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NewsBig W Has Launched an Affordable New Range of Cosy Winter Petwear for Adorable Dogs
Because your pupper deserves its own cable-knit sweater and faux fur-trimmed jacket.
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NewsThe Queensland Border Might Remain Closed Until September
While there's community transmission in Victoria and New South Wales, Queensland is unlikely to open its border to the southern states.
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NewsMelbourne's Pet-Friendly BYO Picnic Boats Are Setting Sail Once Again
You can now hire one of these easy-to-operate boats for a leisurely cruise down the Yarra.
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NewsFive Ways to Escape the City and Go Off Grid for a Weekend in Regional Victoria
Slip away from the buzzing Melbourne metropolis and unwind at these regional havens.
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NewsFive Spots Where You Can Stargaze from Your Very Own Hot Tub This Winter
Soak under a canopy of stars.
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NewsFour Excellent Cabins Found Near Some of Victoria's Most Popular Hiking Areas
Where to lay your head when you venture into the wild.
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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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NewsA Long Weekender's Guide to Darwin for When You Need Warm Weather Again
Spend balmy nights in Australia's Top End tucking into fresh seafood and meeting local makers.
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NewsInternational Travel Won't Be Back to Normal Until 2023 Says Industry Expert
But, there are hopes domestic travel could pick up sooner.
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NewsA Food and Wine Lover's Guide to Adelaide
There's more to Adelaide than just great wine — head south to explore underground bars, laneway restaurants and jam-packed markets.
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NewsA Guide to Relaxing in Margaret River
You'll find spa retreats, sunset ocean vistas and vineyard restaurants in Western Australia's famously beautiful wine region.
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NewsThe Most Spectacular Lakes in Australia That You Need to See in Real Life
Peel away from the coast to explore tropical swimming holes, bright pink bodies and glassy waters that stretch as far as the eye can see.
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NewsThe Queen Vic Market Has a New Stall Selling Cheap Seedlings
Starting a veggie garden? You can get five seedlings for just $10.
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NewsThis Is What You Can and Can't Do in Victoria from Midnight on May 12
Victoria has eased some stay-at-home and public-gathering restrictions — here's what you need to know.
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NewsTourism Australia's Program of Virtual Tours and Trips Lets You Travel the Country from Your Couch
Head on an underwater tour of the Great Barrier Reef, learn to make cheese and watch the sunset over Uluru — for free.
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NewsDeliveroo Is Now Delivering Pop Culture-Themed Board Games to Melbourne Homes within 30 Minutes
And it's giving away 5000 free Melbourne-themed 'Top Trumps' games to celebrate.
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NewsVictorians Will Start Easing Some Stay-at-Home Restrictions from Midnight on May 12
That means you can have up to five visitors in your home and groups of ten people are allowed to gather outside.
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NewsThis Is What Australia's Three-Step Roadmap Out of COVID-19 Lockdown Looks Like
Step one includes regional travel, opening restaurants and gatherings of up to ten — and all three steps are expected to be implemented by July.
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NewsMelburnians Will Be Expected to Pay for All CBD Parking Again from May 11
The City of Melbourne temporarily stopped issuing some parking fines at the start of the pandemic, but now they're back.
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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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NewsA Supermoon Will Be Visible in Australia and New Zealand Tonight
Head out to your backyard or balcony and look up.
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NewsInterstate Travel Could Be Back on the Cards by Early July
And, when it is allowed, some interstate airfares could be as cheap as $19.
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NewsEverything You Need to Know About This Year's Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
This spectacular starry event only happens once a year — here's how you can get a glimpse.
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NewsThe Sicilian Government Will Help Pay for Your Post-Coronavirus Holiday to the Italian Island
It'll pay half the price of plane tickets, a third of hotel expenses, and for all tickets to museums and archaeological sites.
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NewsThis Japanese Aquarium Wants You to Video Chat with Its Shy and Lonely Eels
Wave at and talk to more than 300 garden eels — so they don't forget what it's like to be surrounded by humans.
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NewsThe Australian Government May Soon Ease Restrictions on Outdoor Sport and Recreational Activities
Small-group, non-contact activities involving less than ten people could be allowed to recommence first.
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NewsThe Australian Government Could Relax Social Distancing and Public Gathering Restrictions from May 8
"Australians have earned an early mark," said Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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NewsUp Is the New Online Shopping-Friendly Bank for the Digital World
Taking the hassle out of your iso-shopping adventures.
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NewsUnyoked Is Offering Discounted Off-Grid Getaways for Hospital and Emergency Service Workers
So you can 'prescribe' your friend on the frontline a weekend in the wilderness — once travel restrictions have eased, of course.
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NewsThe Royal Melbourne Show Has Been Cancelled for the Third Time in Its 165-Year History
Previously, it was cancelled due to World War I and II.
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NewsRain, Thunderstorms, Snow and the Coldest April Day in 60 Years Expected for Australia This Week
We're getting an early taste of winter.
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NewsColes Has Lifted Its Limits on Toilet Paper So the Bog Roll Crisis of 2020 Is Officially Over
We’ve now, hopefully, seen the backside of panic buying in Australia.
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The Best Things to Eat, Drink and Do During COVID-19 in Melbourne
Being stuck indoors doesn't have to be a ticket to boredom.
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NewsVictoria's Social Distancing and Public Gathering Restrictions Could Be Eased in Two Weeks
In the meantime, the State Government wants to test 100,000 Victorians for COVID-19.
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NewsThe Australian Government Has Just Released Its New Contact Tracing App COVIDSafe
Here's what you need to know.
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NewsYou Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of The Netherlands' Biggest Tulip Garden
Usually, Keukenhof Flower Exhibit would be filled with tourists at this time of year — so it's showing off its floral blooms online.
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NewsThis Online Two-Up Site Lets You Flip Coins at Home This ANZAC Day — and Donate to Charity
All proceeds will be donated to help support Australian servicemen and women and their families.
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NewsAll Australians Can Now Get Tested for COVID-19 If They Are Showing Any Cold or Flu Symptoms
If you have a cough, sore throat, runny nose or cold and flu-like symptoms, you can now get tested.
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NewsAustralian Borders Look to Remain Closed to International Travel for at Least Three-to-Four Months
But travel between Australia and NZ could be allowed to start before then.
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NewsYou Can Now Stream Old Episodes of 'Aerobics Oz Style' to Get Your Retro Fitness Fix
The leotard-heavy show was on TV for 20 years — and now it's back in time for your iso workouts.
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NewsThe Best Ways to Celebrate a Mate's Birthday During COVID-19
From virtual drag bingo nights to cakes from Australia's best chefs, here are the best ways to celebrate a birthday, isolation-style.
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NewsVirgin Australia Has Entered Voluntary Administration
The 20-year-old Australian airline company will continue to run its scheduled flights and hopes to emerge from COVID-19 in a "stronger financial position".
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NewsPetbarn Is Now Offering Same-Day Delivery of Pet Toys and Food Across Melbourne
Fido might not need another new ball, but he definitely deserves one.
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NewsA Kangaroo Has Been Videoed Hopping Through Adelaide in More Proof the Animals Are Taking Over
Mountain goats roaming through cities in Wales, wild boar in Barcelona and, now, kangaroos in an Aussie capital.
