Phillip Island is famous for its 40,000 little penguins, and now tourists can experience the island’s nocturnal nature party for the first time, with a new Eastern barred bandicoot tour. Phillip Island Nature Parks will host nightly wildlife experiences on Churchill Island over Easter from 29 to 31 March, giving unique insight into how the endangered Eastern barred bandicoots live and interact in the wild. It comes after the Nature Parks researchers, as part of a multi-agency recovery effort, helped save the Eastern barred bandicoot from extinction, reintroducing the species to the fox-free safe haven in 2017. Mark Anderson, General…
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Holi, known as the festival of colours, is a vibrant Hindu celebration observed primarily in India and Nepal. It commemorates the triumph of good over evil and the arrival of spring. During Holi, people gather to playfully douse each other with colored powders and water, spreading joy and fostering unity. Beyond its religious significance, Holi promotes inclusivity, breaking down barriers of caste, creed, and age. Attending a Holi celebration offers a unique cultural experience, immersing participants in a riot of colors, music, and traditional festivities. It’s a celebration of life, love, and the beauty of diversity, making it a must-attend…
Melbourne’s 48h Pizza e Gnocchi Bar has been crowned Australia’s best pizzeria, for the fourth consecutive year. 48h Pizza ranked fifth overall in the the 50 Top Pizza Asia-Pacific 2024 awards this week, making it the best in Oz. It beat other Melbourne pizza joints Shop225, Il Caminetto and +39 Pizzeria who also ranked in the top 50. The greatness of the pizza and how seriously they take it is literally in the business name. 48 hours is the ideal amount of time that pizza dough should be left to rise. The win marks the fourth consecutive year the business…
Legendary English pop icon, Kim Wilde, is headed to Australia with her highly anticipated greatest hits tour. Renowned for her chart-topping singles and captivating performances, Wilde’s tour promises to be a nostalgic journey through decades of iconic music. This will be her first tour down under since 2016. Enjoy a trip back in time as Wilde performs her timeless classics such as Kids in America, Chequered Love, Cambodia, and You Keep Me Hangin’ On, among others. With her distinctive voice and energetic stage presence, Wilde is sure to deliver unforgettable live renditions of her greatest hits, evoking cherished memories and…
The latest Disney on Ice production to tour Down Under has been announced, and its coming to Melbourne this July. Road Trip Adventures sees Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy and Donald Duck take the audience on a “road trip” to visit a range of different Disney stories and destinations. Travel with Moana to the sun soaked Motunui, set off on a safari to the Pride Lands with Simba. Discover a whole new world as you’re swept up in Aladdin’s princely parade. Play at a larger-than-life carnival with Woody and Forky. Disney On Ice Road Trip Adventures will be at Rod…
Cult favourite gelato makers Messina have created gelato filled eggs that have delighted customers for the past few years. This year they’re taking it big! A whopping 1kg dessert made to share between 6 people. The 2024 offering is a handprinted chocolate shell filled with layers of gelato in a range of flavours – milo mousse, oreo crumble, hazelnut praline, malted vanilla chantilly, milo gelato with oreo cookie chunks and a hazelnut caramel centre. Messina’s 2024 Easter eggs can only be ordered online from Monday 11 March for collection over the Easter period from Thursday 28 March to Sunday 31 March, All…
Great news for all the dinosaur lovers – Melbourne Museum is thrilled to introduce Victoria, one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossils in the world – and the first real T. rex to ever be shown in Victoria, 66 million years after first roaming Earth. Coming on 28 June, exclusively to Melbourne Museum, Victoria the T. rex is a world-class, interactive exhibition that will vividly transport visitors to the age of the Cretaceous. The exhibition combines state-of-the-art technologies with the most recent palaeontological findings to grant visitors access to the latest discoveries about the species, and reveals how Victoria lived and died.…
Jet have today announced an extended run of dates across Australia this May and June celebrating the 20-year anniversary of their seminal debut album, Get Born. Due to popular demand, the band are extending their highly successful anniversary tour from September last year to visit a fresh list of towns and cities across the country. The ‘Extended Edition’ begins in Torquay on Friday May 10 before heading interstate. Jet will play Get Born in full, re-visiting the incredible track list that won them fans right across the world – including timeless tracks such as Are You Gonna Be My Girl, Look…
Hot Dub Time Machine is turning up the energy for his next run of headline shows across Australia – get ready for 100% BANGERS! It’s coming to Festival Hall in Melbourne on 29 June 2024. Having consistently delivered some of the best party rocking shows around Australia and the world over the past decade, Hot Dub Time Machine is back with a brand-new show, celebrating the best in dance music from 1962-2024. Expect nothing but 100% bangers, in what will be an epic show you will not want to miss. Since first launching his time-travelling, ‘dance-through-the-decades’ audio-visual party concept in…
Grab a hot slice of pizza at The Pizza Sessions in Federation Square on 23-24 March – part of this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Pizza oven pioneers Gozney will be creating hot pizza and fun times in partnership with the festival. You can watch as guests Joel Bennetts (Fish Shop and Burger Park, Sydney), Ellie Bouhadana (Hope St Radio), Casey Wall (Capitano, Bar Liberty) and Lucy Whitlow (Figlia) all design pizzas you’re going to love. There’s also an opportunity to get hands-on with dough or top your own pizzas. Entry is free. There are other opportunities of purchase…
Australia’s queen of comedy, Celeste Barber, has announced a 2024 tour of her new show Backup Dancer – coming to Geelong and Melbourne in August. Backup Dancer promises to tackle a range of big political topics from freeing nipples and inappropriately texting therapists, to what it would really be like to be Taylor Swift’s backup dancer. A night of jokes, hilarious storytelling and a lot of high kicks. Thrilled to be touring her new show, Celeste said, “I’m excited to tell some jokes, relive some awkward memories and high kick my way across the stage with my new show Backup Dancer.” Since humble…
A symposium on Sunday 17 March 2024 will debate the hard questions about artificial intelligence (AI) and the impact of the emergence of a constructed image that does not need a camera or a lens. It’s being hosted by Australia’ s only specialist educational institution in photography and digital image, Photography Studies College, during PHOTO 2024 – the International Festival of Photography held in Melbourne throughout March. In 1840, when French painter Paul Delaroche saw his first photograph, he declared: “From today, painting is dead!”And now in 2024, AI and images generated from text prompts raise similar cries of “Photography…