The rugged up and ready bit

Make Melbourne your main event this winter. RISING returns to brighten the darker nights with a brilliant and diverse program of art, music, performance and installations, while Lightscape sets the Royal Botanical Gardens aglow for wide-eyed visitors of all ages.

Discover more than 100 artworks from famous painters at the NGV's Melbourne Winter Masterpieces® French Impressionism. Or head to Melbourne's vibrant theatre district to catch stellar shows like Beetlejuice The Musical at the Regent Theatre.

In sport, get ready for all-out action as the Wallabies take on the British and Irish Lions at the MCG this July. Cheer on the Vixens and Mavericks at Suncorp Super Netball and barrack for your favourite team as the rounds get serious through the AFL season.

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