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NewsElizabeth Street and Southbank Boulevard are Getting a Green Makeover
Goodbye roadways, hello pedestrian-friendly paving and spaces as part of the City of Melbourne's new draft budget.
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NewsEverything You Need to Know About This Weekend's Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower
This spectacular starry event only happens once a year — here's how you can get a glimpse.
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NewsTen Free Travel Apps That Will Make Your Next Trip a Cakewalk
Zero-cost tools for converting currency, defying language barriers and finding Wi-Fi everywhere you go.
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NewsQantas to Run Daily Non-Stop Flights from Australia to London
The new route has just gone on sale.
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NewsThere's a Tram Full of Puppies Driving Around Melbourne Right Now
Currently trundling along Swanston Street and St Kilda Road.
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GuideItalian Bars and Restaurants Across Australia That Will Transport You to the Amalfi Coast
Forget Euro summer — get a taste of la dolce vita at one of these stunning homegrown spots.
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GuideSeven Melbourne Bars That'll Take Your Friday Night Drinks to the Next Level
Celebrate reaching the end of the working week in style.
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GuideFive Beautifully Designed Eateries in Melbourne Where You Can Get a Visual (and Actual) Feast
These stunning spots are getting just as much attention for their decor as they are for the tasty food.
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GuideMelbourne's Best New Bars Of 2017
Honouring the best new additions to Melbourne's bar scene this year.
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NewsThis Travel Map Helps You Find the Best Weather All Year Round
This new online tool helps uses ten years of scientific data to map weather conditions.
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GuideDaily Detours for the Week of July 17
Featuring a staycation in a shiny airstream trailer above Flinders Lane.
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NewsWhere to Find the Best Brews in Manila's Emerging Craft Beer Scene
Move over, San Miguel, Manila has more than a few craft beer tricks up its sleeve.
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NewsFollow in Giant Footsteps at Australia's Own Open-Air Dinosaur Exhibition
Wander over a gorge to view scale replicas of Australian dinosaurs in outback Queensland.
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NewsDive Deep Into a Shipwreck Cellar at Croatia's First Underwater Winery
Tour a wine cellar in a shipwreck and bring your own bottle back to the surface.
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NewsFive Thrill-Seeking Melbourne Activities Within Easy Reach of the City
Feeling jaded? Try one of these intense adrenaline kickstarters.
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BarLe Bar Supper Club
12 North Concourse, Beaumaris
Raise a crystal glass to French food, fancy drinks and burlesque shows in this Beaumaris bar.
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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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BarRuckers Hill
83 High Street, Northcote
This French-accented wine bar and bistro stands out among the crowd on Northcote's High Street.
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BarHotel Mexico
238 Whitehall Street, Yarraville
Hotel Mexico is Yarraville's huge group hang spot that's made for margarita-fuelled sessions.
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BarBendigo Hotel Collingwood
125 Johnston Street, Collingwood
Collingwood's legendary live music pub The Bendigo Hotel is back in action thanks to The Mill Brewery Crew.
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BarPunters Club
376 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Millennials and Gen Zs might lament the loss of Kewpie, but Gen X music lovers will rejoice in seeing this old boozer return to Brunswick Street.
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BarCircl Wine House
22 Punch Lane, Melbourne
Circl is making it so much easier to try rare wines with over 150 drops offered by the glass.
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NewsThe Gold Coast Might Be Getting a Characteristically Over-the-Top New Beach Club
Planned for the 6000 square metre site? Rooftop lounge, nightclub, restaurants, cafes, VIP cabanas, gardens, outdoor pool and so forth.
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NewsThis Dubai Hotel Is Running 'Underwater' Yoga Classes
Atlantis The Palm wants you to do savasana with the fishes.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Stay at Iceland's Geothermal Blue Lagoon
Sleep, soak, steam, sip and eat in or near lagoons created on a Nordic bed of lava.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Robertson
Snuggle up with a book in a grand old manor, visit a cheese factory, have fireside beers at the pub and see three spectacular waterfalls in one day.
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NewsThis New Rebellious Yoga Retreat Combines Practice with Wine, Pasta and Waterfall Swims
Get out of town and head to rural NSW for three days on the mat (and at the dinner table).
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NewsTokyo Just Opened the Nap Cafe of Your Dreams
Order a hot brew and then take a snooze on a reclining $9000 bed.
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EventRooftop Racquet Club at QT Melbourne
Thu, 8 Jan - Sun, 1 Mar 2026
QT Melbourne, Melbourne
Keep an ace up your sleeve this summer, as this glamorous hotel serves up a rooftop pickleball court, signature cocktails and late-night DJs.
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EventSummer Under The Roof: Quealy Winemakers and D.O.C Gastronomia Mornington
Sat, 27 Dec 2025 - Sun, 25 Jan 2026
Quealy Winemakers, Balnarring
Fill your weekends with award-winning wine and top-quality pizza, as this vine-side collaboration takes over summer with culinary goodness.
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EventDome Under Fulldome Festival
Fri, 30 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb 2026
Scienceworks, Spotswood
Head to Melbourne Planetarium to see 39 films from around the world at Australia's only fulldome film festival.
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EventLibrary on the Lawn: Kids Festival at State Library Victoria
Multiple single dates
State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
Add more reading time and kid-friendly entertainment to your summer holidays schedule, from storytime sessions to scavenger hunts.
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EventChristmas Sculpture and Qris Qringle at QV Melbourne
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 - Tue, 6 Jan 2026
QV Melbourne, Melbourne
Christmas has arrived at QV Melbourne, featuring a towering festive sculpture and mystery Qris Qringle giveaway loaded with daily prizes.
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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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EventLu-Niverse: Countess Luann at Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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EventCarlsberg Beach Club
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Frankston Waterfront, Frankston
Get ready for European holiday vibes, sunset sessions, and free live music just 45 minutes from Melbourne.
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EventCreator Summit: Powered by Fujifilm
Sat, 9 May, 2026
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Following a sold-out Sydney edition, this hands-on photography festival is headed to Melbourne, jam-packed with lens-based creative encounters.
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EventDay Pool Pass at Vibe Hotel Melbourne Docklands
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 - Sat, 28 Feb 2026
Vibe Hotel Melbourne Docklands, Docklands
Ramp up the summer vibes, as non-guests are invited to swim and sip alongside this hotel's seventh-floor pool complete with stellar skyline views.
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NewsAustralian Startup Unyoked Lets You Stay in Your Own Tiny House in the Wilderness
Get off the grid, disconnect and have your own tiny getaway — but this is not a hotel.
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NewsTen Incredible Hotels to Inspire a Long Weekend Getaway
Say 'yes' to coastal hideaways and wine region retreats.
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NewsNSW's South Coast Is Getting a New Pop-Up Glamping Retreat
Glamping specialists Flash Camp are heading for Shoalhaven's Coolendel reserve.
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NewsThe Rainy Day Guide to Melbourne
Shelter from the elements at cosy cafes, warm, dry galleries and fully-stocked bars.
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NewsYou Can Now Take Underwater Tours of the Titanic
You'll need a cool $137,000 to wade through the historic wreck.
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NewsTen Immaculate Specialty Coffee Shops Worth Booking a Trip to Japan For
From standalone coffee shops on the outskirts of town to tiny one-man stalls doing hand-drip.
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NewsThis Australian Beach Has Been Lit Up Bright Blue by 'Sea Sparkle'
The natural phenomena on the Tasmanian coast has been caused by bioluminescent phytoplankton.
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NewsNew York Now Has Its Own Chocolate Museum
Learn about the history of everyone's favourite sweet treat, and sample it of course.
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NewsThe World's First Craft Beer Hotel Is Coming
Complete with in-room beer taps, shower beer fridges and beer-filled jacuzzis.
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NewsMudgee's Landed Its First and Only Luxe Glamping Retreat
Off the grid accommodation for those who don't want to go completely back to basics.
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NewsSomeone Has Invented Transparent Kayaks, Your Next Must-Have Sports Item
You'll now be able to paddle the seas with an underwater view.
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NewsThis Idyllic Coastline Has Been Named Australia's Best Beach for Travellers
Get there before summer ends.
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NewsThe Federal Government Has Just Approved the Sale of Medicinal Marijuana in Australia
This will essentially open up a whole new legal cannabis trade market in Australia.
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NewsCanada Resoundingly Named World's Best Travel Destination of 2017
Three leading international publishers have crowned the US's northern neighbour.
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NewsThis Ocean Waterslide Is the Novelty Beach Activity Australia Needs
But for now you'll have to find it at luxury Maldives resort Soneva Jani.
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NewsYou'll Soon Be Able to Trek Through Harry Potter's Forbidden Forest
Follow in the boy wizard's footsteps as part of Warner Bros' London studio tour.
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NewsWe're Giving Away the Ultimate Local's Weekend in St Kilda
Explore the best that the area has to offer.
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NewsGlamping Might Be Coming to Queensland's Big Pineapple
Sleep in the shadow of the Sunshine Coast's massive monument to tropical fruit.
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NewsThe World's First Astrology Hotel Is Coming to Sydney
Your horoscope says you should take a celestial holiday.
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NewsA Road Tripper's Guide to Autumn in the Far North
Where stunning coastlines meet culinary delights and cultural history.
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