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NewsLost Paradise Has Dropped Its 2018 New Year's Eve Festival Lineup
Electronica, glamping and yoga returns to Glenworth Valley.
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NewsMeditating with Baby Farm Animals Is Australia's Newest Wellness Trend
Find inner bliss while surrounded by goats, lambs and piglets.
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NewsThese Rental Reforms Will Make it Slightly Less Painful to Rent a Home in Melbourne
The Victorian Government's amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act will cap bond amounts, let you hang things on the wall and make it harder for landlords to reject pets.
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NewsWoolworths Is Trialling Checkout-Free Shopping at One of Its Sydney Stores
Select customers can use a new app to self-scan and pay for groceries, avoiding checkouts completely.
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NewsJapanese Cafe and Design Store Cibi Is Moving Into a New, Bigger Collingwood Space
It will have more Japanese homewares, a bigger menu and will play host to cooking classes and workshops.
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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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NewsFive Top-Notch Restaurants to Plan Your Trip to the South Island Around
Find your foodie mecca in Moeraki or your quintessential NZ meal in Queenstown.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Zoom Down Brisbane's Mt Coot-tha Via Zipline
Due to open in stages across 2019 and 2020, it'll become Australia's longest zipline.
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NewsMelbourne's White Night Is Moving Its All-Night Arts Extravaganza to a New Winter Time Slot
It'll form part of a broader city-wide winter arts festival that's set to launch in 2019.
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NewsWorksmith Is Collingwood's New Hospitality-Focused Co-Working Space
It features desks, meeting rooms, a podcasting studio, an eleven-metre bar pumping out craft beers and an event space that caters for up to 100 people.
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News'Mrs Doubtfire' Is Being Turned Into a Stage Musical
Hello, the latest 90s film to make the leap to the theatre.
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NewsDirect East Coast Flights to New York and London Look Set to Become a Reality
It's looking likely that you'll be able to fly non-stop from Australia's east coast by 2022.
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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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NewsA Giant Sculpture of Donald Trump's Empty Head Has Popped Up by Sydney Harbour
The work by visual artist Callum Morton has been installed at Barangaroo Wharf as part of Sydney Contemporary — and you can even sit inside it.
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NewsFalls Festival Just Dropped a Killer 2018 Lineup Featuring Anderson .Paak and Toto
Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you.
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NewsSydney's Sell-Out Musical Version of 'Muriel's Wedding' Is Coming to Melbourne
The award-winning musical adaptation will play a limited season at Her Majesty's Theatre in 2019.
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NewsA Huge New Patricia Piccinini Exhibition Is Coming to Victoria's TarraWarra Museum of Art
Her works — including her hot-air balloon Skywhale — will be displayed alongside pieces by the late Melbourne artist Joy Hester.
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NewsThe State Library of Victoria Will Soon Be Home to a Vegan-Friendly Cafe
Guild, run by Almond Milk Co, will serve up Sensory Lab coffee, salads, sangas and almond milk.
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NewsA Rooftop Pool Club and Bar Is Opening on Top of Melbourne Central for Summer
The Reunion Island Pool Club will replace the now-closed St Jerome's rooftop hotel.
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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 Victorian Government Has Proposed a Huge Underground Train Line for Melbourne's Suburbs
The proposed Suburban Rail Loop would run all the way from Cheltenham to Werribee and connect all of Melbourne's existing trail lines.
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NewsAn Abandoned Brunswick East Supermarket Fire Is Causing Tram Delays This Morning
If your usual commute is along Lygon Street, expect delays.
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NewsDoughnut Time Is Set to Make a Comeback Under New Ownership
Six new stores will open over the next few weeks.
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NewsYou Can Now Stay at the World's First Craft Beer Hotel
Complete with a beer on arrival, in-room beer taps and shower beer fridges.
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Melbourne's New North-Eastern Rail Line Has Opened Six Months Ahead of Schedule
The $600 million project is now open to passengers.
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NewsFederation Square Has Been Granted Temporary Heritage Protection
It could have an impact upon the site's proposed Apple flagship store, although construction isn't due to start until 2019.
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NewsOne of Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Rooms Is Taking Up Permanent Residence in Australia
The National Gallery of Australia has acquired the pumpkin-filled installation, which will go on display from December.
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NewsThis New Service Lets You Travel to Japan Without Any Luggage
Leave your clothes at home and rent someone else's.
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NewsNew Fitness App Esquared Gives You On-Demand, No-Strings-Attached Gym Access
No gym membership? No worries.
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NewsAustralia's First Ever Rooftop Skystand Is Coming to Brisbane
The sky-high stand is located 20-storeys up and overlooks the Gabba.
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NewsThe Best, Weirdest and Most Unexpected Films of the 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival
Including a mesmerising Gaspar Noe drama, a bleak and unique drug warfare flick and Nicolas Cage, unhinged.
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NewsSt Kilda Is Now Home to a Fabulous Rainbow Road
Jackson Street has been transformed into a giant rainbow in celebration of the local LGBTQI community.
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NewsIt Looks Like 'Veronica Mars' Is Coming Back to Your TV Screen
Reports say that the cult-favourite 2000s TV show will get a revival with original cast members — including, of course, Kristen Bell.
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GuideThe Best New CBD Restaurants to Hit for Dinner One Night This Week
Add these pasta joints, rooftop barbecues and Korean eateries to your mid-week dinner hit-list.
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NewsTaco Bell Is Opening Its Second Australian Store on the Gold Coast
It's the start of the Tex-Mex chain's Australian expansion.
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NewsSuper Affordable Activewear Brand Decathlon Is Opening Two Melbourne Stores
The French retail giant's first Melbourne stores will stock everything from activewear and sporting goods to tents and wetsuits.
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NewsOutback Queensland's Truly Iconic Betoota Hotel Is Reopening for Two Days This Weekend
It's reopening temporarily for the famous Betoota Races — and all profits will be going to charity.
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News'Return of the Jedi' Is the Latest 'Star Wars' Film Returning to the Big Screen with a Live Score
The live orchestral 'Star Wars' series continues.
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NewsYou Can Now Stay In an Agatha Christie-Inspired Hotel Inside a Double Decker Bus
Head to the English countryside, put your feet up and ponder the author's mysteries.
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NewsThis New Australian Opera Is Inspired by the Life of Celebrated Artist Brett Whiteley
It's coming to the Sydney Opera House in 2019 as part of Opera Australia's new season.
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NewsThis Garden-Topped Melbourne Skyscraper Could Soon Be Australia's Tallest Building
If it goes ahead, it'll feature apartments, offices, a hotel, retail spaces, an entertainment centre, restaurants, bars, a BMW showroom, a school and even a cinema.
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NewsThe Cast of 'The Sopranos' Is Coming to Australia
Three of the series' stars are heading down under to chat about the iconic gangster TV series.
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NewsCapitano Is the Bar Liberty Crew's New Corner Italo-Aus Diner
It's serving Italian food with an Aussie edge and revamped classic cocktails in the Beaufort's former Carlton space.
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NewsThe Italian Film Festival's 2018 Program Is Here to Heighten Your European Holiday Cravings
It includes a drama about a dog-loving criminal and a flick about the scandalous life of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
