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GUIDEWantirna South

Westfield Knox New Stores 2026: Revo Fitness, BattleKart and Diggerland Coming to Ozone, 6 New Arrivals Now Open, 3 Hours Free Parking (Wantirna South, VIC)

A route 737 bus at the Knox City Shopping Centre interchange on Burwood Highway, Wantirna South, March 2026

Six stores are listed as coming to Westfield Knox, five of them in the Ozone entertainment precinct on Level 1, and six more have recently arrived, according to the centre’s new stores page. The coming stores are Revo Fitness, BattleKart, Diggerland, Dragon Hotpot, Ringers Western and Tiny Factory. Westfield gives no opening dates for any of them. Everything on this page is as of Tuesday 27 October 2026.

EVENT · ENDS 2 NOVRichmond

5 Seconds of Summer at Rod Laver Arena, Monday 2 November 2026: Gates 6:30pm, Support 8pm, Band 9pm, AXS Tickets Only, Bags A4 or Smaller (Melbourne, VIC)

5 Seconds of Summer at the B96 Pepsi Summer Bash in Chicago in 2019

5 Seconds of Summer play Rod Laver Arena on Monday 2 November 2026: gates open at 6:30pm, the support act starts at 8pm and the band is due on at 9pm. If you bought through Ticketek, your ticket has been re-issued by AXS, and the Ticketek one will not get you in. This guide uses Rod Laver Arena’s own event, travel, parking and conditions-of-entry pages, read on 27 October 2026. Melbourne is on daylight saving time (AEDT), so these are local times.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTRichmond

Melbourne City v Sydney FC at AAMI Park, Saturday 31 October 2026: Gates 4pm, Kick-Off 5pm, Bags Must Fit Under a Seat, Parking $20 If Booked (Melbourne, VIC)

AAMI Park during a Melbourne City v Western United match in 2020

Melbourne City host Sydney FC at AAMI Park on Saturday 31 October 2026: gates open at 4pm, kick-off is at 5pm and the match is due to finish about 6:50pm. Bags must fit under a seat, and the venue says public transport is the quickest and easiest way in. This guide is from AAMI Park’s own event, travel, parking and conditions-of-entry pages, read on 27 October 2026. Melbourne is on daylight saving time (AEDT), so the times below are Melbourne times.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTSunshine · St Albans

Brimbank Halloween 2026: Four Free Kids’ Events on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October, St Albans 11am, Sunshine 2pm, Keilor Park 4pm (VIC)

Hampshire Road, Sunshine, in 2019

Brimbank City Council’s events website lists four free Halloween events for children across Sunshine, St Albans and Keilor Park: one on Friday 30 October and three on Saturday 31 October 2026. Melbourne is on daylight saving time in October (AEDT), and all times below are local times. On Saturday the three events run at 11am, 2pm and 4pm, so a family can plan a day around one or two of them.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTMitcham · Mont Albert

Whitehorse Halloween 2026: 4 Free Events on Saturday 31 October, Spooky Comedy From $29 on Friday 30 October, Schwerkolt Cottage Tour $9 (Whitehorse, VIC)

Schwerkolt Cottage, Mitcham, Victoria, photographed in 2010

Whitehorse City Council lists seven Halloween events across Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October 2026, and four of them are free community events with no booking: Shop Local, Scare Local in Mitcham, the Halloween Pet Parade, Halloween at Mont Albert Village and the Schwerkolt Trick or Treat Trail. The Aqualink retail sale is also free to take part in and needs no booking. The Spooky Comedy night at The Round costs from $29 and the after-hours tour of Schwerkolt Cottage costs $9. All times here are Melbourne time, which is on daylight saving (UTC+11) in October.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTHoppers Crossing

Halloween Movie in the Park 2026 at Hoppers Junction: Free, Popcorn From 5pm, Hotel Transylvania Starts 6pm Saturday 31 October, Train Station Nearby (Melbourne, VIC)

New road bridge over railway line at Hoppers Crossing

Wyndham City’s Halloween Movie in the Park is free and needs no booking: on Saturday 31 October 2026, popcorn and entertainment start at 5pm at Powell Reserve in Hoppers Junction, Hoppers Crossing, and the movie, Hotel Transylvania, starts at 6pm. This guide pulls together the council’s event page and its Movies in the Park page, checked on 26 October 2026: what time to arrive, how to get there, where to park, what you can and cannot bring, and what happens if it rains.

GUIDEDoncaster

Westfield Doncaster New Stores 2026: 14 Open Now, From Adairs to Victoria’s Secret, 6 More Opening Soon, 3 Hours Free Parking (Doncaster, VIC)

Westfield Doncaster shopping centre, Doncaster, Victoria, photographed in 2024

Fourteen new stores are open at Westfield Doncaster, according to the centre’s new stores page, and six more are listed as opening soon. Politix and Aesop have also moved to new spots in the centre. Westfield does not say when any of the stores opened, and it gives no opening dates for the six that are coming. Everything on this page is as of Monday 26 October 2026.

EVENT · ENDS 3 NOVFlemington

Melbourne Cup Day 2026 at Flemington: General Admission $60, First Race 10:45am, No Glass or Alcohol Through the Gates, and What to Wear in Each Area (Melbourne, VIC)

Fashions on the Field at the 2013 Melbourne Cup Carnival

Melbourne Cup Day is on Tuesday 3 November 2026, the first race at Flemington is at 10:45am, and General Admission is listed at $60 for an adult. Flemington has its own list of what you cannot carry through the turnstiles, and it includes alcohol, glass and large umbrellas. This guide covers tickets, the gate rules, re-entry and the dress rules for each part of the course. For trains, trams and buses, read our Melbourne Cup Carnival transport guide.

EVENT · ENDS 29 OCTRichmond

Lily Allen at Rod Laver Arena 28 and 29 October 2026: Gates 6pm, Show 8pm, Bags A4 or Smaller, Parking $20 If Booked (Melbourne, VIC)

Lily Allen performing at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles in 2018

Lily Allen plays Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October 2026: gates open at 6pm, the show starts at 8pm and it is due to finish about 10:10pm. Bags must be A4 size or smaller, and the fastest way in is the Route 70 tram or a walk from Richmond or Jolimont station. This guide uses Rod Laver Arena’s own event, travel, parking and conditions-of-entry pages, read on 26 October 2026. Melbourne is on daylight saving time (AEDT), so these are local times.

EVENT · ENDS 7 NOVFlemington

Melbourne Cup Carnival 2026: Trains, Trams and Buses to Flemington on Derby Day, Cup Day, Oaks Day and Stakes Day (Melbourne, VIC)

Flemington Racecourse during the 2014 Spring Carnival

Transport Victoria is running extra trains to Flemington Racecourse Station for all four days of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival, with trams on route 57 and buses on routes 472 and 404 as other ways in. It has not yet published train or tram times, which will show in Journey Planner within 14 days of each race day.