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NewsA 'Pac-Man' Maze for Humans Is Coming to Australia
Navigate your way through a 1.5-kilometre, LED-lit maze, avoiding ghosts to win prizes.
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NewsThe World's Longest Non-Stop Commercial Flight Will Launch Next Month
The nearly 19-hour flight from Singapore to New York will soon take to the skies.
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NewsFree Public Transport Is Coming to Three Melbourne Train Lines In December
Commuters on the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Gippsland lines will be gifted 23 days of free travel.
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NewsThe Yarra Valley Could Soon Be Home to a 14-Kilometre Scenic Railway
Historic steam trains could soon be travelling between Yarra Glen and Healesville.
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NewsDaily Melbourne Discoveries for the Week of October 8
Including a bar dedicated to cannolis and a talk on queer history.
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FeatureSouth Island: Discover the South
Take this journey through the South Island boasting snow-covered mountains, rare native wildlife, raging rivers and scenic walking tracks.
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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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NewsYou Can Tour Antarctica on a Day Trip Thanks to This Indulgent Sight-Seeing Plane Tour
Explore the icy continent during the day, then return home to your own bed.
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NewsLon Retreat and Spa Is Point Lonsdale's New Luxury Coastal Escape
The 200-acre hillside property boasts seven luxury suites, a mineral pool and its own private art gallery.
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NewsA Guide to Coogee Beach to Take You From Sunrise To Sunset
How to spend a full sunny day at one of Sydney's eastern suburbs most laid-back beaches.
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NewsA Go-To Gin Guide for Spring in Melbourne
Where to see experimental art exhibitions, venture down a rabbit hole and more — all with a gin in hand.
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NewsThis New Airbnb-Like Sharing Service Will Let You Splash Around In Someone Else's Pool
And it's set to launch in Australia by summer.
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NewsDaily Melbourne Discoveries for the Week of October 15
Including an all-you-can-eat Indian feast and warm-weather wardrobe update.
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NewsA Big Summer Bucket List of Sydney Beaches, Pools and Swimming Holes
The perfect waterside escapes for when it's calm you crave.
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NewsThe Ten Best Harbour Beaches in Sydney
The perfect beachside escape for when it's calm you crave.
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FeatureSouth Island: TranzAlpine Explorer
Traverse the alpine landscape of New Zealand’s South Island to catch an eyeful of dramatic natural beauty in this area known for its glaciers, glowworm caves, art and wineries.
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FeatureSouth Island Journeys
Break free from the daily grind, and head east then south for a tour around NZ's South Island. Together with Tourism New Zealand, we’ve fashioned these guides to take you all over the South. Based on key driving routes, these journeys will help you find the very best experiences — from adrenaline-charged adventures to luxurious days of pamper.
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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 Hit List of the Most Beautiful Sights to See Around NZ's South Island
Your South-side best-of.
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NewsDaily Melbourne Discoveries for the Week of October 22
Including chocolates, cheese and charitable tattoos.
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NewsYou Can Now Sleep In a Luxury Pod Right Next to the Vines at This South Australian Winery
And 20 more are expected to roll out across the state in the next year.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Drink Like You're In a Galaxy Far, Far Away at a Boozy 'Star Wars' Cantina
Oga's Cantina will be part of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, opening at Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World in Florida in 2019.
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NewsMeditating with Baby Farm Animals Is Australia's Newest Wellness Trend
Find inner bliss while surrounded by goats, lambs and piglets.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Zoom Down Brisbane's Mt Coot-tha Via Zipline
Due to open in stages across 2019 and 2020, it'll become Australia's longest zipline.
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NewsDirect East Coast Flights to New York and London Look Set to Become a Reality
It's looking likely that you'll be able to fly non-stop from Australia's east coast by 2022.
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NewsAustralia's First Super-Luxe St Regis Hotel Will Be Built in Melbourne
The 168-room hotel will be part of the Flinders Bank towers and will open in 2022.
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NewsTwo New Glamping Retreats Are Popping Up in Victorian National Parks
The retreats are popping up in Mount Buffalo and Lake Eildon National Park as part of a Parks Victoria trial.
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NewsA Rooftop Pool Club and Bar Is Opening on Top of Melbourne Central for Summer
The Reunion Island Pool Club will replace the now-closed St Jerome's rooftop hotel.
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NewsAn Abandoned Brunswick East Supermarket Fire Is Causing Tram Delays This Morning
If your usual commute is along Lygon Street, expect delays.
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NewsYou Can Now Stay at the World's First Craft Beer Hotel
Complete with a beer on arrival, in-room beer taps and shower beer fridges.
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NewsThis New Service Lets You Travel to Japan Without Any Luggage
Leave your clothes at home and rent someone else's.
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NewsNew Fitness App Esquared Gives You On-Demand, No-Strings-Attached Gym Access
No gym membership? No worries.
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NewsAustralia's First Ever Rooftop Skystand Is Coming to Brisbane
The sky-high stand is located 20-storeys up and overlooks the Gabba.
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NewsSuper Affordable Activewear Brand Decathlon Is Opening Two Melbourne Stores
The French retail giant's first Melbourne stores will stock everything from activewear and sporting goods to tents and wetsuits.
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NewsTen Stunning Onsens in the Forest to Visit on Your Next Trip to Japan
The authors of 'Onsen in Japan' have found the most secluded spots for naked bathing in the country.
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NewsDaily Melbourne Discoveries for the Week of August 20
Including an eight-course dessert degustation and Wes Anderson retrospective.
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NewsYou Can Now Stay In an Agatha Christie-Inspired Hotel Inside a Double Decker Bus
Head to the English countryside, put your feet up and ponder the author's mysteries.
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NewsA Culture Vulture's Weekend Guide to Bendigo
This historic city boasts a vibrant contemporary art scene and, of course, great food and wine.
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NewsSeven Affordable Winter Cottages You Can Reach by Train from Melbourne
Put yourself (and maybe some mates) on a train out of the city for a weekend surrounded by gums, log fires and fresh country air.
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NewsVictoria's Peninsula Hot Springs Retreat Has Undergone a Luxurious $13 Million Expansion
Its new facilities include an ice cave, a new wellness centre and seven new hot spring pools overlooking an outdoor stage.
