North Melbourne
City of Melbourne: What your candidates said
Voters in Melbourne will choose 11 people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Latest
Judge startled by Victoria’s ‘no documents’ claim in housing towers case
Lawyers for the Victorian government pushed back on releasing documents related to its decision to demolish and redevelop high-rise estates across Melbourne.
- by Rachael Dexter
Series
City life
Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
First home buyers outbid investors, nabbing $1.931m Fitzroy North terrace
A parent bidding on behalf of a first home buyer couple outbid three other buyers, including an investor, during a competitive auction.
- by Alexandra Middleton
The suburb trying to avoid the fate of Docklands as towers shoot up
North Melbourne has long been gentrified, and its mixed-income residents have always co-existed, but a windfall of government and private investment could change that.
- by Najma Sambul
Opinion
Life in the ’burbs
My suburb attracts a cult-like loyalty, despite the grit and the gangsters
We haven’t had a gangland funeral across the road for years, but North Melbourne has always been an in-between place – a suburb of two identities.
- by Virginia Trioli
Exclusive
Public transport
Ditch the timetable: Metro Tunnel trains on track to run every three minutes
The state government initially promised a “turn up and go” service – without specifying precisely how often trains would run.
- by Kieran Rooney
Scenes of joy as family secure $1,585,000 Bentleigh East home at auction
The successful buyer couldn’t contain his joy. David Rizkalla dropped the cool, disinterested auction persona the moment the hammer fell and he bought the house.
- by Jim Malo
Review
Rosso Coffee Experience
Brunch with a side of home barista training – you can’t get much more Melbourne than that
Anyone who wanders into this new warehouse cafe can make their own coffee under the tutelage of professional baristas.
- by Dani Valent
The fruiterer’s son who became a Hollywood mogul, and other hidden Melbourne histories
North Melbourne IT professional Elio Sarpi runs a popular Instagram account documenting local landmarks and personalities.
- by Carolyn Webb
Review
Central Club Hotel
A much-loved North Melbourne pub has re-emerged after a two-year reno. Does it still have soul?
The revamped Central Club Hotel takes advantage of its vicinity to the Queen Victoria Market with quality chicken parma - but is it still a great pub?
- by Dani Valent
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