Five Strange New Beers to Try Post-GABS
Thai green curry, vanilla malt thickshake, popcorn kernels, fairy floss and Turkish delight — all varieties of beer we tried at this year's Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular.
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Announcing Concrete Playground's Best of 2016 Melbourne Award Winners
The very best new Melbourne bars, restaurants, cafes, pubs, events and precincts of the year.
Neil Perry Announces Plans for Five New Burger Project Locations
The Rockpool executive chef is bringing his burgers down south.
Wolf Creek-Themed Pop-Up Bars Are Coming to Sydney and Melbourne
This is a real thing.
This Incredible Public Installation Lets You Walk on Water Across an Italian Lake
After 50 years of planning, Christo's The Floating Piers are open to the public.
Live in a Cartoon World with JumpFromPaper's Trippy (But Real) Bag Collection
Get as close to being a real life Dora the Explorer as you ever will.
There's Going to Be a Blobfish Cafe Now
Bet you didn't see this one coming.
The Best Pubs in Melbourne
For your drinking pleasure.
This New Service Lets You Preserve Tattoos After Death
May your framed butterfly tramp stamp live on.
Say Goodbye to The Hi-Fi, Hello to Max Watt's
Silver linings all round for music lovers.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss Burgess Is Actually Releasing a Pinot Noir
Drink it in the boudoir, a mid-sized car or in Myanmar — with caviar.
Josie Jo Is Melbourne's New Sushi Burrito Bar
How has nobody done this before?
Dimmy and Dumpling Festival 2023
Sat, 29 Jul, 2023
Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote
Previous iterations of the Dimmy and Dumpling Festival have seen over 50,000 of humble meat-filled snack consumed in a single day.
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Alliance Francaise French Film Festival Reveals Loaded 2018 Lineup
With 45 formidable films on offer, from comedies and rom-coms to features on AIDS activism.
White Night Is Coming to Ballarat for the First Time Ever
Joining Melbourne, Paris, Toronto and São Paulo as the newest global location for the one-night festival of light.
An Adorable Dachshund Race Is Coming to Melbourne
Move those stubby little legs.
Taste of Tasmania: Discover the Delicious Charm of the Apple Isle
Australia's island state boasts the perfect conditions for producing top-quality, flavour-filled produce — and an exceptionally talented roll call of passionate people doing spectacular things with ...
Melbourne Has a New Street Art 'Precinct' with Six New Large-Scale Murals
The power station at Spencer and Little Bourke streets now features large-scale works curated by collective Juddy Roller.
A Look Inside the Mornington Peninsula's Extravagant New Jackalope Hotel
It will have two restaurants, an infinity pool and a seven-metre sculpture at the entrance.
La Boqueria at Sorolla
Sat, 3 Jun 2023, Sat, 10 Jun 2023 and Sat, 17 Jun 2023
Sorolla - AC Marriott Southbank, South Melbourne
La Boqueria is taking over Sorolla at AC Hotel, boasting tapas, tunes and a bottomless G&T cart.
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The Rewriters: How Sugar Mountain Founder Brett Louis Shook Up the Festival Game
Meet the brain who brought immersive, multi-course dinners to the music festival party.
Listen Out Festival 2015 Lineup Revealed
Leaked the old fashioned way.
Howler's Mini Golf-O-Rama Is Back for a Limited Run
The boozy mini-golf course Brunswick deserves.
Garden Wall
Fri, 15 Dec 2017 - Sun, 1 Apr 2018
Grollo Equiset Garden, NGV International, Melbourne
NGV International's 2017 Architecture Commission will lead you to the gallery's garden via an open-air maze.
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Australia Is Getting a Brand New Music Festival Called Sandalphon This Year
A boutique three-day festival is coming to the Gold Coast hinterland.
Splendour in the Grass Announces 2015 Lineup
Cat's out of the bag — for real this time.
Uber Is Delivering Gelato Messina to Your Office This Friday
This might be even better than that time they were delivering kittens.
NSW's South Coast Glamping Retreat Is Popping Back Up for Summer
Glamping specialists Flash Camp are heading back to Shoalhaven's Coolendel reserve.
Sura Korean BBQ
28 Artemis Lane, Melbourne
The Korean BBQ experience you've been craving awaits you.
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Enlighten Festival 2017
Fri, 3 Mar - Sun, 12 Mar 2017
Around Canberra, Canberra
Watch the city light up as Canberra celebrates culture, music, performance and innovation.
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The Bulletproof Coffee Crew Is Now Making Fat-Infused Water
The newest dubious health fad prowling into your life.
PJ Harvey Announces 2017 Australia/New Zealand Tour
Huge.
Ten Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows to Add to Your 2019 Must-Watch List
If you're going to binge watch something this year, make sure it's of the highest possible quality.
WATCH: How to Make a Classic Vodka Martini With a Lemon Twist
Let's mix this one up.
Zara Home Launches in Australia
Extend your wardrobe to your walls.
Ball Pit Bars Are the New Pop-Ups For Big Kidults
And you're welcome to jump straight in armed with a cocktail.
The Best Online Stores for Christmas Gift Shopping
Easy peasy pressie shopping that means you don't have to set foot in a shopping centre.
Darebin Homemade Food and Wine Festival
Mon, 29 May - Sun, 4 Jun 2017
Various locations across the City of Darebin
Learn how to make roti, stuff your face with Sri Lankan food and connect with the community over dinner.
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Melbourne Could Be Getting Its Own Version of New York City's High Line
Sandridge Bridge could be turned into quite the NYC-like aerial garden.
Nap Desks Are the Newest Way for You to Recharge at Work
Perfect for sleeping on the job.
Five Things You Need To Know About Bastille
What a slam dunk of year it's been for Bastille. The British four-piece have spent 2014 touring inte
Make a Sea Change at Vietnam's Six Senses Con Dao
Get a healthy dose of history, pho and zen at Vietnam's luxury spa stay — on an island with quite the dark past.
Rose Quartz Is Tasmania's Intimate New Music Festival
Held on the remnants of a pink crystal beach.
Five Lesser-Known Australian Wine Regions Frequented by Sommeliers
Not mentioned: Hunter Valley, Yarra Valley, Margaret River.
Win Tickets to Taste of Melbourne 2015
We're sending you to feast up a storm at Melbourne's annual food fest.
How to Turn Your Life Into a Feature Film with The Space Between's Ruth Borgobello
Her somewhat autobiographical debut film is also the first Australian-Italian co-production.
A Giant, Inflatable Sad Kanye Is Coming to Splendour in the Grass
The next SITG project from Hungry Castle, the folks behind the 'Nicholas Cage in a Cage' jumping castle.
This Self-Inflating Standup Paddleboard Makes Getting Out on the Water a Cinch
It inflates in less than five minutes.
This Sydney-Based Startup Specialises In Non-Traditional Funeral Services
Delivering a more personal experience.
Is the World's Most Expensive Ice Cream Scoop Worth It?
We're not sold on this $800 scoop.
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