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From Family-Friendly Fun to Boozy Brunches: Top Places to Celebrate Your Mum This Mother's Day
There's a long lunch, boozy brunch and family-friendly munch for every mum this Mother's Day.
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Where to Find the Best Burgers in Melbourne
Classic cheeseburgers, spicy fried chicken buns, and everything in between.
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The Ten Best Coffee Shops in Melbourne's CBD
Seek out these CBD coffee spots for a top-notch pre-work caffeine hit.
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The 20 Best Pubs in Melbourne
Looking for a new local? This selection of classic Melbourne boozers and more contemporary gastropubs will suit all beer and parma enthusiasts.
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The Nine Best Bubble Tea Shops in Melbourne
From mega chains and traditional Taiwanese operators to a very 'Melbourne' coffee version and all the cheese foam you could ask for.
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Coming Soon: The Group Behind Some of Melbourne's Top Vietnamese Restaurants Is Opening Two New Venues
MAMAS Group's European-inspired wine bar and Cantonese restaurant are both opening on Chapel Street.
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Aussie Filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou Are Following Up 'Talk to Me' with a New A24 Horror Movie
'Bring Her Back' will star 'The Shape of Water' Oscar-nominee Sally Hawkins — but the film's plot hasn't yet been revealed.
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This World-First Australian Lego 'Star Wars' Exhibition Will Recreate a Galaxy Far, Far Away with Eight-Million Bricks
The force is strong with this one — the Lego-building force, that is, with the largest collection of life-sized Lego 'Star Wars' models ever hitting Australia in 2025.
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Melbourne's Firelight Festival Is Returning for 2024 with an Underground Light Show and Labyrinth Beneath Marvel Stadium
More than 144,000 lights will beam beneath the AFL stadium at this Docklands event, with the maze sticking around for over two weeks.
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After-Dark Puppetry in the Zoo, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, Gleaming Installations: Illuminate Adelaide 2024 Has Them All
The annual winter arts festival in the South Australian capital will also feature 'Fire Gardens', Max Cooper's '3D AV', Dutch pianist Joep Beving and more.
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Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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It's the Circle of Cinema: The First Trailer for 'Mufasa: The Lion King' Steps Into the Story of Simba's Father
Directed by 'Moonlight' filmmaker Barry Jenkins, the latest trip to the Pride Lands is a prequel to 2019's photorealistic remake of the animated hit.
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All You Can Spritzza
Saturday, February 24, 2024, Sunday, February 25, 2024, Saturday, March 2, 2024 and Sunday, March 3, 2024
400 Gradi, East Brunswick
400 Gradi in Brunswick and Mornington Peninsula is serving up unlimited spritzes and pizza every weekend throughout summer and beyond.
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Round She Goes Fashion Market
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Coburg Town Hall, Coburg
Take your pick of pre-loved women's fashion and designer vintage finds at this massive market.
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Luxe Thursday Treats at Fargo and Co
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Fargo and Co, Richmond
Enjoy weekly high society tipples at everyday prices at this Richmond institution.
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Mother's Day High Tea at Queen Victoria Market
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
Treat the most important woman in your life to this one-off high tea experience designed by the well-known Tommy Collins team.
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QVM Hawker 88 Night Market
Wednesday, April 10, 2024, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 and Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
Each week of this year's night market celebrates a different Asian region — with food stalls, live entertainment and eating competitions.
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Chic Digs Alert: The Australian Interior Design Awards Have Unveiled 2024's Shortlisted Bars, Restaurants and Homes
If you're looking for stunning hospitality, residential, workplace, retail and public settings around Australia, here's where you'll find them.
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Kmart Has Teamed Up with Dharug and Darkinjung Artist Kyralee Shields on a New Homewares Range
The latest collection in the department store's First Nations program includes bedding, candles, servingware, candles, wall art and more.
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ALDI Is Launching Its First-Ever Streetwear Collection — and Everything Costs Less Than $20
You can literally wear your love for the discount supermarket on your sleeves (and legs, feet and head) thanks to this 23-item range.
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Melbourne Fine-Diner Navi Has Teamed Up with Robert Gordon on a New Ceramics Collection
The new homewares range is inspired by the landscape near Navi, and where owner and Head Chef of Navi Julian Hills goes foraging for produce.
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The Latest Homewares in IKEA's 80th-Anniversary Range Will Fill Your House with Flower Power
Autumn might have arrived Down Under, but the Swedish retailer is slinging bright colours, bold designs and retro florals in the latest drop in its 80th-birthday collection.
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Western Australia Just Became the First State to Ban Single-Use Non-Compostable Coffee Cups
Lids must be entirely plastic-free, too, in a move that aims to save more than 154-million cups from landfill each year.
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The Best Things to Do in Melbourne This Weekend
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2024's Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower Is Soaring Across Australia's Skies This Month (and Peaking This Weekend)
This spectacular starry event is back for another year — here's how you can get a glimpse, and when is best to watch the skies.
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From the 'Up' House to Prince's 'Purple Rain' Mansion, Airbnb's New Icons Listings Go Big on Pop Culture-Themed Stays
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Queensland's First Kimpton Hotel Is Opening in Brisbane with a Stunning Infinity Pool Overlooking the River
Set to open in 2028, the Teneriffe spot will feature 155 rooms and suites, a signature restaurant and bar that can seat at least 200, and an openair garden terrace bar.
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Coming Soon: South Melbourne's EQ Will Offer Semi-Guided Wellness Sessions Through Its Vast Spa Facilities
Head inside to find a hammam, sauna, rain room, lounge, plunge pools, and a light and sound therapy dome.
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Budget Airline Bonza Has Suspended Flights While It Assesses "the Ongoing Viability of the Business"
CEO Tim Jordan says the move is temporary as the airline works "to determine a way forward that ensures there is ongoing competition in the Australian domestic aviation market".
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