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Conversations and music, a strip of shops, cafes, bars, people and experiences — welcome to Northcote Rise.

High Street Northcote is one of Melbourne's most dynamic and creative locations, with a history spanning 150 years. Today High Street is home to one of Melbourne's most interesting and eclectic mix of retailers, bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants.

04/09/2026

✨ 20 years on High Street! ✨

For two decades, Angels Trumpet has been bringing a little bit of magic, mysticism and good energy to Northcote Rise.

Founded and run by Feran and her team, Angels Trumpet has become a much-loved part of the High Street community, offering a unique space where curiosity, spirituality and self-discovery come together.

From crystals, candles and tarot cards to healing, readings and workshops, there’s always something interesting to discover inside 256 High Street. Whether you’ve been visiting for years or are yet to step through the doors, Angels Trumpet has a way of inviting you to slow down, explore and perhaps see things from a slightly different perspective.

Over the past 20 years, the business has welcomed countless locals through its doors and created a space for people to connect, reflect, learn and explore.

We’re thrilled to celebrate this incredible milestone with Feran and the team and to recognise the contribution Angels Trumpet has made to the wonderfully eclectic character of Northcote Rise.

Congratulations on 20 years, Angels Trumpet! Here’s to many more years of magic, community and good energy on High Street. 💜

📍 256 High Street, Northcotetrumpet.northcote

02/09/2026

Dad deserves a good feed!

Whether you’re booking a special Father’s Day lunch or dinner, or swinging by one of our local cafés for breakfast and coffee, there are plenty of ways to spoil Dad around Northcote Rise.

Here are just some of the Father’s Day specials our traders are serving up this year. 👇

Book your table, grab a coffee and make a day of it — because Dad deserves more than another pair of socks. 😉

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31/08/2026

A big thank you to our Northcote Rise community for showing up for local this winter.

From shopping and dining to catching a gig, grabbing a coffee or simply spending time on High Street, every visit helped support the local businesses that make our precinct what it is.

Your choice to shop local, eat local and spend local really does make a difference — helping keep our streets busy, our businesses thriving and Northcote Rise vibrant.

Thanks for choosing local and being part of our community.

24/08/2026

It’s all connected on Northcote Rise.

A coffee before an appointment. Dinner before a gig. A browse in a shop after lunch. A quick stop can easily turn into a few local businesses benefiting from the same visit.

That’s the beauty of having a thriving local precinct. Our businesses don’t operate in isolation — they support each other, share customers and help create the energy that makes Northcote Rise such a great place to spend time.

When you choose to shop, eat, drink or experience something locally, you’re helping keep that ripple going.

One business doing well can lift those around it — and together, we make Northcote Rise stronger.

21/08/2026

Northcote Rise is home to makers, creatives and independent businesses who believe in taking the time to make things well.

From handmade pieces and thoughtful design to repairs, alterations, vintage finds and beautifully crafted goods, there’s plenty to discover when you slow down and shop with intention.

When buying it’s about choosing well and finding things with a story — made or sort by people who care about what they do.

Take your time. Meet the makers. Find something made to last.

20/08/2026

This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating all the incredible dads, father figures and chosen family in our lives — and we want to know…

If you were planning the perfect Father’s Day on Northcote Rise, what would you do?

Tell us one of the following:

🍻 Where you’d take him to eat or sip, or
🎁 Where you’d find the perfect gift for him

We’ll be giving away:
2 x $100 vouchers to spend at your chosen spot.

To enter:
• Comment your answer below
• Tag the business you’ve chosen + someone you’d share the day with

Entries close Wednesday 2nd September. Winners announced by DM on Friday 4th September.

Let’s show some love to the incredible local traders who make Northcote Rise what it is.

17/08/2026

Money stays local. It sounds simple, but it's true — every dollar spent at a local business does more work for the neighbourhood than one spent at a chain or online. And in winter, when the strip needs it most, that matters even more. It pays the staff who live down the road, keeps the heating on for the trader next door, and circulates back through High Street again and again.

It's not just a nice idea — it's how a neighbourhood stays a neighbourhood, especially through the quieter months. So next time you're deciding where to spend, remember: shopping local isn't just good for your local. It's good for all of us.

15/08/2026

Looking for something for dinner tonight? Zircon Restaurant, at 240 High Street, serves up Sri Lankan cooking that's quickly becoming a strip fav

Think hoppers so soft they barely need chewing, lamb pan rolls packed with flavour, and a lamb shank biriyani built on patience: slow-cooked meat, spices balanced rather than blasted. Save room for the watalappan; the rich, silky coconut custard is the kind of dessert people specifically come back for.

Beyond the food, it's the warmth that stands out: welcoming service, a relaxed room that works for a date night or a family dinner, and a drinks list that pairs easily with the spice. Whether you know Sri Lankan cuisine well or you're trying it for the first time, the team's happy to walk you through the menu.

Northcote's food scene keeps getting deeper, and .restaurant is a big part of why.

To book, head to their website.

14/08/2026

Oku Den, at 260A High Street, Northcote, stocks the kind of things you end up buying for yourself as much as anyone else. It's a carefully curated mix: Japanese porcelain and ceramics, jewellery ranging from casual to fine, clothing, homewares, scents, and gifts for every occasion, each piece chosen with a genuinely good eye rather than picked to fill shelf space.

Regulars talk about the range as much as anything: elegant, well-made pieces at prices that don't feel like a stretch, and staff who make the whole experience easy, whether you know exactly what you're after or you're just having a look.

It's the sort of shop where you go in for one thing and leave with a candle, a mug, and a gift for someone else entirely. That's part of the charm of a space that's been put together with real care, everything feels considered, nothing feels random.

Next time you're on High Street, be sure to give yourself a bit of time to wander through

10/08/2026

Come for the cold, stay for the community. There's something about winter that slows the strip down — the fogged-up windows, the smell of something simmering, the regulars nodding hello like they always do.

Northcote Rise isn't just a place to shop or eat. It's the trader who saves your favourite gift for someone special, the bar that always has a seat for you, the little nods and check-ins that make High Street feel less like a shopping strip and more like an extension of home.

08/08/2026

A bit of rain forecast for the week ahead but High Street doesn't do fair-weather only.

The shopfronts are open, the ovens are going, and the bars are pouring regardless of what's happening outside.

If anything, a grey sky is the perfect excuse. Duck into a café for something warm, book that appointment, grab a long lunch somewhere cosy, or settle in for a drink while the rain does its thing on the awnings outside. Northcote's traders are open, ready and glad to see you — wet weather gear optional.

Umbrella in one hand, coffee in the other. See you on the strip.

07/08/2026

Next Tuesday, Nina turns 80!

It's also the day she steps back from Silk Road Rugs & Tours, the Northcote gem she's run for the past decade at 306 High Street — so it's a big one all round.

For ten years, Nina has welcomed people into her world — handmade rugs, lamps, jewellery, art, books and Tibetan singing bowls sourced from all over the globe. Her Mongolian yurt has hosted sound bath healings, shamanic drumming circles, tea ceremonies and poetry readings, alongside a warm team of healers always up for a chat.

She's given just as generously behind the scenes too, spending years as a Northcote Business Association committee member, offering her time, energy and wisdom to help guide the local business community.

Two milestones, one very big day. Swing by 306 High Street between now and next Tuesday, wish Nina a happy 80th and a happy retirement.

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