UPDATE: LEGO have finally confirmed that the LEGO Jane Goodall Tribute GWP will be available directly from the Australian LEGO.com online store on 9-15 May. So this has been quite the frustrating release – but the LEGO Jane Goodall Tribute GWP (gift with purchase) has finally been made available in Australia, at specific retail locations….
LEGO Bricktober 2021 Fairy Tale Collection now available in Australia
How’s your wallet after the 1st of October new set onslaught? Now there’s even more tantalising offers to help part with your hard-earned money. In a surprising move, the new LEGO Bricktober 2021 Fairy Tale collection, featuring these lovely micro vignettes of classic fairy tales on brick-built books are now available in Australia from either…
Build a Minifigure Exclusives: Blue Pug Costume & Brown Bear Suit Guy
As the world slowly crawls back towards some sense of normalcy, and we emerge from various forms of lockdowns, and store/shopping centres start welcoming crowds again, there’s one thing that LEGO fans can look forward to – heading into a LEGO Store, or toy store in-person. Here in Melbourne, Australia, we’ve just got out of…
The LEGO Group’s parent company acquires Merlin Entertainment, taking control of all Legoland Theme Parks
Here’s a bit of fun business news – Kirkbi A/S and a consortium of funds have announced that they have purchased Merlin Entertainments for £4.8bn. As you know, Merlin Entertainments is the British theme park operator that runs attractions such as Madame Tussauds, and most importantly all the Legoland Theme Parks round the world. It’s…
Review: Legoland Discovery Centre Melbourne
On Tuesday, I got the opportunity to attend the grand opening of the Legoland Discovery Centre Melbourne located in the Chadstone Shopping Centre. The Discovery Centre is now officially open to the public so I hope that this review helps you decide whether it’s worth a visit or not. I was a guest of the Legoland…
Interview with Dave Holder, Legoland Discovery Centre’s Master Model Builder
I’m pretty excited. Legoland Discovery Centre Melbourne opens its doors to the public tomorrow (18 April 2017) and I can’t wait to pull a proper review together when I get to go, but before that, I’d love to share an interview I did with Dave Holder, Master Model Builder of the Discovery Centre. Dave emerged triumphant against…