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    The World Heritage-Listed Royal Exhibition Building Is Reopening Its Rooftop Deck

    It'll be open to the public and have 360-degree-views — just like the one it boasted back in the 1880s.

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    The Drop Festival Returns for 2019 to Tour the Country's Most Iconic Surf Spots

    The boutique festival will follow the World Surf League Championships across the country, headlined by Client Liaison, Angus and Julia Stone and Hockey Dad.

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    The Best Bars to Hit When You're Looking to Cosy Up with a Cocktail in the CBD

    If there's one thing the city isn't wanting for, it's cocktail bars — so whether you're searching for old-world charm or glitzy drinks under a disco ball, you'll be able to find it without leaving the grid.

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    The First Full Trailer for the Final Season of 'Game of Thrones' Has Finally Dropped

    Dragons, White Walkers, Starks and Targaryens — there's a lot going on in the two short minutes.

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    Hobart Will Become the First Australian City to Ban Single-Use Plastics

    The ban will be rolled out in late 2019 or early 2020 — other cities, take note.

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    Lord of the Fries Is Giving Away Free Fries This Week

    It's doling out free shoestring fries to celebrate the opening of a new CBD and Docklands store.

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    An Exhibition Dedicated to the Music, Fashion and Protests of the Late 60s Is Coming to Melbourne

    Among 'Revolutions: Records and Rebels' 500-item display, you'll find Mick Jagger's signature stage costume, John Lennon's legendary glasses and handwritten lyrics for 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'.

  • News

    Disney Has Released More Details About Its New 'Star Wars' Theme Parks

    The Disneyland and Disney World sites are due to open later this year.

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    Mind-Bending Netflix Sci-Fi Series 'The OA' Is Back With a Mysterious New Trailer

    In its second season, the show is jumping into an alternative universe.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Walk Along a Digital Waterfall In This Immersive Shanghai Installation

    It's the latest work from teamLab, the folks behind Tokyo's huge digital art museum.

  • News

    You've Gotta Catch These 'Pokémon: Detective Pikachu' Trailers

    Ryan Reynolds voices everyone's favourite yellow creature, who's solves mysteries in the first live-action 'Pokémon' film.

  • News

    This Summer Was Australia's Warmest On Record

    According to the Bureau of Meteorology, "the heat we saw this summer was unprecedented".

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    'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Has Been Renewed for a Cool Cool Cool Seventh Season

    Time to crack open a celebratory yoghurt — Terry Jeffords-style.

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    New York's Famed 'Fearless Girl' Statue Will Call Melbourne Home for the Next Three Years

    It has arrived in Fed Square just in time for International Women's Day, to inspire conversations about gender equality.

  • News

    Buses Will Replace Trains on a Heap of Melbourne's Train Lines This April

    Parts of the rail network will be closed throughout the month to complete upgrades for the Metro Tunnel and a new fleet of high-capacity trains.

  • News

    You Could Score New Workout Gear from The Iconic by Going for a Run, Swim or Cycle

    Smash out mini exercise challenges for the chance to win vouchers for the likes of Nike, Adidas and Puma.

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    South Melbourne Wine Store Magnum + Queens Is About to Launch an Onsite Bar

    Complete with a weekly-changing wine menu, cheese, tinned seafood and pickles.

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    HBO Has Dropped the Full Trailer For Its Documentary Series on Adnan Syed from 'Serial'

    Delving into the case that's captivated millions around the globe, it kicks off in the US in March.

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    Qantas Is Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics and Paper Boarding Passes

    The Australian airline is aiming eradicate 100 million single-use plastic items from its flights and lounges each year from the end of 2020.

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    These Are the Worst Films of Last Year According to the 39th Annual Razzie Awards

    The Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly-starring 'Holmes & Watson' picked up four awards.

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    Southeast Queensland's Scenic Rim Will Soon Be Home to a New Walking Trail with Eco-Friendly Cabins

    The 55-kilometre trail will extend across sub-tropical rainforests, eucalypt forests and mountain heathlands.

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    You Can Now Hire a Picnic Boat to Sail Down the Yarra River

    Denmark company GoBoat las launched in Melbourne with a fleet of easy-to-operate BYO picnic boats.

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    Australia's Oxford Street Signs Have Undergone a Glorious Rainbow Makeover for Mardi Gras

    Seven brightly coloured sculptures have popped up across the country, including a Kylie Minogue-themed installation.

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    This Deserted 1930s Mansion in the Dandenongs Has Been Transformed Into a Haunting Immersive Installation

    Melbourne street artist Rone has created a multi-sensory decaying world throughout 12 of the mansion's rooms.

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    Melbourne Is Set to Score a New Elevated Park as Part of the Arts Precinct's Massive Redevelopment

    The first designs for the precinct — which encompasses the yet-to-be-built NGV Contemporary — have been releasedby Melbourne-based practice Hassell and New York's SO-IL.

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    Lord of the Fries Has Launched a New Range of Vegan Ice Cream Sandwiches

    And it's giving them away at all of its Aussie stores on Friday, February 22.

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    You Can Take an All-You-Can-Drink Tequila Train Tour Through Mexico

    The train travels from Guadalajara to Tequila and stops off at tequila distilleries and agave fields.

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    Melbourne's Westgate Park Lake Has Turned a Candy-Coloured Pink Again

    A natural phenomenon sees the inner-city lake turn pink due to an excess amount of beta carotene.

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    South Yarra Will Soon Be Home to Australia's First Moxy Hotel

    The youth-focused hotel by Marriott International will have 180 suites, a rooftop bar and "furiously fast, free wifi".

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    The RSPCA Wants You to Adopt an Animal This Weekend

    It's lowering its adoption fee to $29 in an effort to free up space in its shelters across the country.

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    Groovin' The Moo Canberra Will Host Australia's Second Pill-Testing Trial

    It follows the success of a trial at the same festival last year, which found a bunch of potentially lethal additives in festivalgoers' drugs.

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    Woolies Has Stopped Selling $1 Milk in Support of Aussie Dairy Farmers

    Two- and three-litre varieties of its home-brand fresh milk have increased in price, with the extra money headed back into Aussie farmers' pockets.

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    Kyoto Protocol Is the New Low-Waste Cocktail Bar Pop-Up from the Belles Crew

    Morgan McGlone and Christian Robertson are approaching cocktails like they do natural wine, heroing organic ingredients and minimalist recipes.

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    A Movie-Length 'Breaking Bad' Sequel Is Headed to Your Netflix Queue

    Set after the events of the acclaimed series, it'll focus on Aaron Paul's Jesse Pinkman.

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    Alice Springs' Luminous Parrtjima Festival Has Unveiled Its 2019 Program

    The festival — now in its fourth year — celebrates Indigenous arts, culture and storytelling.

  • Guide

    Eight Indulgent Out-of-Town Food Festivals Worthy of a Weekend Road Trip

    Sample the state's best oysters, ice cream and beer at these upcoming food festivals — all just a short drive from Melbourne.

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