Oakleigh
The Fitzroy ‘unicorn’ that won its vendors $2.9m, more than $400,000 over reserve
A pair of downsizers dropped the sum on the unique property, and planned to move from a larger home in the inner east to be closer to the inner-city buzz.
- by Jim Malo
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The six new places you’ll be able to build a home in Melbourne
The government is opening up Melbourne greenfields sites to build up to 180,000 homes and will release land around two major suburban train stations.
- by Adam Carey and Broede Carmody
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Olympia Wine
Olympia
An old car park above Oakleigh Market is now a double-decker ode to the Greek Islands.
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- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
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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.
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Olympia Wine
This hidden rooftop bar is a dose of Greek island heat during a bitter Melbourne winter
It’s out with sedans and SUVs, in with saganaki croquettes and spritzes, at this former car park in the city’s Greek heartland.
- by Dani Valent
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Manna Bakery
This self-serve bakery’s sweet-savoury ‘sausage roll’ snack pushes every button
Pick up a tray and try Korean baked goods at this humble but bustling family-run bakery in the ’burbs.
- by Dani Valent
Oakleigh and Clayton were outer suburbs. They are about to transform into a new CBD
If the plans come to pass, these suburbs – home to Greek and Chinese migrants – will have as many jobs as Melbourne’s CBD currently does. Many residents don’t mind.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Patrick Hatch
Tobacco store firebombed in second targeted attack
An Oakleigh tobacco store went up in flames after a burning car crashed through the front of the shop. The blaze is expected to be linked to a spate of tit-for-tat arson attacks.
- by Alex Crowe
Shop torched in another suspected tit-for-tat gang arson attack
A suspicious fire that was lit next to a tobacco shop in Melbourne’s south-east is believed to be linked to an outbreak of tit-for-tat arson attacks over the past few months.
- by Alex Crowe
Investors splash $2.38 million on Armadale townhouse for their children
A couple who live nearby bought the three-bedroom townhouse as an investment property, but eventually plan for their children to live there.
- by Jean Bell and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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