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NewsSea Life Melbourne's New Digital Exhibition Is Dedicated to the Deep Blue Bioluminescent Sea
From mid-February, the aquarium is making its first foray into the digital realm with this fascinating look at the bioluminescent underwater world.
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NewsSix Ways to Have a Romance-Heavy Valentines Day This Year (Even If You're Not Loved Up)
Whether you have a lover or not, there are more than a few ways to add some romance to your life this Valentine's Day.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Take a Guided Tour of Coburg's Notorious Pentridge Prison
The famed site is launching immersive daily tours, bringing history to life via original scores, true stories and voiceovers.
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NewsBeyond the Vineyards: Six Unexpected Ways to Experience the Yarra Ranges This Summer
The mountainous region might be best known as a winter destination, but there's plenty to do in the Yarra Ranges all year round.
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NewsTaronga Zoo's Sky Safari Cable Car Is Retiring After 35 Years, Then Getting a Huge Upgrade
You've got until the end of January to take a last sky-high ride in the cable car in its current guise.
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NewsYear of the Rabbit: How to Celebrate Lunar New Year at This Melbourne Lifestyle Landmark
Make the Year of the Rabbit your luckiest yet — enjoy an immersive installation, themed dining experiences and a special gift with purchase at Chadstone.
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GuideThe 14 Best Omakase in Melbourne or 2025
This multi-course Japanese dining experience has surged in popularity over the past few years — with sushi lovers fighting to get a reservation at the exclusive chef's tables.
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GuideThe 18 Best Indian Restaurants in Melbourne for 2025
Explore these Indian restaurants' menus with countless regional dishes — or just order a butter chicken and be done with it.
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GuideThe 40 Best Restaurants for Group Bookings in Melbourne
These spots are large (and rowdy) enough to host all your mates for dinner.
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GuideThe 25 Best Cafes in Melbourne for 2025
How does your favourite Melbourne cafe stack up against these brunch-filled, coffee-slinging, bloody mary-pouring haunts?
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GuideWhere to Find the Best Pizza in Melbourne for 2025
From giant pepperoni-topped slices to vegan rounds, these Melbourne pizza joints have you covered.
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GuideThe 16 Best Seafood Restaurants in Melbourne
Here's where to find Melbourne's best seafood — across fine-diners, messy crab shacks, local neighbourhood eateries and lavish omakase haunts.
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NewsThe Best Things to Eat, See and Do to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Melbourne
Themed high teas, street parties, limited-edition cakes, karaoke, banquets and huge giveaways — now that's how you welcome in the Year of the Snake in Melbourne.
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GuideThe 25 Best Chinese Restaurants in Melbourne for 2025
From Chinatown institutions and neighbourhood haunts to CBD fine-diners and contemporary Asian-fusion eateries, here are our top picks for when you have a hankering for some top Chinese cuisine.
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GuideThe 51 Best Restaurants in the Melbourne CBD for 2025
Whether you're after fine-diners or cheap eats, you're truly spoilt for choice when looking for places to eat in Melbourne's CBD.
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NewsGame, Set, Feast: Here's Everything You'll Be Eating and Drinking at the 2025 Australian Open
Some of Melbourne's best chefs are serving up ace eats at the 2025 Australian Open, plus a couple big booze brands have set up huge pop-up bars.
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NewsStart Planning a Ski Trip: Queenstown's Alpine Music Fest Snow Machine Has Dropped Its 2023 Lineup
Art vs Science, Hayden James, Hilltop Hoods, The Jungle Giants, Peking Duk and more will hit the stage amid skiing, snowboarding and après ski events.
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NewsThe Gourmand's Guide to the Most Delicious Food and Drink Events Coming to Queensland
Calling all foodies, here are five stand-out festivals that celebrate the flavour, provenance and craft of the Sunshine State.
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NewsNow Open: Aurora Spa & Bathhouse Is Sorrento's Luxe New Indoor Mineral Bathing Retreat
The newly-completed coastal bathhouse boasts a suite of mineral pools and one of the largest saunas in the southern hemisphere.
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NewsIt Looks Like Australia's First-Ever Soho House Is Finally Coming to Sydney
The news comes after developers were forced to ditch plans in Melbourne's South Yarra.
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NewsEleven Fantastically Different Events Calling You to Queensland This Year
These wonderfully weird events are taking over Queensland's outback, coastlines and small regional towns in 2023.
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News'Tis the Season: This Handy Map Plots Out All the Best and Brightest Christmas Lights Near You
Enter your postcode or suburb, then this site will tell you where to see luminous festive displays near you and around town.
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RestaurantSt David Dairy
16-18 Saint David Street, Fitzroy
This Fitzroy establishment scales dairy back to its roots.
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RestaurantIshizuka
139 Bourke Street, Melbourne
This hidden CBD restaurant specialises in kaiseki — effortlessly serving up decadent (but seemingly simple) 11-course feeds to those looking to truly treat themselves.
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BarKolkata Cricket Club
Crown Melbourne, Southbank
Mischa Tropp's sports bar and restaurant at Crown Melbourne takes punters back to a bygone-era in India.
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BarOmnia Bistro & Bar
625 Chapel Street, South Yarra
The menu is stacked with contemporary takes on European classics — but you could simply drop by for the dry-aged roasted duck and a bottle of wine and be very happy.
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RestaurantAstoria Bar Kè Grill
302 Toorak Road, South Yarra
This Toorak Road terrace house is now home to a fab Greek restaurant.
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RestaurantAmatrice Rooftop Restaurant
16 Stephenson Street, Cremorne
Zip away to Italy in the back streets of Cremorne, with aperitivo sips and specialty pasta 10 stories above the ground.
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RestaurantD.O.C Osteria
326 Lygon Street, Carlton
20 years on, this Lygon Street stalwart is still one of the city's top Italian restaurants.
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NewsThe Impressive Geminids Meteor Shower Is Peaking in Australia's Night Skies This Week
The spectacular starry event only happens once a year — and it'll be at its peak overnight between December 14 and 15.
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FeatureMelbourne Summer Guide 2022-2023
Everyone's favourite season of the year has arrived, and we're here to help you make it your best summer ever.
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NewsArbory Afloat's New Pool Is Now Open for Summer Swims Overlooking the Yarra
The bar's lower deck now boasts an infinity-edge pool fringed by palms, cabanas and day beds.
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NewsThe Socceroos' World Cup Match Against Argentina Will Screen at AAMI Park and Victoria Golf Club
If you're keen to watch Australia take on Argentina shoulder-to-shoulder with the fans, here's where to head beyond Federation Square.
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NewsNine Spectacular Arts and Culture Experiences Worth Travelling to the Sunshine State For
Listen up, culture vultures, here are the stand-out arts and culture experiences that warrant a trip to Queensland all on their own.
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NewsDromana Habitat Is the Mornington Peninsula's Newly-Minted Artisan Precinct Worth a Day-Trip
From wine and craft spirits to homewares and cheese, this collective of artisan producers is putting an unlikely pocket of the Peninsula on the map.
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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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NewsAlba Thermal Springs & Spa Is the Mornington Peninsula's Idyllic New Wellness Destination
31 geothermal pools, a dreamy spa precinct and a restaurant by Karen Martini — get set for some serious relaxation.
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NewsHere's What Australia's First Indoor Snow Resort Will Look Like If It Gets the Official Go-Ahead
Winter Sports World is planning to open in Western Sydney in 2025, complete with a 300-metre indoor ski slope and a restaurant with snow views.
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NewsFrom Curtain to Cocktails: How to Treat Yourself to a Night Out in Melbourne When You're Seeing The Phantom of the Opera
Whether it's a pre-show dinner or a stylish spot to grab a drink after the final curtain, here’s everything you need to know about planning the perfect night out at the theatre.
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NewsNow Open: Metung Hot Springs Is Finally Here If You're Due for an Indulgent Gippsland Getaway
Bathe in geothermal pools, float in private clifftop barrels and indulge in spa treatments — then spend the night in a lagoonside glamping retreat.
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NewsA Guide to Melbourne's Inner South to Take You From Sunrise to Sunset
Explore the diverse and exciting attractions of the southern side of the city.
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FeatureReady to Elevate Your Summer? Here Are Seven Ways We're Planning to Live Large This Season
Boat parties, professional backyard sports, sleeping in zoos and swimming with sharks — this is the summer for living large.
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NewsSwimply Is Relaunching Its Airbnb-Style Pool-Sharing Service in Australia Just in Time for Summer
This pool-rental platform lets you escape the warm weather in someone else's backyard.
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NewsDoubleTree by Hilton Has Unveiled Two Christmas-Themed Rooms If You Fancy a Festive Staycation
Get into the Christmas spirit with wintery soft furnishings, twinkling Christmas lights and all the decorations you could dream of.
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NewsMelbourne's Zipline Across the Yarra Is Popping Back Up for More Summer Thrills
Once again, you can take a zippy ride from Fed Square to Alexandra Gardens — plus, test your wits with the new freefall experience.
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NewsAmerican Action Sports Chain Woodward Is Opening Its First Australian Centre in Sydney in 2024
The three-level, 3650-square-metre site in Castle Hill will feature skateboarding, BMX, snowboarding, skiing, rock climbing, bouldering and more.
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NewsMelbourne's Most Photogenic After-Dark Spots for When You're Not Quite Ready to End Your Date
From late-night bars to moonlit bayside strolls, there are plenty of ways to keep the night going just a little bit longer.
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NewsQueen Vic Market Just Launched a New Precinct Dedicated to Socially Conscious Wares
More than 20 different Victorian social enterprises will use the space to sling their change-making goods and services all under one roof.
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NewsMelbourne's Month-Long Christmas Festival Is Back with Markets, Mazes, Rollerskating and Dazzling Decorations
However you like getting festive, there's something in this massive citywide Christmas program for you.
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NewsA Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible Down Under on Tuesday Night
The moon will be fully immersed in shadow for 85 minutes — and it's the last total lunar eclipse that'll be visible in Australia and NZ until 2025.
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NewsSeven Eats That'll Fuel Every Type of Road Trip Craving
From basic to blow-out, these seven snacks are guaranteed to satisfy every appetite and sustain you on any long-distance drive.
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NewsTaronga Zoo Will Still Operate As Normal Today After Five Lions Escaped Their Enclosure
One adult lion and four cubs were found outside of their main enclosure — but zoo operations are already back to normal.
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FeatureTasmanian Cuisine: A Study in Excess — and Restraint
Tasmania’s food scene has the paddock-to-plate (or pint) movement down to a fine art. And for the local growers, producers and artisans working behind the scenes, it’s about more than minimising food miles.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Hire a Pet-Friendly BYO Picnic Boat to Sail Along the Geelong Waterfront
Denmark company GoBoat is launching its fleet of easy-to-operate BYO picnic boats in Geelong, setting sail from November.
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NewsThe MCG Is Turning One of Its Private Boxes Into a Hotel Suite for One Night Only
This VIP package coincides with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 — and includes a once-in-a-lifetime sleepover at one of the world's most iconic sports grounds.
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NewsThe Ultimate Summer Bucket List: The Quintessential Experiences to Have This Season with a Beer in Hand
Summer is for picnics, poolside shenanigans and sending out the working week with sky-high vibes.
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NewsFive BYO-Friendly Spots to Hit Up If You Plan to Spend the Entire Summer Sipping Fruity Beers
Waterfront parks and just-out-of-town camp spots, Lebanese eateries and lush Airbnbs, here are the top spots to sip your BYO beer this summer.
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NewsThe Peninsula Hot Springs' Latest Expansion Plans Include New Eco Lodges and Outdoor Massage Pods
Part of a $3.3 million investment via the Regional Tourism Investment Fund, the funding will also go towards building a new 24-hour relaxation and sleep lounge.
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NewsGood Deed Alert: Seeing Eye Dogs Australia Wants You to Look After These Fresh New Pups
Fancy caring for a cute fluffball? The organisation has 45 pups in need of responsible dog lovers in Victoria and Queensland.
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NewsWe're Giving Away the Ultimate Five-Day Foodie Holiday For Two to Tasmania
You and a lucky plus-one will get to experience some of the best the Apple Isle has to offer, straight from the source.
