News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Melbourne This Week
Here's what caught our attention over the last seven days.
News You Can Use: Eight Things That Happened in Melbourne This Week
From new bar and restaurant openings to the latest innovations in technology, design, fashion and the arts, we like to keep our finger on Melbourne's pulse. Below, we've collected the biggest stories from the past week that may have escaped your attention. Consider yourself back in the know.
Image: The Singleton's Delicious Discoveries, by Griffin Simm
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Arts & EntertainmentMelbourne's Floating Club ATET Suffered Damage in a Fire Overnight
Firefighters were called to the scene at 4.30 this morning, managing to contain the blaze within six minutes.
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Arts & EntertainmentRegional Music Festival Boogie Is Returning for Easter 2023 with a Stacked Three-Day Lineup
Catch Surprise Chef, Freya Josephine Hollick, Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson and more when this sonic celebration returns to Tallarook in April.
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Food & DrinkSay Cheers: Australia's Hottest 100 Craft Beers of 2022 Have Just Been Announced
New South Wales' Mountain Culture has taken out the GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll for 2022, claiming the title for its Status Quo pale ale.
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Food & DrinkMelbourne Food & Wine Festival Just Dropped Its 2023 Program Complete with a Studio Ghibli Degustation
Catch a celebrity sausage sizzle, a huge bake shop and a star-studded lineup of international guest chefs when the fest returns in March.
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Food & DrinkPoh Ling Yeow's New Sushi Train-Style Pop-Up Pairs Playful Snacks with Whisky Cocktails
All aboard for this fun, interactive twist on aperitivo hour, which is now running at QT Melbourne.
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Arts & EntertainmentDaydream Is Australia's New Indie-Rock Festival Featuring Modest Mouse, Slowdive and Tropical F*ck Storm
This ace lineup will hit up Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in April, with Beach Fossils, Cloud Nothings and Majak Door also on the bill.
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Arts & EntertainmentBumpy, Surprise Chef and Wax'o Paradiso Have Joined the Bill for Debut Tocumwal Fest Good Times
The new family-friendly one-day festival will make its home at the Strawberry Fields site this March, with tickets capped at a cosy 1000.
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Design & StyleAustralia's New $5 Notes Will Replace the Queen with a Tribute to Indigenous Culture and History
One side of the $5 note will still feature the Australian Parliament, but the other is getting a makeover to celebrate First Australians.