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NewsJellyfish Protein Gives Us Creepy, Glowing Ice-Cream
Calcium-activated luminescent protein takes dessert to a whole new level.
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NewsThinking Global and Drinking Local With Cascade Brewery
With the rise of craft beer and a focus on local ingredients, we chat to Australia's oldest brewery, Cascade, about Tasmania, local produce and a good stout.
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NewsFive Tips for the Best Taste of Melbourne Experience in 2013
Melbourne's foodie Mecca is back as the city's best restaurants converge on Albert Park.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to Do at Melbourne Good Food Month 2013
We've taken some of the stress out of choosing what to do this Good Food Month.
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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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NewsEat Streets: Meyers Place
Take a closer look at Meyers Place: that tiny laneway capillary between Bourke and Little Collins streets.
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NewsDine In or Dine Out, as Long as You Give a Fork!
Get in the practice of eating sustainably, before the world gets too forked up.
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NewsTry Banana Bread and Espresso Butter Beer from 4 Pines and Single Origin
It's Up & Go for beer enthusiasts.
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NewsEat Streets: The Best of Collingwood’s Smith Street
From fried chicken to fine dining, Smith Street has it all.
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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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NewsDevastating and Beautiful Animated Ad Will Turn You Off Factory Farming
An ad for a popular fast food chain that might just make you cry.
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NewsBoozing Now Acceptable at Breakfast Thanks to Spreadable Beer
An Italian duo have done their bit to make the world a better place, engineering a chocolate-flavoured beer spread.
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NewsThe Ten Best Cafe Courtyards in Melbourne
Because coffee tastes better with the sun on your back.
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NewsThe Bluffer’s Guide to Oysters
Everything oyster is illuminated in conversation with chef Sean Connolly.
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NewsAvocado Beer Is a Possibly Delicious Invention
An LA brewery has created a guacamole-inspired beer to celebrate the beginning of avocado season in California.
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EventRooftop Racquet Club at QT Melbourne
Thu, 8 Jan - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
QT Melbourne, Melbourne
Keep an ace up your sleeve this summer, as this glamorous hotel serves up a rooftop pickleball court, signature cocktails and late-night DJs.
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EventSummer Under The Roof: Quealy Winemakers and D.O.C Gastronomia Mornington
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 - Sun, 25 Jan 2026
Quealy Winemakers, Balnarring
Fill your weekends with award-winning wine and top-quality pizza, as this vine-side collaboration takes over summer with culinary goodness.
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EventDome Under Fulldome Festival
Fri, 30 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb 2026
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Head to Melbourne Planetarium to see 39 films from around the world at Australia's only fulldome film festival.
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EventLibrary on the Lawn: Kids Festival at State Library Victoria
Multiple single dates
State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
Add more reading time and kid-friendly entertainment to your summer holidays schedule, from storytime sessions to scavenger hunts.
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EventChristmas Sculpture and Qris Qringle at QV Melbourne
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - Tue, 6 Jan 2026
QV Melbourne, Melbourne
Christmas has arrived at QV Melbourne, featuring a towering festive sculpture and mystery Qris Qringle giveaway loaded with daily prizes.
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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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EventSummer Music Series at Mr Mills
Multiple single dates
Mr Mills, Melbourne
Step into this chic late-night basement bar, where high-energy DJs will groove through the early hours all summer long.
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EventMidsumma Festival 2026
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 - Tue, 30 Dec 2025
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back, delivering over 250 events that champion queer creativity and community.
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EventLu-Niverse: Countess Luann at Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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EventCarlsberg Beach Club
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Frankston Waterfront, Frankston
Get ready for European holiday vibes, sunset sessions, and free live music just 45 minutes from Melbourne.
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NewsThe Secrets of the Abbotsford Quadfecta
The the Abbotsford Convent's food precinct is about as far away as you can get from bain-maries and plastic cutlery.
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NewsCharitable Melbourne: Nine Ways to Give Back, One Bite at a Time
Melbourne hospitality is doing its part for charity. One bite at a time.
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NewsCan Andrew McConnell Strike Restaurant Gold Again?
One of Melbourne's best restauranteurs and chefs is planning to do it all again.
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NewsPlating Up: The Bespoke Tableware Inspired by Chefs
Chefs lend a hand in creating unique tablewares, fit for their food.
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NewsGet Helados Jauja Delivered to Your Door For One Day Only
The ice cream gods have answered our delicious and lazy prayers all at once.
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NewsEating Your Way Through Bastille Day in Melbourne
Champagne and macarons for breakfast? Only on Bastille Day. Here are the best spreads around town.
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NewsConcrete Playground Talks Meat with Gavin Baker from Little Hunter
We learn about smoking and curing meats from a chef who earned his chops at the Fat Duck and with Justin Timberlake.
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NewsThe Best Laneway Cafes in Melbourne
We select our favourite laneway spots to grab a latte or two in the shade.
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NewsThe Ten Best Outdoor Restaurants in Melbourne
Melbourne has to be one of the best places in the world for dining in the summer air.
