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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This February
Here's your guide to filling this month with all the best food, drink, films, live music, pop-ups and activations Melbourne has to offer.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week in Melbourne, you can treat yourself to a free wine tasting, check out the immersive Van Gogh exhibit and get a good belly laugh at drag queen legend Bianca Del Rio’s comedy show.
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NewsThe Five Best Rivers for Swimming In Near Melbourne
Skip the overcrowded sands of Melbourne's beaches in favour of floating upstream at these Victorian rivers.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend, you can pair pickleball games with sushi platters and cocktails, watch films under the stars, and see if you can score last-minute tickets to AO Live.
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NewsFive Epic Multi-Day Hikes to Conquer Near Melbourne
Walk your way through the most beautiful parts of Victoria (while staying at remote campgrounds) during these multi-day hikes near Melbourne.
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FeatureCoasting Together
Tens of thousands of kilometres of coastline... where to start? You grab your mates, we'll be on navigation duty.
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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This February
Here's your guide to filling this month with all the best food, drink, films, live music, pop-ups and activations Melbourne has to offer.
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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week in Melbourne, you can treat yourself to a free wine tasting, check out the immersive Van Gogh exhibit and get a good belly laugh at drag queen legend Bianca Del Rio’s comedy show.
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News
The Five Best Rivers for Swimming In Near Melbourne
Skip the overcrowded sands of Melbourne's beaches in favour of floating upstream at these Victorian rivers.
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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend, you can pair pickleball games with sushi platters and cocktails, watch films under the stars, and see if you can score last-minute tickets to AO Live.
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News
Five Epic Multi-Day Hikes to Conquer Near Melbourne
Walk your way through the most beautiful parts of Victoria (while staying at remote campgrounds) during these multi-day hikes near Melbourne.
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NewsThe 11 Best Swimming Holes Near Melbourne
Don't stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to — check out these fab swim spots just a few hours' drive from Melbourne.
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NewsThe Best Outdoor Swimming Pools in Melbourne
Melbourne's best outdoor swimming pools cater to athletes, casual summertime swimmers and those just looking to cool off during extra-hot days.
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NewsSix Alternative Things to Do on Christmas Day in Melbourne
Contrary to popular belief, the city keeps on turning on Christmas Day — if you're not otherwise engaged, go see a movie, grab a free beer, have a bowl of noodles or picnic in a park.
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NewsThe 16 Best Day Spas in Melbourne
Treat yourself to a Japanese-style massage, a bath overlooking the city or an incredibly opulent treatment paired with bottomless champagne at Melbourne's best day spas.
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GuideFrom Concerts to Cricket: Here Are the Unmissable Events in Melbourne This Summer
Embrace Melbourne's summer with a mix of stage shows, food festivals, sports and sunny adventures.
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News
The 11 Best Swimming Holes Near Melbourne
Don't stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to — check out these fab swim spots just a few hours' drive from Melbourne.
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NewsRooftop at QT, Hilton Melbourne and Ichi Ni Are All Hosting Pop-Up Pickleball Courts Throughout the Aus Open
Pair a game of pickleball with cocktails, city views and epic sushi platters.
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NewsThe Australian Open's LGBTQIA+ Glam Slam Tournament Is Returning to Melbourne Park for Three Days
Beyond the official Glam Slam tennis matches, you'll also find roaming drag queens and kings, glam stations, DJ sets, and plenty of rainbow flags.
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FeatureTourism New Zealand: If You Seek
Aotearoa New Zealand is Australia’s closest neighbour, yet worlds apart.
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NewsKia and Uber Are Giving Away Free EV Rides to and From the Australian Open Throughout the Tournament
There's just one catch. To get the free trips, you've got to be an Uber One member.
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FeatureHam Sandwich Season
Survive the murky blur of days between Christmas and New Year's with a mix of culinary and local exploration.
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NewsA Guide to Melbourne Summer for When You're on Holiday Mode
What to do in the Garden City when you don't have to do anything at all.
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News
The Best Outdoor Swimming Pools in Melbourne
Melbourne's best outdoor swimming pools cater to athletes, casual summertime swimmers and those just looking to cool off during extra-hot days.
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News
Six Alternative Things to Do on Christmas Day in Melbourne
Contrary to popular belief, the city keeps on turning on Christmas Day — if you're not otherwise engaged, go see a movie, grab a free beer, have a bowl of noodles or picnic in a park.
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NewsThe Hyper-Exclusive SAINT Private Members' Club Has Just Opened Its First Outpost in St Kilda
SAINT St Kilda is the younger and more social version of Saint Haven's luxury private wellness clubs.
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News
The 16 Best Day Spas in Melbourne
Treat yourself to a Japanese-style massage, a bath overlooking the city or an incredibly opulent treatment paired with bottomless champagne at Melbourne's best day spas.
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EventThe Chinatown Precinct's Lunar New Year Block Party
Sun, 2 Feb, 2025
Chinatown Melbourne, Melbourne
Ring in the Year of the Snake with food stalls, local restaurant dining deals, cultural performances, a dragon parade, blessings, live music, a kids' area (with face-painting and craft classes) and a ...
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EventLe Bon Ton's Superbowl Party
Mon, 10 Feb, 2025
Le Bon Ton, Collingwood
Pair your Superbowl watching with hot wings, waffles and chicken, and Budweiser beers.
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EventGalentine's Day at Pincho Disco
Thu, 13 Feb, 2025
Pincho Disco, Collingwood
Gather your gals, gays and theys together for a big Latin American feast the day before Valentine's Day
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventWhat's on in Frankston: 2025 Events
Multiple single dates
Various Frankston venues
From European beach clubs to street art and sand sculpting, here's everything hitting Frankston in early 2025.
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EventBiggest Best IMAX Film Festival
Sat, 11 Jan - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
IMAX Melbourne, Carlton
This IMAX Melbourne film festival is filled with the best and biggest flicks to see on its huge 32-metre-wide by 23-metre-tall screen.
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EventEuropa! Europa Film Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Celebrate European cinema with a packed film festival lineup featuring 44 movies from 26 countries.
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EventDrake: 'Anita Max Win' Tour
Multiple single dates
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
The 'Hotline Bling' performer 'The Degrassi: The Next Generation' star is returning Down Under for the first time in eight years.
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EventThe Play That Goes Wrong
Wed, 3 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
This comedic production about a chaotic play focuses on The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society's efforts to stage a murder-mystery.
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EventPickleball Pop-Up at Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya
Thu, 9 Jan - Thu, 6 Feb 2025
Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya, Fitzroy
Drop by this Japanese restaurant to pair your sushi and cocktails with a few rounds of pickleball.
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News2024's Geminids Meteor Shower Is Brightening Australia's Night Skies in December — Here's When to Look Up
This impressive starry event is at its peak for 2024 overnight between December 13 and 14.
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Guide
From Concerts to Cricket: Here Are the Unmissable Events in Melbourne This Summer
Embrace Melbourne's summer with a mix of stage shows, food festivals, sports and sunny adventures.
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NewsBig Bash For Beginners: A Starter Guide If You Don't Know Your Silly Mid-On From Your Stumps
From bucketheads and fireworks to seagulls and personalities, here’s the lowdown on Big Bash cricket.
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NewsComing Soon: 1 Hotels Is Opening Its First Australian Outpost in Melbourne's Revitalised Northbank Precinct in May 2025
The Melbourne hotel will feature a luxury day spa, several drinking and dining destinations, a resident-only rooftop, and over 270 plant-filled rooms overlooking the Yarra.
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NewsTen of the Best Picnic Spots in Melbourne
Pack your basket and head to some of the most picturesque picnic spots in Melbourne for a well-deserved park session with your mates.
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NewsHere's When You Can Watch the Matildas Take on Brazil and Chinese Taipei in Their Last Matches of 2024
You've got four more chances to watch Australia's national women's football team play this year — all on home soil.
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NewsComing Soon: Torquay's New Luxury Day Spa and Bathhouse Is Opening This Boxing Day
The new Torquay spa and bathhouse will be home to a sauna, steam room, indoor and outdoor pools, and a selection of wellness treatments.
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NewsAustralia's Helpful Map Plotting Out All the Best and Brightest Christmas Lights Has Been Updated for 2024
Enter your postcode or suburb, then find out where to see luminous festive displays near you and around town — 'tis the season.
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NewsMelbourne's Best Dog-Friendly Parks and Beaches for the Ultimate Pup Time
Guaranteed patsville at these pet-friendly beaches and parks scattered all over Melbourne.
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NewsFive Ways To Turn Your Apartment Balcony into a Summer Haven
Ditch the sweltering city heat for your very own urban retreat this summer.
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NewsThe Ten Best Beaches in and Around Melbourne
Whether you're looking for a quick dip in the bay or an all-day adventure to the surf coast, there are plenty of great Victorian beaches to hit up.
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NewsComing Soon: Alba Thermal Springs & Spa Is Building Luxury Villas Overlooking Its Vast Mornington Peninsula Property
In early 2025, you’ll be able to pair your hot springs dips and spa treatments with a lavish overnight stay.
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NewsThe Seven Best One-Day Hikes Near Melbourne
Swap the inner-city pavement for idyllic bush tracks, coastal walks and mountain peaks.
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GuideMelbourne's Best Local Bookshops to Hunt Down a Great Read in 2024
Find the next book to sink your teeth into at one of these local Melbourne gems.
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NewsHow's The Serenity?: Escape the City and Enjoy Some Tranquillity at These Nature Spots Around Kingston
Just south of Melbourne's CBD lies a coastal playground of scenery and wellness, perfect for a quick escape.
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NewsLook Up, Again: The Brightest Supermoon of 2024 Will Be Visible in Australia's Skies Tonight
For the third month in a row, the moon is putting on a show — and you'll want to head outside to see it.
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NewsSouth Melbourne's Trinity Curated Wellness Is Home to a Roman-Style Bathhouse, LED Lounge and Rooftop Yoga
The new wellbeing space is also home to a wellness concierge who will help you find the right treatments, classes and bathhouse routine.
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NewsNine of the Best Walks Around Metro Melbourne
Scenic trails in Melbourne that prove you don't need to venture far to take a hike.
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NewsHow to Spend a Day in Sydney, If You Love Japan
Start at the Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition at MCA and end with karaoke and arcade games.
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NewsTen of the Best Walks in and Around Melbourne
Give that activewear the workout it deserves by hitting up these short hikes in and around Melbourne.
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NewsThe Ten Best Free Camping Spots Near Melbourne
Weekend getaways don't have to cost an arm and a leg — at these free campsites near Melbourne, all you need is enough money for snacks, wine and petrol to get you there (and back).
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NewsThe Best Kayaking and Canoeing Spots Near Melbourne
Escape the city for a day gliding on the water spotting platypuses, dolphins and aquatic birds.
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NewsThe Ten Best Bike Rides In and Around Melbourne
From leisurely city rides to stunning coastal climbs, here are the best bike trails to glide around on two wheels in and around Melbourne.
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NewsIt's Time to Stare at the Sky: September's Big and Bright Supermoon Will Be Visible in Australia Tonight
You won't be able to see the partial lunar eclipse Down Under, but the latest supermoon is still lighting up the sky.
