Say hello to Melbourne’s next share bike operator
OBIKE may be set to abandon Melbourne but — in a changing of the wheel guard — another operator is close finalising an agreement with several councils.
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Push to keep heliport in central Melbourne
MELBOURNE is the only city with a central helipad for tourist and business use. Now tourism bodies are calling for a permanent heliport but politicians say Melbourne shouldn’t feel like an “airport terminal”.
Aussie greats line up for swag of awards
MORE than 700 great Australians will be saluted by the nation in today’s Queen’s Birthday honours.
Developer given ultimatum over toxic site
HIGH levels of lead, benzene and other toxic chemicals have been detected at the site of a controversial apartment development proposed on the edge of Princes Park.
Plastic waste may be fuel of the future
MONASH University researchers are working to solve two of Melbourne’s big problems — piles of rubbish for recycling and high petrol prices.
Diggers who never met their foreign children
AUSTRALIAN Diggers left behind more than a legacy in Europe in World War I, with hundreds of soldiers fathering children who never met their Aussie fathers — and one Belgian family is still on a mission to find their long-gone ancestor.
The last temptation of Les Samba
IN the underworld, to be owed money can be more dangerous than to owe it. Did the promise of a $3 million deal lure Les Samba to his death in Middle Park? LISTEN TO THE LATEST ANDREW RULE PODCAST
Bizarre, brutal end to beanie bandit Grandpa Harry
Signs of foul play surrounded the death of scallywag Aubrey Broughill, known as the Beanie Bandit and Grandpa Harry. And there were two important things missing when his body was finally found.
Home is where the art is
Melbourne street artist Rone transforms an abandoned house into a temporary art gallery that captures 1950s Australian life
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