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NewsFive Tournaments to Challenge Your Mates to This Summer
A bit of friendly competition never hurt anybody.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Massive Ball Pit Playground Over Summer
Prepare to dive into an adult playground filled with one million glow-in-the-dark balls.
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NewsAustralia Is Getting Its First Cat Lovers Show
Everything a dapper doggo can do, a cute cat can as well.
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NewsThe Rustic Hobbies Made Better by Technology to Adopt for Summer
For the burgeoning urban hobbyists among us.
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NewsThe Ultimate Gift Guide for the Urban Hobbyist
Get all the gear that they didn't know they needed this year.
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NewsEight Melbourne Activities That Are Fun for Both Kidults and Their Actual Children
Because playtime is a thing to take seriously.
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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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NewsA Tram Filled With Guide Dogs Will Cruise Through Melbourne This Morning
To mark International Day of People With A Disability, a 109 tram will host some very special passengers.
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NewsNSW's South Coast Glamping Retreat Is Popping Back Up for Summer
Glamping specialists Flash Camp are heading back to Shoalhaven's Coolendel reserve.
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NewsWhere to Train for a Marathon and Have a Cooldown Brew After
Whether you're in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, we've got your running route and post-workout beer covered.
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News
Sydney Is Getting a Massive Ball Pit Playground Over Summer
Prepare to dive into an adult playground filled with one million glow-in-the-dark balls.
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NewsHow Melbourne's Storms Will Affect Your Weekend
What's cancelled, what's still happening and what's still up in the air.
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GuideDaily Detours for the Week of November 27
Featuring a night dedicated to unleashing your inner child.
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NewsThis 13-Hour Escape Room Will Recreate 'Murder on the Orient Express' During a Train Trip
Step into Hercule Poirot's shoes on the 800-kilometre-plus trip from Helsinki to Rovaniemi.
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NewsA Stretch of Noosa's Coastline Has Been Declared a World Surfing Reserve
The Sunshine Coast stretch is only the tenth spot in the world to join the list, marking Australia's third entry.
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NewsMelbourne's Sweating Through What Could be Its Hottest November Heatwave in 150 Years
Things aren't expected to cool down until Saturday.
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NewsMelbourne's East Is Getting a New Botanic Garden And Huge Parkland Development
The Olinda Precinct Project will feature 34 hectares of open space and leisure facilities.
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News22.5 Hectares of Urban Parklands Are Planned For Melbourne's South East
The Victorian Government has proposed 11 MCGs worth of new open space and leisure facilities as part of its Skyrail plans.
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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 Public Transport Authority Has Just Agreed to Name a New Ferry Ferry McFerryface
Sydneysiders have voted to keep the bizarre legacy of Boaty McBoatface alive.
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NewsThe Cat Protection Society of Victoria Needs New Homes For Kittens Like These
With kitten season here, now's the time to adopt a furry new friend.
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NewsA Temporary Park Is Popping Up in Melbourne's CBD for Summer
The corner of Elizabeth and Flinders streets will be closed to vehicles and filled with trees and oversized planters.
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NewsMelbourne's New Art Series Hotel Is Inspired by Australian Artist Zhong Chen
The new 100-room boutique hotel in Box Hill sports a rooftop pool and a design inspired by Chen's King Fu series.
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GuideDaily Detours for the Week of December 4
Featuring all-you-can-eat meat to help you through the week.
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NewsThe City of Sydney Will Waive Its Wedding Venue Hire Fees for Same-Sex Couples
If same-sex marriage laws are changed, the council will allow same-sex couples to wed free of charge at Sydney halls and community facilities.
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NewsSomeone Wrote a Huge 'No' in the Sky Above Melbourne Today
Is it another sky-high stunt from the anti-marriage-equality campaign?
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NewsHow to Spend 48 Hours in Kuala Lumpur
Make the most of your whirlwind trip to the Malaysian capital.
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NewsAnother Dockless Bike Sharing Service Has Arrived in Australia
Beijing-based Ofo has launched with a fleet of 50 yellow bikes in Adelaide.
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NewsCollingwood's Peel Street Is Getting a New Music and Food Festival
The free community event will feature a record fair, markets and a live set by Aussie legend Archie Roach.
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NewsThis NSW Outdoor Experience Combines Canoeing with Champagne and Canapés
Explore the secluded Southern Highlands by canoe (and with a local sparkling Riesling in-hand).
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NewsThis Women-Only Adventurers Group Will Help You Find Your New Girl Tribe
Empowering local ladies to get out into the great outdoors.
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NewsA Guide to Wellington's Spectacular Outdoors
From accessible islands to leafy wilderness, Wellington boasts alluring outdoor spots in spades.
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NewsThe Best Spring Hikes Around Melbourne for Seeing Wildflowers
Get your steps up and spy some orchids and banksias along the way.
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NewsThe World's Longest Hiking Trail Has Opened in Canada
25 years in the making, The Great Trail is finally open to the public.
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NewsMelbourne, You're Up: Guide Dogs Victoria Need You to Look After These Balls of Fluff
The organisation needs responsible dog lovers to look after the pups for a year before they goes to work as guide dogs.
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NewsThe Most Epic Photos of Last Night's Total Solar Eclipse from the US
Now we're holding out for Sydney 2028.
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NewsStradbroke Island Now Has a Permanent Beachfront Glampground
Ten luxe tens have been permanently pitched at the north island's Adder Rock.
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NewsFive After-Work Activities to Try with Your Mates
Next time you clock off work, head for one of these little adventures in your city.
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NewsFive Places for Winter Camping Between Brisbane and Melbourne
The best campsites from Brisbane to Sydney to Melbourne for fires, wine tasting and most importantly, doggos.
