Tickets are now on sale for Perth’s first ever chicken and beer festival. The long weekend flavour fest kicks off on Friday April 23rd at Subiaco Market Square, serving up every kind of finger lickin’ chicken on the planet, from New Orleans and Korean Fried Chicken to Indian, Brazilian and Jamaican flavours. All dishes will be cooked fresh by Perth establishments, with plenty of cold, frosty libations from local craft breweries to wash it all down. There’s also buskers, rides and carnival games aplenty. For tickets, head to www.chickenandbeerfestival.com

Curator of off-the-grid nature experiences, Unyoked is offering a writer’s residency, giving promising new writers the space and time to let their imaginations run wild. Unyoked will select four wilderness residents for the initiative, who will receive regular, no-strings attached access to Unyoked cabins for the next six months. They’re also inviting up and coming writers to submit nature-inspired poems and short essays to be considered for publication in their first Unyoked Anthology. To apply, writers are invited to submit their poetry, essays and nature writing of up to 800 words via https://unplug.unyoked.co/writers by May 30, 2021.

Some of Australia’s top business leaders will take to the skies on Friday April 30, with Skydive Australia to raise much-needed funds and awareness for the mental health and suicide prevention service, Black Dog Institute. CEO Skydive for Mental Health brings together leaders from a range of industries, including tourism, construction, sports, technology and health. With two weeks to go until the jump, the event has already raised over $100,000 for the Black Dog Institute. To make a donation visit https://ceoskydive.blackdoginstitute.org.au/

Tasmanian vineyard Devil’s Corner has announced a significant expansion for its award-winning east coast cellar door. Commencing late April 2021, the expansion is set to take the popular Great Eastern Drive destination to the next level. On-board to manage the expansion is Tassie architecture firm Cumulus Studio, who will work alongside Launceston’s Anstie Constructions to create the new and improved cellar door just in time for your summer Apple Isle vacay. During construction ‘The Little Devil Cellar Door’ will act as a temporary pop-up for wine sales, open 7 days from April to September 2021. www.devilscorner.com.au

Melbourne’s south east is now home to a lavish new hotel, with the opening of PARKROYAL Monash Melbourne on April 12th. Based within the vibrant M-City complex in Clayton, the hotel features 250 rooms and suites, a light-soaked restaurant and bar, extensive meeting and event spaces, including an executive boardroom and a 375sqm pillarless ballroom. The adjoining M-City complex also offers guests access to over 60 retail and dining options, including a new Village Cinema complex. For bookings, head to https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pr-monash-melbourne.html

Sip your way around the spiritual home of whisky with Diageo’s new 2020 Special Releases Single Malt Scotch Whisky Collection. The exclusive selection is comprised of eight cask strength single malt Scotch whiskies, drawn from some of Scotland’s most revered distilleries. Expect some extremely rare expressions, including some of the last known drops of 30YO Dalwhinnie ($970), a 30YO Pittyvaich ($690) from the Speyside ghost distillery and a never-before-released 20YO Cragganmore ($239.99). It’s a collector’s dream come true. Limited quantities of the collection is now available to purchase from leading airports across Australia.