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25 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas That Your Special Someone Will Love

Upgrade everything from picnic-dates to love-making with these great Valentine's Day gift ideas. 

Gifts

The Best Flower Delivery Melbourne Has To Offer In 2025

You know those scenes in the movies when someone gets a huge bouquet delivered to their office? And all the co-workers gather and gush about what a sweetie the sender must be? Well, you can be that sender in 2025, thanks to Urban List finding the best flower delivery Melbourne has to offer.

Fashion

20 Of The Very Best Secondhand And Op Shops In Melbourne In 2025

Consignment, vintage, flea, thrift–Melbourne’s packed with all the secondhand stores you could ever dream of.

Gifts

The Best Gift Cards To Buy When You Need A Last-Minute Present

Admit it, there's nothing better than a gift card.

Gifts

Homewares Gifts: 21 Gifts Perfect For Your Decor-Loving Pals

Never underestimate the power of a decor-centric gift.

Gifts

Gifts For Her: 30 Dreamy Ideas Guaranteed To Impress

All the must-have and super thoughtful gifts for her. 

Gifts

Gifts For Mum: 26 Awesome Presents She’ll Actually Love

Searching for the best gifts to give mum this year? In an effort to show our mums how much we love them, we’ve scoured the internet and pulled together a list of gifts almost worthy of their great recipient. 

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Gifts For Him: 26 Gift Ideas That Any Man In Your Life Will Love

Whether it’s your brother, friend, a new(ish) relationship, or a long-term partner, trying to find the perfect gift for the man isn't easy.

Gifts

Outdoorsy Gifts: 23 Gifts For That Person Who’s Always Outside

A curated selection of gifts suitable for every type of outdoor-loving human. 

Gifts

Foodie Gifts: 29 Delicious Gift Ideas For Your Favourite Foodie

From snack-sized stocking fillers to show-stopping kitchen essentials, here's our list of gifts sure to please the discerning foodie in your life.

Things To Do

10 Awesome Things To Do In Melbourne This Weekend

Melbourne’s turning it on this weekend with festive vibes, killer eats, and a whole lot of fun. Think Christmas markets, mind-blowing art installations, and indulgent foodie moments—there’s no better excuse to pack your calendar and soak up the city’s best. This is everything that's on Friday, 8 December to Sunday 10 December.

Fashion

The Best Black Friday And Cyber Monday Sales That Are Still Available

We're here to help you sort the good from the great and to dig up the most unmissable Black Friday sales.

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Budget Ballin’: The Best Free And Cheap Things To Do In Melbourne

We love Melbourne, but you know ... living in one of the world's best cities comes with a price tag, good thing Urban List has you you covered with a stack of things to eat, drink, do and see all on a shoestring as part of our series Budget Ballin'. This time we've teed up 20 of the best cheap and free things to do in Melbourne to keep both you and your hip pocket happy.

Gifts

These 21 Sustainable Gifts Are Your Answer To Conscious Gift Giving

Make conscious and considered choices when deciding what to buy and give.

Gifts

Melbourne’s Best Gift Delivery Services In 2024

Brownie points. We’re all searching for them. Little gestures to write ourselves into the good books (and that mean we won’t have to take out the rubbish for at least two weeks). Well good news, guys—we found a way to max the brownie points. And the only finger you’ll need is your thumb on your phone. Introducing Melbourne’s coolest gift delivery services.

Fashion

40+ Taylor Swift Eras Tour Outfit Ideas To Shop Now

From Midnights to Fearless, and every era in between, we've got a list of Eras Tour outfit ideas worthy of even Taylor herself. 

Markets & Food Events

The Best Markets In Melbourne For 2023

It’s 2023 and we are embracing the slower life. Heading to the market is a wholesome venture with hand-made crafts, quality local produce and communal vibes.

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Pet Homewares: Everything You Need To Create A Pet Paradise At Home

From designer-inspired pet beds to stylish cat trees, window hammocks, and chic water bowls, this pet furniture will ensure your home is a paradise for your cat or dog. 

Fam

Bugaboo Dragonfly: The Game-Changing New Pram Made For City Life

The Bugaboo Dragonfly pram is slated to drop in Australia in August. Here's what to expect from this game-changing new pram for city-dwellers—including its patented one-hand fold technology. 

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16 Stylish Winter Streetwear Looks for Your Dog

From raincoats to coats, knitwear, and jackets designed to keep our furry pals warm. 

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Shop The Coolest And Cosiest Colour Trends For Your Furry Friends

Update your space for winter with these on-trend pet essentials.

Homewares

Where To Find The Best Melbourne Art Galleries In 2024

If you live in Melbourne, it means you live close to some of the best galleries our great nation has to offer. So, in the spirit of Urban List Art Month, here’s our round-up of some of the best galleries you can feast your eyes on in Melbourne when you’re starving for some culture.

Health + Wellness

The Best Products For Slugging Your Skin, Hair And Nails You Can Shop On The Iconic

If you hadn’t worked it out from the charming name, slugging is a skincare trend that has you slathering your skin, hair or nails with an occlusive product overnight.

Wellness

The Powerful Benefits Of Turmeric—And The Brand New Supplement You Need To Try

It’s considered to be a potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, supporting specific ailments and illnesses like depression and arthritis, and general health and wellbeing.

Gifts

Treat Yourself This Valentine’s Day With This Saucy Gift Guide

After the pure chaos of the last two years, we're all about embracing self-love and wellness in 2022, so we'll be using February 14 as an excuse to treat number one. 

Gifts

7 Thoughtful Baby Shower Gifts For When You Don’t Have A Clue

Metro Baby is here to make you look like the most thoughtful friend ever with their curated range of baby goods to scope out for baby shower gift ideas. 

Gifts

Shout Your Mates Beers, Coffee, Burgers And More With This Epic New App

Ever wanted to shout someone a coffee, wine, burger, or beer, but haven’t been able to because you’re too busy, or they’re too far away? What about sending someone a gift—not a pricey bottle of bubbles or an extravagant bouquet, just something small to show you care?

Fashion

Score Yeezy, Dyson And Nike Prizes In Klarna’s Wild 7 Day Giveaway

Just in time for Christmas, Klarna is getting into the spirit of the season with a sweet seven-day giveaway.

Fashion

Get Back Into Denim With Levi’s Dreamy New Earth-Friendly Cottonised Hemp Jeans

Created using Cottonised Hemp instead of regular cotton, Levi’s new High Loose and Stay Loose jeans are a revelation for our times. If you’re not yet clued into Cottonised Hemp, this water-saving, energy-saving, low-chemical innovation has been specially designed for Levi’s. 

Fashion

Order Plants And Hardware On-Demand With This New App Made In Melbourne

Rendr is a new app that has been developed to flip the home and hardware industry on its head by delivering materials and supplies on-demand to your doorstep.

Fashion

Add The Premier’s Iconic North Face Jacket To Your Winter Wardrobe And Deliver Bad News In Style

Premier Daniel Andrews' daily press conferences have become part of the daily routine of many Victorians throughout this pandemic and its various iterations of lockdown.

Cafes

Load Up For Lockdown With The Best Chocolate Delivery Options In Melbourne

Celebrating? Chocolate. Commiserating? Chocolate. Holed up in your apartment thinking about how you’re going to push through lockdown round two? Chocolate. No matter the emotion, chocolate is the one thing we can always rely on.

Fashion

Level Up Your Plastic-Free July With These 5 Life-Changing Essentials

Got your keep cup and a reusable water bottle? Level up with these plastic-free products from Go For Zero. 

What's On

Start Planning, Here’s How To Live Your Best Life In Iso This Long Weekend

Your long weekend road trip might be cancelled but there’s no need to mope. The Easter long weekend is certainly looking a little different than what we imagined, but there are still plenty of ways to have a bit of fun, even in lockdown.

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Clear Your Basket, This Coveted Australian Accessories Label Just Dropped A Massive Sale

One of the many ways we’re surviving and thriving in the depths of self-isolation is with a little retail therapy to support Aussie fashion labels, of course.

Fashion

Brighten Up Your Fellow Isolation Buddy’s Day With These WFH Gift Boxes

There's a serious amount of online ordering going on around Australia, and the rest of the world right now. 

Fashion

How To Dress Like A Boss, According To Your Favourite Fashion Designers

Stumped on what to wear to your next job interview? We asked Deadly Ponies, Song for the Mute, Sans Beast and NIQUE to be your workwear stylists. 

What's On

Fork Over Your Galleons, Australia’s Largest Harry Potter Store Is Opening In Melbourne This Friday

Australia’s largest Harry Potter concept store will be launching at Myer on Bourke Street this Friday, 18 October.

Homewares

Stock Up At 14 Of Melbourne’s Best Art And Craft Stores

Whether you’re a knitter or a sculptor or a painter or a doodler, here are all the art and craft supply stores you need to check out in Melbourne.

Features

Unleash Your Inner Child, Melbourne’s Getting A Massive Official LEGO Store

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 Group just named Westfield Doncaster as the location of its first Victorian LEGO® Certified Store.

Fashion

The Ultimate Father’s Day Gift Guide

From boutique Aussie gin, to dad sneakers, fancy man soap and a sausage sizzle scented candle (because every dad need's a little downtime, obviously), we've totally got you covered this year. Here's your ultimate Father's Day gift guide. 

Homewares

15 Of The Best Art Classes And Tours To Take Around Melbourne

We’ve compiled a list of the best art classes, walks and tours happening around Melbourne, so you can become the cultural expert you’ve always wanted to be.

What's On

Flex Your Book Collection At This Year’s Rare Book Fair

With some unbelievable works from 35 Australia and International booksellers, you can expect a diverse and wide range of work at the Melbourne Rare Book Fair.

Food & Drink

Trash Is For Tossers | A Simple Guide To Going Plastic-Free

Let’s chat about breaking a dirty, little habit. No, we don’t mean your daily 3pm chocolate binge, we’re talking about using and abusing plastic for just about everything. The time has come to give it all up. 

What's On

32 Awesome Things To Do In Melbourne This Weekend

Is there ever a weekend where Melbourne isn’t packed to the brim? This week we've got the launch of Nike Air Max sneakers, a design trade show (helloooo new furniture!), a life-sized LEGO car and free tacos galore….count us the hell in.

Restaurants

The Cheapskate’s Guide to Living Large in Melbourne

Melbourne can be an expensive place, but that doesn’t mean you have to slum it. From bargain blow waves to express lunches at Melbourne’s fine dining establishments, here’s our handy guide to some of the best deals in town. This list may or may not include a $15 blow dry…