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NewsTop BYO Picnic Spots to Visit in Your City Before Cooler Days Arrive
Boozy autumnal park hangs, sorted.
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NewsTen Things to Do in the Snowy Mountains During the Warmer Months
Hike, bike, horse ride, sail and even helicopter your way through the Snowies.
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NewsThis Sydney Council Has Gone Ahead and Started Impounding Rogue Share Bikes
Waverley Council impounded 60 bikes on Monday as it cracks down on operators.
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NewsHoley Moley Is Awarding $10,000 to Australia's Best Mini Golfers
The inaugural Holey Moley Masters will get golfers from each state to battle it out for the honour.
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NewsA Less Obvious Guide to Queenstown
Backcountry cycle trails, irresistible tacos, bustling weekend markets and endless volumes of wine — here's how to spend a weekend in New Zealand's adventure capital.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend, you can join a huge Lunar New Year block party, watch films under the stars and purchase works from emerging artists.
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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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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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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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NewsSydney's Axe Throwing Joint Maniax Is Finally Opening in Melbourne Next Month
Say hello to your new favourite pastime.
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NewsWork on Australia's First Surf Wave Park Kicks Off Next Month
The 2.1-hectare lagoon is set to open near Melbourne Airport in April 2019.
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NewsThe 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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NewsSix Victorian Hiking Adventures That Will Get You Out of the City This Summer
Take advantage of the warm days to do a quick hike in the You Yangs or embark on an all-day adventure at Mount Buffalo.
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NewsThis New Luxury Glamping Retreat Is Located in a Stunning 160-Acre Garden Outside Sydney
The campsite features a waterfall and your booking includes dinner made with produce sourced from the area.
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NewsFive Outdoor Date Ideas You Probably Haven't Tried Before
Plan your next date outside before the summer climes leave us.
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NewsA New Elevated Train Line and Station Will Open in Melbourne This Week
The line will travel over Melbourne's southeast suburbs, bypassing traffic below.
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NewsThere's a Secret Decked-Out Campsite Hidden Somewhere in Australia
If you can track it down, you'll score all the camping gear.
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NewsJapan's Insane Real-Life Version of Mario Kart Is Coming to Australia
Zoom around a racetrack dressed as Mario, Luigi or Yoshi — but don't go throwing bananas or shells at your opponents.
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NewsThe UK's Insanely Popular Bingo Rave Is Coming Back to Australia Again
This time, they're bringing British boy band stars with them.
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NewsSome of the Best Photos of Last Night's Super Blue Blood Moon from Around the World
Did the clouds block your view of the moon? Well, here's what it looked like.
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NewsTurns Out Sydney Transport's Ferry McFerryface Was a Lie
The name announced as winner of Sydney's public ferry-naming competition was actually chosen by Transport Minister Andrew Constance.
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EventDome Under Fulldome Festival
Fri, 31 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Head to Melbourne Planetarium to see 32 films from 15 countries at Australia's only fulldome film festival.
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EventIce Cream Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
Various locations around Victoria, Melbourne
12 days. 144 flavours. Three venues. Many a brain freeze.
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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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NewsSydney's Hosting a Huge Game of Hide and Seek on a Cruise Ship Next Month
Adults and kids are invited to play the game, which'll take over a mammoth cruise ship on Sydney Harbour.
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NewsSections of Two Major Melbourne Roads Will be Closed for Up to Four Years
Parts of St Kilda Road and Grattan Street are being closed or reduced while the build of the Metro Tunnel takes place.
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NewsCarlton North's Park Street Dining Is Giving Away a Free Wedding
The Melbourne restaurant wants to help you get hitched.
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NewsA Giant Game of Space Invaders Is Taking Place 52 Storeys Above Tokyo
Projected onto the windows of the Tokyo City View observatory, it celebrates the arcade game's 40th anniversary.
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NewsThe Lost Dogs' Home Is Throwing a Meownificent Garden Party Filled with Cats
The only summer soiree where you can take a cute cat home with you at the end of the night.
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Sydney and Melbourne Unsurprisingly Move Up in the World's Most Expensive City Index
Both cities have shot forward on Numbeo's annual ranking of the world's most expensive cities.
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FeatureA Guide to Docklands and its Surrounds
Docklands has steadily transformed itself from an oft-underrated inner city pocket into a dynamic destination, packed with culinary and cultural offerings worth crossing town for.
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NewsNice Paws Is Fitzroy's New Planet-Friendly Pet Supplies Pop-Up
Stocked with a range of products that are both super stylish and environmentally sustainable.
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NewsAdelphi Hotel's Revamped Pool Deck Is the Ultimate Way to Escape the Scorching CBD Streets
The pool's been extended to 13.5 metres and you can have cocktails delivered right to your deck chair.
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NewsThe Public's Love for This White Pied Currawong Will Give You Hope in Humanity
The bird has become an adored resident at Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden.
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NewsSydney Just Sweltered Through Its Second Hottest Day Ever
Penrith hit a massive 47.3 degrees, almost matching the city's hottest day on record.
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NewsThis New App Will Help You Find the Best Camp Sites and Walking Trails In Victoria's Forests
Almost 400 camping and picnic grounds are featured, plus more than 240 recreational trails.
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NewsAustralia Is Getting Its First Beach Club
Fancy a bev on a sunbed on the beach? Head to South Australia.
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NewsAn Extremely Rare Supermoon Will Be Visible in Australia This Month
It's a super blue blood moon — or a supermoon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse, aka a blood moon, all at once.
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NewsChadstone Shopping Centre Is Set to Score Its Own Luxury 13-Storey Hotel
The $130 million development will feature 250 rooms and a 400-person ballroom.
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NewsMelbourne Is Set to Swelter Through Its Hottest Day in Two Years This Weekend
After a mild start to the year, Saturday is set to be a scorcher.
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Guide32 Highly Awesome Ways to Splash Around In Melbourne
It's not hard to take a dip in this town.
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The Summer Guide to Melbourne 2017–18
Slap on your invisible zinc and get out there. Blue skies wait for no one.
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NewsTen Classes in Melbourne You Can Take Over Summer to Learn Something New
Seize your spare time and skill up over the summer break.
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NewsTen Must-Visit Places Worth Travelling Overseas for in 2018
Check for cheap flights and lock in a date.
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NewsYou Can Now Go Ice Skating Next to the Beach in the Maldives
Step from the sea to the sand to the ice — in the tropics.
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NewsThe World's Biggest Bouncing Castle Obstacle Course for Adults Is Coming to Melbourne
The Monster is set to take over Melbourne Showgrounds for a three-day adults-only festival this January.
