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The World’s Largest High Heel Race

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Achieving a Guinness World Record is no easy task. From deciding which challenge to try, to the training and preparation involved in beating the last record holder, it’s easy to give up and feel defeated. But what if we told you that you could easily have a Guinness World Record to your name before the month is over? Intrigued? On February 14, The World’s Largest High Heel Race is happening and they are looking for people to participate! The race will be held at the St Kilda Festival and funds raised will go towards The Warwick Cancer Foundation, an organisation that aims to raise funds for young Australians living with cancer. So what do you need to know before you commit? The race is limited to 1500 people, so make sure you get your registrations in. The race will be an official attempt for the largest amount of people running in high heels all for a great cause. Yes, there is a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the largest amount of people running in high heels… 967 people, …

Open House Melbourne

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Explore our city at Open House Melbourne! Ever wanted to know what the view is like from the top of the spire of Melbourne Central or what happens behind closed doors at Arts Centre Melbourne? For one weekend of the year, you can find out all this and more as you explore the city’s most historic and significant buildings, religious structures and architectural monuments. Open House Melbourne is  a free event where over 100 buildings dotted around Melbourne opens their doors for people to explore good design and architecture. The weekend also offers a range of free events, tours, workshops and exhibitions that illustrate our rich history, reflect how we live and work, and offer insights into our future city. Our top picks for 2016 include: 5×4 Hayes Lane Project | A unique, inner-city dwelling of size five by four meters! I The build is designed for sustainable living and is built and powered with both passive and active eco-driven processes, materials and performance considerations. Doll House | Explore highly sustainable living in this residential building made up of …

Celebrate Pop Culture at Supernova

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Get your inner geek on and rub shoulders with your favourite Supa-Star celebrities and the creative talent that inspire their imaginary worlds under one big roof at the Supernova Pop Culture Expo this April. Described as Comic-con, the Australian way the festival is for all ages, young or old and will celebrate all things pop culture. Gathered from and surrounded by the wonderful worlds of comic books, animation/cartoons, science-fiction, pulp TV/movies, toys, console gaming, trading cards, fantasy, entertainment technology, books, internet sites and fan-clubs, the result is an amazing atmosphere for all fans of comic books, animation/cartoons and science-fiction. When: Sat 16 April 2016 – Sun 17 April 2016 Where: Melbourne Showgrounds Visit the website here. 

Sustainable Living Festival

Sustainable Living Festival

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The Sustainable Living Festival returns to Melbourne this February and seeks to inspire and empower everyday Australians to accelerate their uptake of sustainable living. This year’s theme  is ‘Embrace It’, where everyone is encouraged to embrace the winds of change. Many of the Festival events have been developed by and are being held within local communities ranging from city and metropolitan locations to regional cities and rural towns. The Big Weekend is the flagship three-day event held at Federation Square, Melbourne on 12-14 February 2016. Some major highlights include: The Green Market –  showcasing over 100 exhibitors offering sustainable home and lifestyle solutions, garden advice and gear, fair trade products, and local organic food. Visitors are encouraged to explore the Festival’s rich and diverse program of forums and workshops, exhibitions, films and performance, markets and tours to make their world come alive! So come along and check out what’s on offer at the Sustainable Living Festival. The Great Local Lunch – On banks of the Yarra River, in the heart of Melbourne, over 200 farmers, backyard …

Celebrate the Chinese New Year

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Chinese New Year is just around the corner and if you want to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Monkey we recommend these following celebrations during the Melbourne’s Chinese New Year Festival. Chinese New Year Festival Opening Ceremony – Federation Square Welcome the Year of the Monkey with a spectacular Chinese New Year celebration held across two days at Fed Square! This Saturday marks the official opening ceremony and celebrations will start at 10am, including Chinese lion dance, drumming, beautiful light displays, children’s performances, live music and a variety of stallholders serving up your favourite Chinese dishes. Chinatown – Saturday 6th Feb – Sunday 14 Feb The 2-week program of events will be unveiled and celebrations will commence on the weekend, right here, right in the heart of Melbourne Chinatown, an integral part of the City of Melbourne since the goldrush days of the 1850s. During the day, roving musicians, artists and performers will take to the streets of Chinatown. Traditional figures in Chinese mythology, Chinese traditional musicians and artists will enthral passers-by. Other activities …

Zoo Twilight Series

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Get down to the Zoo Twilight series for fifteen concerts over fifteen nights in a live music setting like no other. Each Friday and Saturday from January 29 to 12 March 2016 your favourite local and international artists will perform under the stars to fight against wildlife extinction. The shows will kick off from 7pm but if you get there  a little early  you will be able to explore the Zoo at dusk with animal exhibits open exclusively for Zoo Twilights guests. Pre-purchase a tasty food hamper or choose from a great selection of delicious meals and snacks, alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic drinks available on the night. Artists include: Jose Gonzalez, Josh Pyke, Belinda Carlisle, Birds of Tokyo, Jebediah plus many more. When: January 29 to March 12 2016. Where: Melbourne Zoo Visit the website here.   

Dominoes

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Experience the thrill of thousands of breezeblock ‘dominoes’ falling one by one to create a moving sculpture, running through the city and unfolding over the course of a day. Along paths and promenades, through buildings and across plazas, the domino line will work it’s way through Melbourne. There’ll be over  7000 giant dominoes forming a 2km chain threading its way through historic and everyday parts of Melbourne. When: Saturday Feb 6 from 1pm. The Domino Fall will start from 5pm Where: Download the map here. 

Victorian Pride March – 2016

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Representing The Swanston Hotel, Grand Mercure and Mercure Welcome Melbourne under the Accor Hotels banner – we participated in the Victorian Pride March, 2016 last Sunday. The theme this year – Marriage Equality. A small, but dedicated group of cool individuals – it was actually our first time marching as a team, but armed with enough rainbow flags to kit out a small army and some jumbo bubble wands, we rocked out to the sounds beats of JOY FM, and were even lucky enough to be marching behind My Pet Warehouse who brought along some gorgeous puppies (including a super-cool, giant Great Dane). And let’s be honest, puppies trump EVERYTHING! Accor Hotels are committed to celebrating Diversity in all shapes and forms and have recently submitted an open letter to publicly pledge support for Marriage Equality. As a company, Accor supports diversity and recognises the rights of it’s LGBTU employees to live and work, free of prejudice and discrimination.

Moonlight Cinemas Summer Shows

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Australia’s favourite outdoor cinema, Moonlight Cinema have just released their tickets for the month of February and mong the line-up are three of this year’s standout biopics: Steve Jobs, Trumbo and Joy; as well as three advanced screenings of inspiring films based on real-life events: The Finest Hours, Concussion and The Lady In The Van. There’ll also be  advanced screenings of Hollywood’s biggest films Hail, Caesar! and Zoolander 2; alongside cult classics Clueless and The Rocky Horror Picture Show and all the latest blockbusters including  The Hateful Eight from Quentin Tarantino; Joy starring Jennifer Lawrence and The Revenant for Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar contending performance. For all the romantics, cult classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s will be returning on Valentine’s Day presented by Lindeman’s, who are providing everyone with  a free glass of sparkling on arrival. And if that’s not enough to get you booking, there’ll also be advanced Moonlight Cinema screenings including Michael Fassbender’s not to be missed performance as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston in a whole new light as Dalton Trumbo, in Trumbo.  When: Through to March 27, 2016 Where: Royal …

Get into the Swing of the Australian Open 2016

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Melburnians love their sport. It’s one of the reasons visitors love our city. It’s summer. It’s January. It’s Melbourne’s Grand-Slam tennis event, the Australian Open, and in 2016, it’s bigger than ever. Sure it’s all about the tennis – the players, the scores, the tournament, the referees, the ball kids and the facilities (organisers claim the title of the world’s biggest Grand Slam footprint for the Australian open at 255, 739 square metres). Tournament attendees can experience new tech offerings from customised tennis emojis to a 360-degree video experience that puts you live on court. Australian Open 2016 – the event Who | 44 players – 285 male and 155 female players from 34 countries, including 45 Australian participants. What | The Australian Open is one of four Grand-Slam tennis events worldwide. It is the frist in each year’s calendar of events. The others are: the French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. Where | Melbourne Park – Rod laver, Margaret Court, Hisense Arena and grounds, Olympic Boulevard, Batman Avenue, Melbourne – gates open at 10am …