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18 Oct 2021

Opinion: For Our Live-Music Industry, the State Government’s Road Map Is a Road to Nowhere

18 Oct 2021

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Melbourne’s Lockdown To End on Thursday Night – With More Freedoms Than Expected

17 Oct 2021

Now Open: It’s All Bagels, Baby at This Reborn Butcher’s Shop in Pascoe Vale

13 Oct 2021

Channelling Tokyo’s Late-Night Izakayas, Chris Lucas’s Yakimono Is Firing Up for the First Time on November 5 – Here’s What To Expect

Live List: Melbourne Restaurants Reopening

18 Oct 2021

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Live List: Melbourne Bars Reopening

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Best Japanese Restaurants in Melbourne

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Food & Drink

Madame Brussels Saved From Permanent Closure by the Double Happiness and New Gold Mountain Owners

19 Oct 2021

Food & Drink Same name, same vibes – just new management. Expect cocktails inspired by Melbourne’s 19th-century brothels alongside Bloody Shiraz Gin caviar with crème fraîche and more. “We heard it was closing and we were really keen to buy it and keep the spirit alive.”

Petanque Social at Crown Melbourne

19 Oct 2021

Mannix, a Tiny Urban Jungle in South Yarra, Is a Three-in-One Cafe, Plant Shop and Gallery

19 Oct 2021

Eco-Friendly Toilet Roll Company Who Gives a Crap Has Launched a Limited Edition Coffee and TP Bundle

19 Oct 2021

Closed Since the Onset of the Pandemic, Bimbo Will Reopen With a New Operator and Name – Kewpie – but the $5 Pizzas Remain

18 Oct 2021

QT Secret Rooftop Garden Bar

18 Oct 2021

100,000 Free Aperol Spritzes

18 Oct 2021

Fashion

Melbourne Swimwear Label Baaby Expands Into Apparel – With Playful Pieces For Women and (Soon) Men

18 Oct 2021

Fashion Are you a sucker for sets? Shop fairy floss-coloured trousers with a matching top and statement checked linen shirts with paired pants. Plus pastel terry towelling, silk dresses and more. Everything is ethically made in Melbourne.

Melbourne Fashion Week

18 Oct 2021

Midnight Brow Bookings at Lux Brows and Lashes

18 Oct 2021

Three Eye Make-Up Tricks That Won’t Mess Up Your Face Mask

15 Oct 2021

Sales Wrap: Best of the Week, October 14, 2021

14 Oct 2021

Refillable-Skincare Brand Foile Wants to Simplify Your Routine and Be a Solution to the Beauty Industry’s Waste Problem

13 Oct 2021

The Iconic’s 10th Birthday Sale

12 Oct 2021

Art & Design

The Art Gallery of SA’s Tarnanthi Art Fair Goes Online, With Works From 1400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Artists

14 Oct 2021

Art & Design Works – including paintings, woven objects, textiles and homewares – range from $100 to $15,000, and every dollar goes directly to the artists and art centres. Artistic director Nici Cumpston shares how you can always ensure you're buying ethically.

For This Dreamy New Photo Series, Two Melbourne Parents Turned Their Four-Year-Old Into a Little Astronaut – and Their Lockdown Radius Into Her Universe

13 Oct 2021

Claire Ellis: In Any Way Shape or Form at Brunswick Street Gallery

08 Oct 2021

French Impressionism at NGV Virtual Tour

08 Oct 2021

Let’s Get “Phygital”: A Free Augmented-Reality Art Experience at the Royal Botanic Gardens Will Have You Seeing the Invisible

07 Oct 2021

A New Melbourne Creative Studio’s Debut Range of Curvaceous, Psychedelic and Ready-To-Hang Mirrors

05 Oct 2021

The Archibald Prize at Gippsland Art Gallery

04 Oct 2021

Entertainment

Jagged Little Pill at the Comedy Theatre

19 Oct 2021

Entertainment You Oughta Know this’ll be a hit. The Broadway musical inspired by Alanis Morissette’s Grammy Award-winning album is heading to Melbourne after its Sydney season.

Start the Car: Coburg’s Village Cinemas Drive-In Is Reopening – at 100 Per Cent Capacity – on Friday

19 Oct 2021

Opinion: For Our Live-Music Industry, the State Government’s Road Map Is a Road to Nowhere

18 Oct 2021

How To Socialise Again (Now That We’re Allowed To)

15 Oct 2021

Introducing FYI – Broadsheet’s Brand New Podcast

14 Oct 2021

New Aussie Documentary A Fire Inside Tells the Story of the Remarkable Volunteers Fighting the Black Summer Bushfire Crisis

11 Oct 2021

St Ali Italian Film Festival

08 Oct 2021

City File

Your Five-Minute Guide to Getting Proof of Vaccination on Your Phone, so You Can Enjoy Every One of Friday’s “Freedoms” ASAP

19 Oct 2021

City File You’re five steps (and a Mygov login) away from showing off your fully vaxxed status – add it to Apple Wallet if you use an iPhone or Google Pay if you use an Android, as well as the Service Victoria app. You’ve been in lockdown for too long to let tech issues stop you from enjoying the pub.

Victoria Will Scrap Hotel Quarantine for Fully Vaccinated Returning International Travellers

18 Oct 2021

Melbourne’s Lockdown To End on Thursday Night – With More Freedoms Than Expected

17 Oct 2021

Australian Citizens, Residents and Their Families Can Return From November 1, Says Scott Morrison

15 Oct 2021

Daniel Andrews: Lockdown Will End Next Week, Ahead of Schedule, Despite Record High of 2297 New Cases Today

14 Oct 2021

“Hey, Have You Been Vaxxed?” How To Politely Ask Someone If They’ve Had the Jab

13 Oct 2021

Not-For-Profit Whitelion Wants to “Stop the Revolving Door” For Youth At Risk – Here’s How You Can Help

13 Oct 2021

Travel

Tourism Tasmania Is Offering $300 Travel Vouchers to South Australians, Queenslanders and Western Australians – Here’s How to Get One

14 Oct 2021

Travel That’s $200 to spend on accommodation and $100 for tours and attractions. You’ll need to book your trip for November and December, and there are thousands of vouchers up for grabs.

Seven Tips For Hitting the Road With Your Dog (From Mez, Sean and Rescue Pup, Bandit)

12 Oct 2021

Australia’s International Borders Are Reopening For the First Time in 18 Months

01 Oct 2021

Daintree Rainforest Has Been Returned to Its Traditional Custodians in a Historic Agreement

30 Sep 2021

Get a Room: The First Ace Hotel To Open in Australia Is Now Taking Reservations

29 Sep 2021

Fraser Island Is Now Officially Known by Its Traditional Butchulla Name, K’Gari

24 Sep 2021

With Cute New Website Friendship Island, Find Picnicking Paradises in You and Your Mates’ Radiuses

22 Sep 2021

Active

Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival

12 Oct 2021

Active The annual running event is being held over two days for the first time, with a free three-kilometre walk, five- and 10-kilometre runs, and both half and full marathons to join.

Ever Caught Yourself Staring at Your Own Face In Video Calls? There’s a Name for That, and the Effects of “Zoom Dysmorphia” Are Following Us Offline

07 Oct 2021

Rise by Wanderlust

01 Oct 2021

Lull Yourself to Sleep With Dreamy, a New Podcast Featuring Traditional First Nations Sleep Stories

27 Sep 2021

Breast Cancer Trials - Let’s Talk About Sex

23 Sep 2021

Perth Could Be Getting the Southern Hemisphere’s Largest Artificial Wave Park

14 Sep 2021

Wild Women on Top Virtual Panel and Film Screening