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NewsUS Bakery Chain Cinnabon Is Finally Bringing Its Sticky Scrolls to Melbourne
Westfield Southland will soon be home to brand's first Melbourne store, which marks its first Australian location outside of Queensland.
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NewsBrunswick Aces Is Set to Be Melbourne's First Non-Alcoholic and Hangover-Free Bar
The new project from booze-free gin producer Brunswick Aces will see teetotallers and the sober curious spoilt for choice.
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NewsBrisbane Has Been Named the Preferred Host of the 2032 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee will now enter into "targeted dialogue" with Australian authorities to discuss staging the games in more detail.
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NewsDisney+ Has Just Added 600-Plus Movies and TV Shows As Part of Its New Star Expansion
You can now stream every episode of 'The X-Files' and 'Futurama', the TV spinoff to 'Love, Simon', every 'Alien' film, a new show from the 'Rick and Morty' team and more.
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NewsColes Will Stop Stocking Single-Use Plastic Tableware From July 1
It'll no longer sell disposable plastic plates, cups, bowls, straws and cutlery.
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NewsClothing the Gap Has Opened Its First-Ever Bricks-and-Mortar Retail Store in Brunswick
As well as leading the Free the Flag movement, the social justice enterprise has taken its online clothing store onto Sydney Road.
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NewsNine Non-Boring Self-Care Ideas to Make Isolation More Bearable
Whether you've got the 'vid or have been touched by the close-contact fairy, prioritise yourself during iso with these self-care ideas.
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NewsVic Government Is Offering Financial Support to 50,000-Plus Businesses Affected by the Snap Lockdown
The $143-million support package includes 50,000 more $200 travel vouchers — and 40,000 of those are for use within Greater Melbourne.
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NewsKate Winslet Is a Small-Town Detective in the Trailer for New HBO Miniseries 'Mare of Easttown'
Also starring Guy Pearce, it follows a Pennsylvanian murder investigation — and it hits screens in April.
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NewsSt Kilda's Pier Breakwater and Hugely Popular Penguin Parade Have Finally Reopened
It's home to around 1400 Little Penguins — and you can head by to see them each night between now and April.
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NewsUK Fitness Club Chain 1R Has Opened a Concrete-Heavy 800-Square-Metre Venue in Melbourne
It's the brand's first site in Australia — and its biggest to-date anywhere in the world.
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NewsAustralian Viewers Will Able to Stream the New Extended Cut of 'Justice League' in March
Four years after the original hit cinemas, a new four-hour version — which includes newly shot material — is being released.
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NewsGelato Messina Is Bringing Back Its Super-Fancy Version of Viennetta
It combines fior di latte gelato with choc chips and chocolate fudge, then covers it all with piped vanilla chantilly as well as a chocolate velvet spray.
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NewsTasmanian Arts Festival Dark Mofo Is Returning This Winter and Has Announced Its 2021 Dates
It'll be shorter, but "a typically grim and gloomy affair".
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NewsThe First Trailer for '101 Dalmatians' Spinoff 'Cruella' Turns Emma Stone Into a Disney Villain
So far, this origin story is giving off big 'Joker' vibes.
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NewsMelbourne Has Scored a New Rooftop Bar and Outdoor Cinema From the Embla Crew
Serving Mediterranean snacks, a hefty wine list and a program of cinematic gems to see you through summer.
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NewsBluesfest Has Been Given a Provisional Green Light to Go Ahead at 50 Percent Capacity This April
A COVID-safe iteration with camping and an all-Australian lineup will take place over the Easter long weekend.
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NewsConcrete Playground Has Disappeared from Your Facebook Feed, But Here's Where You Can Find Us
Just because Facebook is boring RN, doesn't mean you have to be.
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NewsEvent Cinemas Is the Latest Australian Movie Theatre Chain to Launch Its Own Streaming Service
It's showing more than 1000 films, with titles available on a pay-per-view basis.
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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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News'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Will Sing and Dance Its Way Down Under From August
The Broadway hit will take over the stage at Melbourne's newly renovated Regent Theatre.
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NewsAustralia Will Soon Be Home to a Whale-Shaped Underwater Observatory Two Kilometres Off the Coast
The Australian Underwater Discovery Centre is set to open at the end of Busselton Jetty by December 2022.
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NewsFace Masks Will Remain Mandatory in Most Situations in Victoria From February 18
The state's snap lockdown is coming to an end, but you'll still need to don a face covering whenever you're indoors — unless you're at home.
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NewsThe City of Melbourne's Outdoor Dining Program Has Been Extended Until the End of June
More than 200 outdoor dining parklets have popped up over the past few months.
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NewsCBD Cafe Hardware Societe Has Closed Indefinitely After More Than a Decade
A third lockdown has proved the final straw for the long-running laneway institution.
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NewsWorld Surf League Has Scrapped Its 2021 Bells Beach and Gold Coast Events in Favour of NSW
This year's WSL Championship Tour will head to Newcastle and Narrabeen instead, as well as Margaret River and Rottnest Island in Western Australia.
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NewsYou Can Now Spend a Night Feasting on Chocolate Biscuits in QT Sydney's Tim Tam-Themed Suite
For the next month, the hotel is dedicating one of its rooms to the beloved bikkie — and you can win an overnight stay.
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NewsMelburnians Who Visited Parts of Queen Victoria Market During a Two-Hour Period Must Self-Isolate
QVM's sheds A and B have been added to Melbourne's list of exposure sites.
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NewsThe Fork Festival Is Offering Half-Price Meals at Restaurants Across Australia for Six Weeks
Snag cheap eats at hundreds of restaurants across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane until the end of March.
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NewsIndu Is the New Restaurant Bringing a Taste of Sri Lanka and Southern India to the CBD
You can pair egg hoppers with spiced chai old fashioneds at this atmospheric Collins Street restaurant.
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NewsDoordash Is Offering Free Delivery During Victoria's Snap Lockdown
It's available on every order — and there's no minimum spend.
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NewsVirgin Has Just Dropped a Heap of Flight Deals for Couples with Tickets Starting at $69 Each
The cheap price kicks in when you book two or more seats in the same reservation.
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NewsDin Tai Fung Is Making Adorable Ox Buns for Lunar New Year
They're filled will molten chocolate — and you can enjoy them in-store and as part of the chain's Lunar New Year hamper to eat at home.
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NewsA Big 'Harry Potter' and 'Fantastic Beasts' Exhibition Will Start Touring the Globe in 2022
Fingers crossed that it makes the trip Down Under — it'll span up to 1858 square metres, and feature props, costumes and installations.
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NewsQueensland Has Declared Greater Melbourne a COVID-19 Hotspot and Closed Its Borders
Victoria currently has 20 active COVID-19 cases, including those linked to the new Holiday Inn cluster.
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News'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Is Bringing Its Cool Cool Cool Antics to an End After Its Eighth Season
The sitcom's final ten episodes will air sometime later in 2021 or early in 2022.
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NewsThe First Trailer for M Night Shyamalan's Creepy New Thriller 'Old' Promises Another Big Twist
It follows a family who start ageing rapidly during a beach holiday.
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NewsHere's What Melbourne's Revamped ACMI Looks Like After Its Huge $40 Million Makeover
Its huge new permanent — and free — exhibition sprawls across 1600 square metres, and there's a new gift shop and eatery, too.
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NewsStudio Ghibli's Magical Theme Park Will Feature a Life-Sized Replica of Howl's Moving Castle
It'll also include attractions from 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Kiki's Delivery Service' and 'Princess Mononoke'.
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NewsMelbourne Food & Wine Festival Announces Huge 2021 Program with Not One, But Three Festivals
Work up an appetite for this expanded program of events, including the inaugural World's Longest Brunch.
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NewsA Huge Exhibition of Korean Buddhist Statues Is Coming to Sydney's Powerhouse Museum
They're part of the site's hefty 2021 lineup, alongside exhibitions dedicated to tiny automobiles, gum trees, Australian ceramics, and Persian arts and crafts.
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NewsDisney+ Has Just Dropped the Full Trailer for Its New 'Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Series
The six-episode show hits the streaming platform in March.
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NewsPatricia Piccinini's 'Skywhale' Has Returned to the Skies with Its New Companion 'Skywhalepapa'
'Skywhale' and 'Skywhalepapa' floated in front of the National Gallery of Australia over the weekend and will soon tour the country together.
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NewsThree New Exposure Sites Have Been Announced After a Second Melbourne Hotel Quarantine Worker Tests Positive
The second hotel quarantine worker to test positive in one week visited Dan Murphy's, Off Ya Tree and a cake shop.
