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NewsTake the Ultimate Helicopter Pub Tour to Mystery Australian Bars
The most luxurious way to bar hop ever.
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NewsLive the Bond Lifestyle Thanks to Heineken and SPECTRE's Exclusive 007 Experiences
You won't know when, where or how you'll be whisked away.
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NewsAustralia's Getting a Gargantuan New Slip 'N' Slide
Beats hurtling down your own detergent-covered backyard version.
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GuideAdventure Awaits: Get Your Adrenaline Pumping on a Holiday in New Zealand
For thrill-seekers and adrenaline junkies, New Zealand is one big, limitless adventure park.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week in Melbourne, you can catch New Order live and watch French films, or head out of town for a huge music festival.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
This weekend in Melbourne, you can sip and snack at a wine and cheese festival, catch a movie under the stars and explore futuristic stories.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This March
From multi-day music festivals and floral fiestas to big-name tours and ricotta celebrations, here's what's on the agenda in and around Melbourne in March.
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NewsThe 17 Best Day Spas in Melbourne for 2025
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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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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NewsSo Frenchy So Chic in the Park Returns for 2016
Rediscover your joie de vivre with champagne and frolicking on the lawn.
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NewsMelbourne's Getting a Pop-Up Ball Pit for Grown-Ups
Balls are the new black at this year's Spring Fashion Week.
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NewsThis Genius Glamper Has Invented a Hammock Hot Tub
This might just be the ultimate luxury camping accessory — if you tie it to something secure.
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NewsBrunswick Is Finally Getting the Boozy Mini-Golf Course It Deserves
Just tap it in, give it a little tappy, a tap-tap-tapperoo.
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News'Run for Your Lives' Zombie-Themed Obstacle Course Is Coming to Australia
Avoid the blood pit, round the 'Resident Evil' laser grid and don't get bitten.
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NewsCards For Humanity Is the Saintly Alternative to Your Favourite Horrible Party Game
Your weekend just got nice and boring.
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EventFesta Del Pomodoro at Mister Bianco
Tue, 18 Mar and Wed, 19 Mar 2025
Mister Bianco, Kew
Celebrate the art of sugo-making with a three-course meal and cooking demo at this Italian restaurant in Kew.
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EventLightscape Melbourne
Fri, 20 Jun - Sun, 10 Aug 2025
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens, South Yarra
Another winter, another lit-up garden display, with this after-dark festival getting Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne a-glowing.
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EventAustralian International Documentary Conference
Sun, 2 Mar - Wed, 5 Mar 2025
ACMI, Melbourne
Must-see Oscar-nominees 'Black Box Diaries' and 'Sugarcane' lead the lineup at this celebration of factual filmmaking.
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EventNew Order: Australian Tour 2025
Sat, 8 Mar, 2025
Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne
After their 2020 tour was cut short due to the pandemic, these music icons are returning Down Under.
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EventGet Up and Glow
Sat, 8 Mar, 2025
Bossley Bar & Restaurant, Melbourne
Get your Saturday started in the best way with a yoga class, brekkie and beauty products — all for free.
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EventMelbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Wed, 26 Mar - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Carlton Gardens, Carlton
This five-day flower and garden fest features landscaping inspiration, workshops for plant lovers, art exhibitions and a special after-dark experience.
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EventBBQs of the World
Sun, 30 Mar, 2025
Dandenong Market, Dandenong
Discover what makes barbecue the oldest cuisine in the world, complete with sumptuous bites from West Africa to Brazil.
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EventThat's Amore Cheese Ricotta Festival
Sun, 30 Mar, 2025
That's Amore Cheese, Thomastown
For one day only, the Thomastown lot will be filled with food stalls, bars, and a stage hosting cooking masterclasses and live music performances.
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EventTesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers
Sat, 29 Mar - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Tesselaar Tulip Farm, Silvan
Give your autumn a blooming boost with this floral event, featuring flower displays, acrobats, food trucks and, for the first time, a soaring ferris wheel.
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EventCorteo — Cirque du Soleil
Fri, 22 Aug - Sun, 24 Aug 2025
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Focusing on a clown imagining his funeral procession, this dazzling hit filled with acrobatic wonders features the Montreal-based company's first-ever central stage setup.
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NewsFive Tips for Throwing the Best Cinco de Mayo Party
Celebrate Mexico's almost unfairly excellent food, drink and culture, without the stereotypes.
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NewsThis Is How IKEA Is Placating You Since You Can't Play Hide and Seek
IKEA's invented their own games — or tried to, at least.
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NewsGiant IKEA Hide and Seek Game Planned for Melbourne Store
With over 25,000 people 'attending', this is unlikely to fly under IKEA's radar.
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NewsLaneway Festival Co-Founder to Open Pop-Up Rooftop Hotel
Take a first look inside St. Jerome's, the luxury camping ground.
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GuideYour Ultimate Easter Long Weekend Itinerary
All the things to do now you're too old for Easter egg hunts (or are you?).
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NewsYou Can Now Play Cards Against Humanity On Your Phone
The 'party game for horrible people' is now online.
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NewsThe Ten Best Pool Toys for Grown-Ups
Floating poker tables, motorised bumper boats and inflatable watermelons. Dive in.
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NewsAll the Best Ways to Spend Australia Day 2015 in Melbourne
Sausages, citizenship, the Triple J Hottest 100. Celebrate what you value this Australia Day.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Most Popular Posts of 2014
Bike shops, beer halls and breakfast had your fingers clicking this year.
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NewsThese Were the Most Instagrammed Places in Australia for 2014
Which snap-happy places got the most filter-laden love this year?
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide
The products we've been eyeing off all year.
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NewsMelbourne’s CBD Could Be Getting a Floating, Adjustable Wave Pool
With adjustable waves. Adjustable. Waves.
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NewsThis Invisible Air Umbrella Will Absolutely Not Turn Inside Out
Or hit your fellow pedestrians in the head.
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NewsCustomise Your Own Waves at the Sunshine Coast’s Epic New Wave Pool
Choose the size, length and time limit of your own wave.
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NewsTen Reasons to Leave The House This Weekend
There's plenty of cheese to be eaten, films to be snuggled into and live music to warm your hands on this weekend.
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NewsEight Things Worth Leaving the House For This Weekend
Ditch the Netflix sesh and get amongst it.
