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NewsThis Aussie Website Will Turn Your Pet's Cute Face Into Your Own Personalised Jigsaw Puzzle
You've already spent so long gazing at Fido, Fluffy, Polly or Nemo, so this should be the easiest jigsaw that you've ever done.
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NewsAt-Home COVID-19 Testing Is Now Available for Melburnians Who Can't Leave Their House
The Victorian Government has launched a new 'call-to-test' service for people with disability, carers, the elderly and those with chronic health conditions.
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NewsThis Indulgent Sight-Seeing Plane Tour of Antarctica Will Let You Day Trip Out of the Country
The sight-seeing flights to the icy continent will kick off again from November.
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NewsVictorians Can Now Be Hit with a $5000 On-the-Spot Fine for Breaching Isolation Orders
Under new rules announced today, Melburnians in isolation will no longer be able to leave their homes for exercise.
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NewsIcy Temperatures, Rain and Low-Level Snow Are on the Cards for Melbourne This Week
Some well-timed indoors weather is headed our way for the first week of stage four lockdowns.
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NewsThese Are the Businesses That Can and Can't Stay Open During Melbourne's Stage Four Lockdown
Retail stores will need to close for six weeks, but supermarkets and bottle-os are among those allowed to stay open.
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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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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Week
This week in Melbourne, you can watch LGBTQIA+ players fight it out at the Aus Open's Glam Slam, score a few drinking and dining deals, and treat yourself to a luxe six-course Japanese dinner down at ...
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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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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Melbourne This January
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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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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Victoria Has Declared a State of Disaster and Stage Four Restrictions for Metro Melbourne
Metropolitan Melbourne will have strict new stay-at-home rules and a curfew from tonight — and regional Victoria will enter stage three restrictions from next week.
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NewsFace Masks Will Be Mandatory for All of Victoria as the State Records 723 New COVID-19 Cases
And Victorians in six new local government areas — outside of metro Melbourne and Mitchell Shire — will no longer be allowed any visitors in their homes.
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NewsWe're Giving You the Chance to Live an Unyoked Life with Off-Grid Escapes Every Three Months
Escape the daily grind and head to an Unyoked cabin four times a year for life — without spending a dime.
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NewsMelburnians Who Must Skip Work to Self-Isolate After COVID-19 Testing Can Get a $300 Payment
And it's available as soon as a person is tested.
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NewsHere's When and Where You Have to Wear a Face Mask Under Melbourne's New Public Health Order
Unless you're exempt, you'll need a face covering when leaving the house, or risk a $200 fine.
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NewsGood Day People Is the New Not-Boring Online Gift Store Stocked with Top-Notch Aussie Produce
Playfully packaged tins, filled with locally made gifts you'd actually want to receive.
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NewsSurf Stitch Is Giving Away a 14-Day Road Trip Across Australia or New Zealand
The lucky winner will also score a new $1500 wardrobe.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Get Your Hands On a Face Mask in Melbourne
From Thursday, the face coverings will be mandatory for metro Melbourne and Mitchell Shire residents.
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NewsA Strict New Border Zone Is Being Introduced Between NSW and Victoria
The state is also restricting the entry of Victorians to NSW to "extremely limited purposes".
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NewsVictoria's State of Emergency Has Been Extended for an Additional Four Weeks
It's the fourth time it has been extended, and comes as masks has been made compulsory in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire.
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Metropolitan Melbourne Residents Are Now Required to Wear Masks and Facial Coverings
If you leave the house for one of the four permitted reasons and you don't cover your face, you'll be fined $200.
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NewsIceland Wants to Blast Your 2020-Induced Screams Into the Country's Frosty Wilderness
Your frustrated yells will echo through one of seven locations — including the country's fjords, the capital of Reykjavík or the volcanic surroundings of the Reykjanes peninsula.
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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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EventThe Glam Slam
Fri, 24 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Melbourne Park, Melbourne
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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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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NewsThe Victorian Government Has Clarified Rules Around How Far You Can Travel for Exercise
Instead of travelling across the city to hike and pickup takeaway coffee, the government is saying you should be visiting your closest park or cafe.
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NewsEverything You Need to Know About Australia's COVID-19 State and Territory Border Restrictions
Before you jump in the car for a road trip or on a plane for a domestic holiday, find out where you can go within Australia and whether you need to quarantine.
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NewsAustralia Unseen Has a New Line of Melbourne-Inspired Puzzle Designs to Cure Your Iso-Boredom
Spend lockdown assembling a picture of the 12 Apostles or recreating a scene of the Melbourne city skyline.
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NewsThis Is What People Have Been Fined for So Far During Melbourne's Second Lockdown
Two friends driving around playing 'Pokemon Go' and a man eating KFC in-store are some of the people who've been fined for flouting the stay-at-home rules.
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FeatureHoliday Here This Year
Whether it’s a day trip out of the city, a weekend escape or a month-long adventure, Australians love travelling.
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NewsWestern Australia's Kalbarri National Park Is Now Home to a 100-Metre-High Skywalk Over a Gorge
The $24 million project overlooks the park's Murchison Gorge via two cantilevered platforms.
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Metropolitan Melbourne Residents Are Now Encouraged to Wear Masks When Leaving Their Homes
The Victorian Government recommends that face masks are worn in public situations where "physical distancing is not possible" — such as in shopping centres, on public transport and at markets.
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NewsTwo of Victoria's Major Snow Resorts Have Closed Again — Just Weeks After Reopening
Despite being outside of Victoria's lockdown area, the resorts have stopped the ski lifts.
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NewsTAFE Victoria Has Expanded Its Free Courses If You Want to Upskill During Lockdown (Again)
If you're eligible, you could learn about nursing, cyber security or plumbing without paying a cent.
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NewsThese Are the 32 Victorian Local Government Areas Reentering Lockdown from Midnight Tonight
Stay-at-home orders will apply to metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire for the next six weeks.
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NewsVictoria Will Reintroduce Strict Stay-at-Home Orders for All of Metropolitan Melbourne for Six Weeks
The new lockdown will come into place at 11.59pm on Wednesday, July 8 — but there are some differences this time.
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NewsWhy This Lesser-Known Victorian Wine Region Should Be Your Next Weekend Getaway
Sip the nectar of the gods, dine in an old farmhouse and sleep in a castle.
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NewsThe NSW-Victoria Border Will Close from Midnight on July 7 for the First Time in 100 Years
The move comes as Victoria records its highest daily total — 127 cases — since the pandemic began.
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NewsVictoria Is Extending Its Reintroduced Stay-at-Home Orders to Two More Melbourne Postcodes
Two more areas are going into lockdown — and, in nine public housing estates, residents will be required to stay inside their homes for at least the next five days.
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NewsThe Whitsundays' Luxury Daydream Island Resort Is Reopening Alongside Queensland's Border
Head north to check out the 200-metre living reef, three restaurants and the onsite gin bar.
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NewsFive Dog-Friendly Trips Around Regional Victoria to Take with Your Fur Baby
Treat your very good dog to a very good time.
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NewsHow to Road Trip the Coral Coast in Seven Days
Take a scenic drive to see dolphins, sharks, reefs, beaches and one of Australia's most famous rock formations.
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NewsVictorians from the 36 Hotspot Suburbs Will Be Banned from Entering NSW
If they do enter, they'll have to quarantine for 14 days — or risk a $11,000 fine and six months in jail.
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NewsAldi Is Releasing a Range of Affordable Hiking Gear So You Can Start Hitting the Trails
The range of hiking shoes, headlamps, thermals and jackets lands this Saturday — and starts at just $4.99.
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NewsThe European Union Is Reopening Its Borders to Tourists from Down Under
Australians and New Zealanders still can't leave the country, though — but you can add Europe to your holiday list when local travel restrictions are lifted.
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Victoria Is Reintroducing Strict Stay-at-Home Orders in Ten Melbourne Postcodes for Four Weeks
From 11.59pm on July 1, if you live in one of the suburbs listed, you'll only be able to leave your home for one of four reasons: work or school, care or care giving, exercise or to get food and other essentials.
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NewsQueensland Will Reopen Its Border to All Aussie States and Territories Except Victoria from July 10
"Due to current community transmission levels, the border with Victoria will remain closed — and will be strengthened."
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NewsA Food and Wine Lover's Guide to the Fleurieu Peninsula
Restaurants in caves, architectural masterpieces in vineyards and some of the world's best red wine — you'll find it all 40 minutes from Adelaide.
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NewsVictorian Lockdowns for Hotspot Areas Will Be Considered This Week as State Records 75 New Cases
It's the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the state in three months.
