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Luxury beauty doesn't always have to come with a full luxury price tag. From beautifully formulated skincare to indulgent body treatments, these luxury beauty finds bring a little extra pampering into your daily routine without paying full retail. Whether you're looking to refresh your skincare collection, discover a premium beauty brand or treat someone special, choosing quality products at more affordable prices makes the experience even more appealing. We've selected six l

Live at Yours brings an intimate musical experience to one of Sydney's most beautiful historic venues on Tuesday 20 October 2026. Sydney's cultural calendar offers some wonderful experiences, but few combine exceptional live music, historic architecture and fine dining quite like this upcoming evening at the Great Synagogue. Presented by Live at Yours, the event brings together three accomplished musicians — Satu Vänskä, Konstantin Shamray and Elina Faskhi — for a special per

Cowboy boots, country music and line dancing are heading to Sydney Harbour for a one-night-only Southern-inspired celebration this November. Sydney Harbour Hoedown 2026 | Country Music Cruise Sydney Harbour is about to get a little taste of Tennessee as Jack Daniel's brings its Southern Harbour Hoedown to the city for one unforgettable evening. On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the iconic Sydney Showboats paddlewheeler will be transformed into a floating honky-tonk, complete wit

Credit Nga Taniwha o Rūpapa - Dinosaurs of Patagonia 2023 Te Papa An extraordinary dinosaur exhibition featuring a 38-metre-long prehistoric giant is coming to the Australian Museum this November, launching celebrations for the museum's 200th anniversary. Sydney is preparing to welcome a prehistoric visitor of truly enormous proportions when The World's Biggest Dinosaur: Dinosaurs of Patagonia opens at the Australian Museum on Saturday 28 November 2026. The spectacular intern

Sydney Harbour meets the Italian Riviera as Club Amalfi returns to Watsons Bay Hotel with Mediterranean feasts, spritzes, DJs and sun-drenched Sunday celebrations. Sydney's summer social calendar is about to get a little more glamorous as Club Amalfi returns to the iconic Watsons Bay Hotel on Sunday 18 October 2026. Bringing a taste of the Italian Riviera to Sydney Harbour, the popular European-inspired experience transforms the hotel's waterfront Top Deck into a lively Medit

Hyams Beach Jervis Bay Summer in Australia is a season of extraordinary contrasts. While people are swimming at Sydney beaches, hiking in the Blue Mountains or watching the sunset over the Indian Ocean in Western Australia, parts of the interior can be experiencing temperatures above 40°C and tropical northern Australia can be in the middle of its wet season. Australian summer officially runs from December through February. These are the warmest three months across most of th

Finding a memorable gift doesn’t always mean buying more stuff. Sometimes the best presents are experiences, a weekend away, an Australian-made treat or the freedom to head off on an adventure. The Sydney Chic Gift Guide brings together a handpicked selection of gift ideas from Australian brands and travel providers, with options for different tastes and budgets. From relaxing luxury escapes and tropical holidays to Australian native-inspired gifts and campervan adventures, t

A major new dining destination is coming to Western Sydney, with Simara set to open as the signature restaurant at the new Powerhouse Parramatta. Bookings are now open for Simara ahead of the museum's public opening on Saturday, 7 November 2026, when it will be joined by all-day café Folded and the tucked-away Green Bar. Led by Sydney restaurateur and chef Simon Sandall, founder of Boronia Kitchen, the three venues have been designed as distinct experiences connected by a sha

Image credit Marring Country at Bundanon Photo Hayden Griffith A new First Nations-led native nursery at Bundanon will bring together caring for Country, cultural knowledge, horticulture and skills development in the Shoalhaven. Marring Country has been created and will be operated by Marring, in partnership with Bundanon, with support from the NSW Government. The nursery will propagate local native plants for use across Bundanon and the wider region, including plants for rev

Queensland Islands Planning a holiday should be exciting, but it can quickly turn into an exercise in juggling browser tabs. Flights on one website, accommodation on another, airport transfers somewhere else, followed by tours, meals and all the extras that can make a holiday memorable. This is where holiday packages can be worth investigating. Rather than booking every component separately, a package can combine several elements of a trip into one booking. Packages may also

Sydney will come alive with the sounds, flavours, colours and creativity of Africa this October when Africultures Festival returns to Sydney Olympic Park. Taking place at Cathy Freeman Park on Saturday 24 October 2026, the one-day festival brings music, food, fashion, art, dance and cultural experiences together in a celebration of the diversity of African cultures. Now in its eighteenth year, Africultures has grown to become Australia's largest celebration of African culture

Cirque Alice Lyric Theatre Producers: Simon Painter and Tim Lawson Reviewed by Ron Lee, CSP I haven’t looked it up, but suspect that Lewis Carroll wrote Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland when he was high, so it must follow, as the night the day, that the medium of theatre would be used to create magic that engages all of the senses. Cirque Alice, which opened at Sydney's Lyric Theatre, presents sublime circus talent and seamlessly blends them with opera,