Partners

Founded in 2010 in Melbourne by brothers Josh and Jake Uljans and school mate Karl van Buuren, Moon Dog began with a lil’ brewery in the back streets of Abbotsford, with the trio brewing beer in a brew house welded together from ex-dairy equipment and selling mind-blowing craft beer from the back of a ‘97 Volvo V40 station wagon.

More than a decade later, we’ve made some upgrades to the equipment, we’ve expanded our brewery into Preston, we’ve opened two brew pubs and our Moon Dog family has grown and grown, but one thing has stayed the same-brewing outrageously delicious beers and seltzers that blow minds is what it’s all about!

Museums Victoria is a Foundation Partner for Melbourne’s returning festival, Now or Never. The Melbourne Museum Plaza will delight the senses with an out-of-this-world experience. The World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building will again, be filled with a program of exciting and exclusive music acts. While on-site, make sure you also visit the fabulous Victoria the T. rex exhibition, exclusive to Melbourne Museum and many other great exhibitions on during this time.

NantStudios is a state of the art, full service production ecosystem, which has built the world’s largest LED volume at Docklands Studios in Melbourne. The company operates traditional, Motion Capture and Virtual Production Stages around the world, which are serviced by an expert team with decades of experience in virtual production, visual effects and engineering. NantStudios’ goal is to democratise the virtual production workflow and make it accessible to any scale project, while innovating with R&D in technologies to streamline the process.

NantStudios is powered entirely by green energy.

Experience Rydges Melbourne, a refreshingly local way to see, taste and live the best of Melbourne. Located in the heart of the CBD, with iconic landmarks, theatre district, Chinatown and free-tram zone at our doorstep, Rydges Melbourne offers 370 rooms and apartments inspired by the Australian landscape. Discover a streamlined check-in, in-room connectivity, interactive fitness studio, year-round outdoor heated rooftop pool and home to part Aussie restaurant, part modern bar – Bossley Bar & Restaurant.

Beat is a multimedia platform that has covered Melbourne’s music, arts and cultural scenes since the mid-1980s. Commanding a large and engaged audience via its print, web and social channels, Beat is dedicated exploring Melbourne’s live entertainment sector and the artists and performers comprising it.

Launched in 2009 and still 100% independent, Broadsheet remains Australia’s go-to culture guide. It’s designed for people who like to be connected with culture in their ever-changing cities.

Across Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and New Zealand, Broadsheet covers Australia’s world-class hospitality businesses and wonderful people that make them tick. Whether it’s popular openings or hidden gems, must-see galleries or unmissable events, Broadsheet is there – and the readers soon follow.

But it’s not just a website. Broadsheet is also a print paper, a newsletter, a membership program, an app, a pop-up restaurant, a podcast and so much more.

Concrete Playground is Australia’s leading digital media platform for urban exploration. We empower our audience to discover the best things to do in their city, connecting them with authentic experiences, hidden gems, and cultural hotspots.

For more than 40 years Triple R has shaped and inspired the culture of Melbourne. Since its inception as an educational broadcaster in 1976, Triple R has become one of Australia’s most influential community radio stations with nearly 21,000 paid subscribers, broadcasting live to over 1,000,000 listeners per month across FM and digital.

Broadcasting on 102.7FM and 3RRR Digital, the Triple R grid houses over 60 diverse programs. Music shows cover every genre imaginable from pop to punk rock, R&B and electro to jazz, hip hop, country and metal. Specialist talks programs delve into topics as varied as the environment, human rights, politics, medical issues, gardening, cultural ventures and local interests.