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                <title>Meadow X ABSOLUT TABASCO Hottest Brunch</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hameda Nafiz]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meadow Music Room is hosting a 90-minute bottomless brunch throughout November, with two-course dining, spicy cocktails and live music from its resident artists.</p>
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                <title>Hot Halloween at Meadow Music Room</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hameda Nafiz]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Meadow Music Room is hosting a Hot Halloween party with Yolanda Be Cool, a red dress code and ABSOLUT&reg; TABASCO&trade; cocktails.</p>
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                <title>13 Best Book Releases to Read This October</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Haymun Win]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>This month's fiction haul includes Soviet nepo babies and a starving spectacle inspired by a real 20th-century sideshow act. Plus, the return of a 2010s-famous author.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This month's fiction haul includes Soviet nepo babies and a starving spectacle inspired by a real 20th-century sideshow act. Plus, the return of a 2010s-famous author.</p>
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                <title>Drifter&#039;s Hotel-Hostels Are Landing in Wellington and Auckland, Then Its Melbourne Stay Is Becoming the Brand&#039;s Biggest Yet</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hudson Brown]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The hostel brand will open two more New Zealand properties in 2027, before its existing Melbourne CBD location gets a huge revamp. </p>
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                <title>This Just In: The Twelve Apostles&#039; New $126 Million Visitor Centre Is Here — With the Scenery Soon Locked Behind an Entry Fee</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alec Jones]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The Twelve Apostles will soon start charging visitors to support a new multi-million visitor centre.</p>
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                <title>Kris+ Birthday Bash</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hameda Nafiz]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Your usual coffee runs, dinners and shopping trips can earn you extra miles this October, with ten miles per dollar available at participating Kris+ partners across Sydney and Melbourne.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your usual coffee runs, dinners and shopping trips can earn you extra miles this October, with ten miles per dollar available at participating Kris+ partners across Sydney and Melbourne.</p>
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                <title>Why Your Singapore Grand Prix Weekend Shouldn&#039;t End at the Circuit</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hameda Nafiz]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Grand Prix Season Singapore brings ten days of race-themed food, parties, pop-ups, exhibitions and experiences across the city.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Grand Prix Season Singapore brings ten days of race-themed food, parties, pop-ups, exhibitions and experiences across the city.</p>
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                <title>Sonoma Bakery Rose Bay</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Solomon]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Rose Bay's magnificent corner bakery reopens after a refurbishment making it even lighter, brighter and more welcoming. </p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rose Bay's magnificent corner bakery reopens after a refurbishment making it even lighter, brighter and more welcoming. </p>
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                <title>Ice Cream Juggernaut Gelato Messina Is Taking Over NYC with Softville, a Soft Serve and Art Concept Store</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliza Campbell]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>The Sydney-born brand's first New York store pairs scratch-made soft serve with a gallery's worth of Jeremyville art on Orchard Street.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Sydney-born brand's first New York store pairs scratch-made soft serve with a gallery's worth of Jeremyville art on Orchard Street.</p>
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                <title>ChromeFest is Bringing 450+ Classic Cars, Rock &#039;n&#039; Roll and Retro Fun to the Central Coast</title>
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                <dc:creator><![CDATA[Concrete Playground]]></dc:creator>
                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>ChromeFest is returning to The Entrance for its 18th year, offering classic cars, live music, vintage fashion, jive dancing and retro fun.</p>
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                                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ChromeFest is returning to The Entrance for its 18th year, offering classic cars, live music, vintage fashion, jive dancing and retro fun.</p>
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