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The global lockdown brought upon us many unforeseen spectacles from the animal world. Hundreds of thousands of pink flamingoes took over…

  From humble beginnings as a hotspot for family getaways, The Mornington Peninsula is today just as synonymous with those seeking a…

There’s nothing quite like a trip to Ikea. It’s a labyrinth of showrooms and furniture, and it’s not hard to find yourself…

Seeing Eye Dogs Australia and Vision Australia are asking for a favour in looking after their gorgeous eight-week old pups, and we…

Around this time last year, The Australian Government, Department of Treasury (℅ Josh Frydenberg) introduced the News Media Bargaining…

If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to try our bagged wine collab; Bagnum, wait no longer. We're celebrating our final release…

Everyone's favourite wine fest, Pinot Palooza, is officially returning to the thirsty city of Melbourne after a two and a half…

In a move to get us supporting small businesses in the aftermath of Omicron, the Victorian Government has announced a whopping $201 million…

On a quiet day, It can be tough keeping up with the latest coming out of Australia's cultural capital, especially so in a post-2020…

If you’ve been looking for a way to spice up your summer or upcoming Christmas party without throwing all your hard-earned cash…

Stay up to date with our live list of the latest updates of restrictions around Melbourne. Information is via coronavirus.vic.gov.au.…

The food news has been coming in thick and fast in Melbourne, to make sure that you're on top of all the tasty things happening…

Picture this: a hasty pace up the steps of Flinders Street Station. You gaze up to see your train is leaving in three minutes. You’ve…

At around 9:15am today, an earthquake was felt across Victoria. The Seismology Centre, the local earthquake observatory for southeast…

In a year where we all could've used a visit to the supernatural amphitheatre, the sad news has come over the wire that the…

Premier Daniel Andrews dropped the big news during his Tuesday press conference that the Pfizer vaccine will now be available to…

In a bid to get more Victorians vaccinated, AstraZeneca is now available to any 18 to 39yo across the state who provides informed…

A staple of Melbourne’s nightlife for over 12 years, New Guernica’s intricate and jungle curated multi-room nightclub and bar…

Please ensure to adhere to COVID regulations and restrictions for your local area and stay within 5km of your home. Let’s be honest,…

Big news people, several Melbourne movie theatres are dropping $5 tickets this month and try to tell us that’s not the best thing…

This is not a drill, everyone's fave wine fest, Pinot Palooza, is officially returning to the thirsty city of Melbourne after a…

Yarra Valley Chocolaterie, Mornington Peninsula Chocolaterie and the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie are back to their impressive…

It’s that wonderful time of the year again as lagers, stouts, sours, pilsners and pale ales descend upon Melbourne for Good Beer Week…

After seven years on the now-iconic South Yarra corner, French fine-diner Entrecôte is making a move one suburb south to Prahran. The…

The team who brought you the Peninsula Hot Springs are about to open a second location, this time, in East Gippsland’s Metung. Their…

To celebrate Moomba Festival and bring people back into the CBD, the City of Melbourne is offering up free parking in and around the city…

This is not a drill, everyone's fave wine fest, Pinot Palooza, is officially returning to the thirsty city of Melbourne after a…

To all of our Urban Listers, Google, Facebook, and, would you believe it, Bing have all been making headlines here in Australia across the…

Melbourne’s city skyline is going to look a little greener, with Beulah announcing that it’s $2 billion skyscraper, Southbank by…

For the last twelve months, Victorians have been ticking off the calendar days with a daily update from Dan Andrews. We’ve grown…

After years of seeing fares climbing incrementally—just enough to have a whinge to your mate about it while you take the number 11…

There are few things that define our childhood as well as our favourite confectionaries can. Be it a sneaky Iced Vovo bickie at your…

Lord Mayor Sally Capp has just announced that the City of Melbourne will offer free parking from Tuesday 1 December to Sunday 3 January.…

Flowers are blooming, bugs are everywhere, and, of course, magpies are back, and they're angry. That’s right, the winner of 2018…

The State Government and City of Melbourne has just announced The Creative Laneways project as part of Melbourne’s COVID-19 recovery…

It's not unusual for Melbourne to cop a cold-as-hell August, but this week we're being surrounded by a couple of low-pressure…

Welcome to Culture Curve—your go-to guide to what’s on the rise and slide in July 2020. It’s safe to say we have entered…

If you’ve been considering a cute fine line tattoo for a while, now might just be the perfect time to take the plunge. Why, you ask?…

After closing down in mid-March, a vast amount of Melbourne's cultural institutions are reopening from Monday 1 June with the easing of…

Melbourne is set to be home to Australia's tallest tower, with the announcement that the Victorian State Government has officially given…

With the increase in cases of COVID-19 in Victoria there's a chance that state will be placed into stage 4 restrictions which will do…

Please refer to our current article with all the latest news about COVID restrictions in Melbourne. Head here.   Stage one rules…

On Sunday, state leaders and the Prime Minister met to determine the next stage in lockdown rules for Australia to curb the spread of the…

To all of our Urban Listers, How are you going out there? These are strange times so we wanted to take a moment to connect. Because more…

After growing concerns around public health, Melbourne’s major attractions and cultural hubs have closed their doors…

Hosier Lane is one of Melbourne's busiest tourist attractions, you'd be hard-pressed to find a time when you walk past it and…

You might have spent a fair chunk of the weekend listening to Triple J's hottest 100 while drinking plenty of the cold stuff. Well,…

Polyester Records is set to shut up shop after almost 40 years of trade.  Originally opening for trade in 1981, Polyester Records…

If you’ve always dreamt of basking in the luxury of owning your own private pool, or spent a bunch of time scheming for a…

Remember Cluedo? You may never have been able to work out whether it was Colonel Mustard in the study with the rope or not as a child, but…

Don your robes Melbourne, a new immersive Harry Potter pop-up is about to hit and you’re going to want to make sure you nab yourself a…

If you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know the State Library has been under construction for a while now. We’re…

Round up your mates because the IKEA Festival of Sleep is popping up for the first time ever and it starts this week. Held from Thursday 26…

From the guys that brought you that terrifying shipping container, SÉANCE, are back at it, bringing you a second reason to…

It’s been an interesting couple of years for Melbourne commuters, with big network closures due to level crossing removals, and the…

If you’ve been looking for an excuse to expand your LEGO set collection, this news is about to hit you like a ton of bricks: Alceon…

KATENA, an inflatable maze that’s taken the world by storm, is blowing into Melbourne this September. Inspired by Gaudi’s…

The City of Melbourne has backed a campaign from the Municipal Association of Victoria calling for the introduction of a state-wide…

The legends at Funlab just never stop. Fresh off the opening of the 70s-gaudiness of Juke’s Karoke Bar, the team have just put the…

If you too have been suffering from seasonal affective disorder, let me just throw some words out there for you: fireworks, flame jets, fire…

Hans Zimmer, musical genius and composer of almost every epic movie score in existence, will be touring the East Coast of Australia this…

French fashion house YSL took immersive consumerism to achingly cool new heights over the past two years, opening its first ever YSL…

While we all wait around for the release of her latest album to drop, Rihanna’s been busy expanding her Fenty Beauty empire and…

Public transport users, we’ve got some good and bad news for you. And no, it’s not another announcement about the Metro Tunnel…

Don’t worry, this thing’s not as ominous as it sounds. We're All Going To Die was born out of Stefan Hunt’s search for…

When Lush dropped a bath bomb inspired by Ariana Grande’s ‘God Is A Woman’ music video in 2018, it sold out in minutes.…

As part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Fitzroy’s Rochester Hotel is hosting an epic party celebrating the new guard…

Physically triggered skincare is the next generation of products hitting the beauty industry, instantly elevating ‘ath-beauty’…

Have you ever wanted to jump into The Little Mermaid and witness the underwater world full of magic for yourself? Well, now you can stop…

With spring and Japan’s annual cherry blossom season approaching fast in the northern hemisphere, M.A.C Cosmetics has launched a…

A handful of local and international celebrity chefs are hoping to break the internet this week, posting some very suggestive looking dishes…

Hinting at changes it would make to its famous bottle back in 2017, Bioderma has released a very limited run of its Sensibo H20…

In an unpredictable 2019 twist, the world’s most famous ‘cookie’ is taking its iconic monochromatic product and turning it…

It’s that time of year once again, Superbowl Sunday—well, Monday for us. The main event will see armchair experts and fans from…

If you're having a ruff start to 2019, never fear, because that amazing time of the year has come around once again. Guide Dog Tram…

Beauty mavericks Summer Fridays all but broke the internet late last year when the company announced that it would now be stocked in…

Nike has once again taken innovation to the next level. Focusing on optimising athlete performance and giving players an ultimate control…

I’m no financial expert, but I’d say collector Ryan Fuller made a pretty good call when he started collecting Supreme skate…

This week saw the return of some normalcy and regular routine, with some people returning back to work, others from holidays, and the…

Summer just got a whole lot hotter. The Drumstick—around since 1963—is the quintessential Australian summer dessert. It’s…

It feels like just yesterday we were talking about Myki fares going up once again, but here we are, another year on and expecting another…

The Yarra Pools concept was announced back in 2016. The concept in its essence is to open up the Yarra River to be more accessible by…

Vee Underwear is a no-fuss, sustainably made and sourced underwear label made from breathable, anti-bacterial bamboo. The idea behind…

Mickey Mouse looks pretty sprightly for 90 years old. I can’t spot any grey hairs behind those trademark dinner-plate ears. He’s…

Alexander Wang and adidas Originals have just hit us with their fourth season 18-piece unisex capsule collection,…

In what is the marker of ethical conscience in the beauty world, for any company or product to be legally considered completely cruelty-free…

It's been a big week in Melbourne. The weather is heating right up (today is going to be 33) and it's time to either hit a rooftop…