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News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Melbourne This Week

Here's what caught our attention over the last seven days.
By Sarah Ward
June 01, 2023
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  • Arts & Entertainment

    Australia's Most-Comprehensive Rembrandt Exhibition in 25 Years Is Taking Over the NGV All Winter

    More than 100 of the 17th-century Dutch artist’s etchings are in the spotlight at this impressive retrospective, alongside a selection of his iconic paintings.

  • Food & Drink

    Lune Is Kickstarting Winter with Pumpkin Pie Cruffins and Bechamel-Filled Lasagne Pastries

    For June only, the world-famous croissanterie is also serving up ginger molasses croissants and chocolate banana rum pains au chocolat.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    New Winter Festival Now or Never Is Bringing a Stacked Music Lineup to the Royal Exhibition Building

    The historic Royal Exhibition Building will play host to a cutting-edge club night — plus Semi Permanent is dropping in for a one-day iteration dubbed Never Permanent.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Light It Up Is the New Wiz Khalifa-Headlined Hip Hop Festival That's Touring Down Under This Spring

    The 'Roll Up' and 'See You Again' rapper will be joined by Rae Sremmurd, Lola Brooke and Hooligan Hefs.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Ministry of Sound Is Taking Its Huge 90s and 00s Parties Around Australia This Winter

    Across two massive weekends, this tour will play ten shows in six Australian cities, paying tribute to 90s raves and 00s club life.

  • Food & Drink

    Gelato Messina Is Releasing a Limited-Edition Neapolitan Version of Its Super-Fancy Viennetta

    As seen 'MasterChef', the dessert chain's latest sweet treat features vanilla gelato, chocolate mousse, strawberry puree and dark chocolate shards.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Prime Video Is Making a Female-Led Australian Version of 'The Office' Starring Felicity Ward

    Move over David Brent and Michael Scott — it's Hannah Howard's turn to get awkward, this time managing a packaging company.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Netflix's Full 'Black Mirror' Season Six Trailer Is Here and Dripping with Existential Dread

    Satirising streaming, travelling to space, 'Red Mirror' — they're all in store when the series unleashes five new tech nightmares on June 15.

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