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Swap the Tent for a Stylish, Beachside Trip to Beyond the Valley 2025

Swap the Tent for a Stylish, Beachside Trip to Beyond the Valley 2025

Camping is fun, but it’s not for everyone. And let’s be real: beyond a certain age, not everyone wants to wake up with a deflated mattress and a dusty head. In partnership with Beyond the Valley, here’s our guide to doing the festival off-site, from restaurants and wine bars to the beach.

First Look: Collingwood’s Pay-by-Weight Cheesecake Phenomenon Lulu & Me

First Look: Collingwood’s Pay-by-Weight Cheesecake Phenomenon Lulu & Me

Fancy a sliver or a slab? The deli-style bakery from the Joy Cupcakes team in a bare but light-filled warehouse is dedicated to cheesecakes. Sample all five of the store’s offerings and tell the team exactly how much Basque cheesecake you’d like before they wrap it up in butcher’s paper.

Now Open: Re’em Adds a Chinese-Influenced Restaurant, Cellar Door and Chic Hotel to the Yarra Valley

Now Open: Re’em Adds a Chinese-Influenced Restaurant, Cellar Door and Chic Hotel to the Yarra Valley

Helen & Joey Estate’s 200-acre property now has a slick restaurant with a menu overseen by a former Tarrawarra Estate head chef (who has experience at The Fat Duck). Enjoy a long lunch in the restaurant or stop by for snacks at the relocated cellar door. Or turn your day trip into a weekender and stay in one of its 16 luxurious rooms.

First Look: Sanga and Pizza Newbie Romanello Uses Its Market Neighbour As Its Own “Veggie Patch”

First Look: Sanga and Pizza Newbie Romanello Uses Its Market Neighbour As Its Own “Veggie Patch”

Pop into the store right by the Queen Vic Market for pizza by the slice made from dough prepared by an Italian chef and flour technician. The crisp yet fluffy slices come topped with market produce like figs and burrata. And don’t miss the crowd-favourite chicken schnitzel sandwich with homemade pistachio pesto.

First Look: Olympia, a Greek-Inspired Wine Bar From the Harvie Team, Opens in an Oakleigh Car Park

First Look: Olympia, a Greek-Inspired Wine Bar From the Harvie Team, Opens in an Oakleigh Car Park

Settle in at the car-park-turned-rooftop-bar for seasonal Greek-inspired cocktails or unwind in a booth downstairs. Wines are mostly Greek and Australian, and share plates include saganaki croquettes and taramasalata with caviar and koulouri. Plus, DJs spin disco, funk and soul records on weekends.

First Look: “You Don’t Just Feel Like You’re Eating Bread” at Essendon’s Sandwich Spot 3 Salamis

First Look: “You Don’t Just Feel Like You’re Eating Bread” at Essendon’s Sandwich Spot 3 Salamis

Join the queue for sangas packed with locally made cured meats and house-made sauces sandwiched between top-tier Tuscan-style flatbread.

First Look: Richmond Favourite Hugo’s Deli Brings Its Standout Sangas to the Mornington Peninsula

First Look: Richmond Favourite Hugo’s Deli Brings Its Standout Sangas to the Mornington Peninsula

But you’ll have to be quick to get your hands on the shop’s tuna melts and fried chicken numbers. The burgundy red shop on Mornington’s Main Street is only temporary.

How London-Based Producer Fred Again Took Over Our Lives for a Week With His Surprise Australian Tour

How London-Based Producer Fred Again Took Over Our Lives for a Week With His Surprise Australian Tour

If you didn’t know who Fred Again was a week ago, you probably do now.

Win: A $3.1 Million Home (and $500,000 Cash), a Contemporary North Fremantle Apartment and More Huge Prizes – And It’s All for a Good Cause

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Win: A $3.1 Million Home (and $500,000 Cash), a Contemporary North Fremantle Apartment and More Huge Prizes – And It’s All for a Good Cause

The Australian dream of owning a home can only be improved by winning one. In partnership with MSWA’s Mega Home Lottery, here’s how you can take home the jackpot (or some very respectable runner-up prizes).

First Look: Hawthorn Favourite Supernova Coffee Moves to a Sleek New CBD Spot With Topnotch Sangas

First Look: Hawthorn Favourite Supernova Coffee Moves to a Sleek New CBD Spot With Topnotch Sangas

After building a strong community at its now-closed south-side shop, Supernova Coffee has packed up and moved to the city.

First Look: The 136-Year-Old Auburn Hotel’s $4.3 Million Expansion

First Look: The 136-Year-Old Auburn Hotel’s $4.3 Million Expansion

The historic neighbourhood spot has taken over the lot next door to add a 230-seat pavilion, beer garden and kid’s playground. There’s a retractable roof, a new woodfired pizza oven and even a petting zoo on Sundays.

First Look: It’s “No Panini, No Party” at Piccolo Panini Bar, Hawthorn’s Pint-Sized New Spot for Italian Deli-Style Rolls

First Look: It’s “No Panini, No Party” at Piccolo Panini Bar, Hawthorn’s Pint-Sized New Spot for Italian Deli-Style Rolls

In a tiny shopfront, two best friends have created a panini shop that feels like walking into a gathering at your best mate’s place. Is it a panini shop? Is it a house party? It’s a bit of both.