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Jacob Finau and Mollie Synam pay more than the median for their buid-to-rent unit, but they say it’s worth the trade-off.

‘People can’t afford more’: The Melbourne suburbs where rents rose most

Melbourne’s asking rents sit at record highs and some suburbs have recorded annual increases of more than 20 per cent.

  • Jim Malo

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Dine in at The Flour House’s Highett store.

The Flour House

This bakery is a finalist for best bread and pastries in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

Sicilian saganaki with truffled honey.
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Abbiocco

Bayside magnet with pluck for days.

Railway Wine joins a buzzing strip of dining options in Highett.

Railway Wine

“Sunday session” is written all over this watering hole, located across the road from Highett Station.

29 Mater Street, Collingwood.

Home that meant ‘everything’ to migrant family sells for $860,000

The vendor, selling on behalf of his elderly father, said the family “came here with nothing” and had happy memories of the Collingwood terrace bought for $29,500 in 1978.

  • Jim Malo
24 Sturrock St Brunswick passed in at auction.

Only one buyer turned up for a Brunswick five-bedder. But it passed in at $1.62m

The vendor placed two bids in the hope of kick-starting the auction of the California-style bungalow.

  • Alexandra Middleton
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Birria tacos at Chilpa Mexican restaurant in Highett.
13.5/20

Cheap, cheerful and colourful: Braised meats steal the show at Highett’s new Mexican street food spot, Chilpa

La Tortilleria brings the deep toasty sunshine flavour of corn and its classic Mexican dishes to Melbourne’s bayside suburbs.

  • Besha Rodell
Spanakopita at Hellenic House Project in Highett.
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The critic’s verdict on George Calombaris’ new restaurant, Hellenic House Project

Whatever your feelings about the celebrity chef, there’s no doubting he’s an excellent cook.

  • Besha Rodell
Strozzapreti carbonara with truffle.
14.5/20

Abbiocco takes carbs (and carbonara) to the next level

The pasta bar is named for the fugue-like state inspired by drifting into a food coma. They mean it, reviews Gemima Cody.

  • Gemima Cody
A house fire has blocked traffic in both direction on Brunswick Road.

Police investigating fire after man dies in unit blaze

Police are investigating a fire at a unit in Melbourne’s south-east that has killed a man and put a woman in hospital with minor injuries.

  • David Estcourt

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