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NewsThis Travel Map Helps You Find the Best Weather All Year Round
This new online tool helps uses ten years of scientific data to map weather conditions.
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News'Wet Hot American Summer' Is Being Turned Into a Role-Playing Game
Make your dream of stepping into the 2001 cult hit a reality with this crowdfunded tabletop game.
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NewsMelbourne's 24-Hour Weekend Public Transport Is Here to Stay
A permanent night network is becoming a reality.
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NewsMONA Is Launching a Super Rare Beer Dedicated to Video Store Clerks
Moo Brew Wet Hop is "a super rare beer for super rare people".
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NewsHow Modern Filmmakers Are Tackling the Complex Topic of Psychological Manipulation
With the release of Cate Shortland's Berlin Syndrome, we look at how victims and perpetrators of psychological abuse are portrayed in modern film.
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NewsMeet Uitgang Bar, Exit Brewing's New Richmond Home
Finally the Richmond locals have a permanent public watering hole, with ten beer taps on rotation.
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GuideThe Best Places to Buy and Order Plants in Melbourne for 2024
There's a whole world of plants out there — here's where to find them.
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GuideWhere to Shop Like a Local In and Around Melbourne CBD for 2024
Some of the best small businesses in the city can be found in the CBD's laneways, alleys and arcades.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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GuideMelbourne's Best Florists for Making Grand Gestures
There's nothing like a big, vibrant bunch of freshly-cut blooms to turn a frown upside down.
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NewsEight Stunning Locally Made Jigsaw Puzzles for When Boredom Strikes (Again)
Got too much time to kill? Instead of flicking on the TV, give these beautiful, brain-tickling gems a go.
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GuideThe Best New Melbourne Spaces of 2021
We've rounded up the most stunning buildings and venues unveiled in Melbourne this year.
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NewsAll the Best Australian-Made Picnic Gear for Your Next Park Session
Keep your drinks cool and your shopping local when you plan your next picnic outing.
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GuideSix of This Year's Biggest Boxing Day Sales
Score up to 70 percent off wine, cruelty-free makeup and activewear at these online sales.
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GuideSix of This Year's Biggest Black Friday Sales
Score up to 70 percent off reusable cups, homewares and sportswear at these online sales.
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GuideWhere To Shop Like a Local in and Around Brighton
These great bayside businesses are well worth a look in.
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NewsFrankston Burger Joint Southside Social to Open Inner City Outpost
They're bringing their burgers and boozy shakes to Chapel Street.
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NewsAmerican Essentials Film Festival Reveals Indie-Focused 2017 Program
Two Greta Gerwig films, Australia's own Bond and Ewan McGregor jumping behind the camera rank among the second-year festival's 31 titles.
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NewsThis Eye-Catching Development Takes Inspiration From An Ancient Wonder
The proposed Birmingham buildings aim to recreate Babylon's fabled Hanging Gardens.
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NewsThis Immersive London Exhibition Will Put You Inside an Episode of 'Black Mirror'
Relive the anthology series' "Fifty Million Merits" episode as part of the Barbican's three-month science-fiction showcase.
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NewsFour-Wheeled Food Delivery Robots Are Cruising the Streets of San Francisco
Forget UberEATS — your next meal could be delivered by a robot.
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NewsFollow in Giant Footsteps at Australia's Own Open-Air Dinosaur Exhibition
Wander over a gorge to view scale replicas of Australian dinosaurs in outback Queensland.
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NewsDive Deep Into a Shipwreck Cellar at Croatia's First Underwater Winery
Tour a wine cellar in a shipwreck and bring your own bottle back to the surface.
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NewsNYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Installed a Surreal Rooftop Dinner Party
Characters and objects from the Met's collection have been digitally scanned, cast as sculptures and spread underneath the Manhattan skyline.
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NewsJapan's New Immersive Art Dinner Animates Your Plate
Hosting just eight guests a night, this new dining concept will see birds land on your table and trees grow from your plate.
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NewsOne of the World's Thinnest Towers Could Soon Join the Gold Coast's Skyline
The metro's penchant for polarising beachfront skyscrapers continues.
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NewsEight Grown-Up Easter Treats To Hunt Down Around Melbourne
You're never too old for this Easter hunt.
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NewsMeet Samuel Pepys, Northcote's New Boutique Bottle Shop
A new beer, wine and spirit merchant from the Bomba crew has landed on High Street.
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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 Gold Coast Might Be Getting a Characteristically Over-the-Top New Beach Club
Planned for the 6000 square metre site? Rooftop lounge, nightclub, restaurants, cafes, VIP cabanas, gardens, outdoor pool and so forth.
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NewsA Huge Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Is Coming to Australia
The legendary Japanese director's work will screen in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra.
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NewsThis Dubai Hotel Is Running 'Underwater' Yoga Classes
Atlantis The Palm wants you to do savasana with the fishes.
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NewsThis New Australian Wine Company Has Launched 'Classy' Goon Sacks
Tote Wines aren't the cheap receptacles of doom juice you used to obliterate at uni parties.
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NewsA Look at SBS' New Competitive Cooking Series, The Chef's Line
The TV show's unique format opens up how kitchens actually work.
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NewsThis Dutch Dance Club Is Powered By Food Waste
Rotterdam's new hangout turns fruit and vegetables into energy, and prints furniture from leftovers.
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NewsSay Hello to Edible Chopsticks, the Eating Utensils of the Future
The sustainable utensils are made out of the same material as tatami floor mats, and taste like them too.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Stay at Iceland's Geothermal Blue Lagoon
Sleep, soak, steam, sip and eat in or near lagoons created on a Nordic bed of lava.
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NewsDark Mofo Has Announced Its Spectacular Full 2017 Lineup
Large-scale lasers, an orchestra mixed with around 500 litres of blood, and a 200-kilometre pilgrimage to six different churches are all on the bill.
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NewsMelbourne Just Landed a Store Dedicated Entirely to Greek Doughnuts
Peel Street newcomer Lukumades is focusing all efforts on the dough.
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NewsBrae's Dan Hunter Is Embarking on a Delicious National Cookbook Tour
Can't make it to Birregurra? Here's your chance to get a taste of the world's number 44 restaurant.
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NewsBrisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival Cancelled, Leaving Brisbane Without a Major Film Festival
Terrible and downright unacceptable news.
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NewsFormer Prime Minister Bob Hawke Has Launched His Own Beer, Hawke's Brewing
Look, it was inevitable.
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NewsAustralia's Human Rights Film Festival Announces 2017 Program
Tired of the same old blockbuster formula? See a film that cuts through the noise.
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NewsAcademy Award-Winning Director Oliver Stone Is Coming to Australia
The influential, polarising American filmmaker joins both the Vivid Ideas and Semi Permanent lineups in Sydney.
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NewsVictoria's Brae and Attica Both Named in World's 50 Best Restaurants List
That's right — Australia has two restaurants in the top 50.
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NewsFreshara Is Australia's New All-Vegan Meal Delivery Service
A plant-based bounty delivered to your doorstep.
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NewsA Look Inside the New Pawn & Co., Melbourne's Pawn Shop Bar Where Everything Is for Sale
Get your drink mixed by a church organ, order via talking vending machine and sit in an old tram carriage.
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GuideTen New Melbourne Art Exhibitions to Brighten Up Your April
Experience dark and lurid dreamlike paintings, the neon lights of Beijing and an immersive maze of mirrors.
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NewsAirbnb Is Selling 'Incomplete' Rings to Campaign for Australian Marriage Equality
Designed by Australian industrial designer Marc Newson, the rings will launch the company's #UntilWeAllBelong campaign.
