to make 'Pils 'n' Thrills'.
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NewsMeet Capital Brewing, Canberra's New Craft Brewery
Australia's capital is joining the craft party.
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NewsTen Awesome Cellar Doors Worth Visiting in NSW
Some you'll need to road trip to, others are walkable.
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NewsMeet Tripod Coffee, Australia's New Sustainable Pod Startup Taking on Nespresso
Run by two former Aussie cricketers. Really.
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This Australian Spirit Has Been Named the World's Best Rum
You might be surprised to find out who the distiller is.
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NewsThe 2016 Good Beer Week Program Has Been Revealed
Ten straight days of workshops, samplings and liver damage.
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NewsThe Rewriters: How Ramblin' Rascal Tavern's Charlie Lehmann Chose Bar Life Over Politics
Meet the bartender who threw in the corporate towel to open one of Sydney’s most beloved watering holes.
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NewsToorak Has a Brand New Wine Bar
505 Wine Bar has all the essentials: wine, wine-matched snacks and a solid happy hour.
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