Bright
High Country’s hottest new stays linked by tasty cycling trail
An old gold-rush pub and a former asylum are two buzzy accommodations, best connected via a two-wheeled picnic.
- by Belinda Jackson
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The once-booming Victorian towns where rents are at a discount
Rental growth in regional areas is slowing or falling as higher costs price out many tenants and some tree-changers return to the city.
- by Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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Hotel reviews
This old-school Victorian motor inn is now fun and fabulous
Following a serious facelift, this former motel near Bright in north-east Victoria has morphed into a swish boutique hotel.
- by Sue Wallace
Bright Velo: The Victorian 'Alps' welcomes cosy new cycling themed lodge
A cycling-themed hotel on Bright's main street makes perfect sense.
- by Belinda Jackson
Voter fury over ballot blunder: ‘How could they not have enough?’
A shortage of printed ballot papers left some people unable to vote at the election.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Making a sea-change to regional Victoria? That’ll be $1 million
Million-dollar houses were once the exclusive domain of blue-chip inner Melbourne, but the number of regional postcodes with a median house price of $1 million or more is on the rise.
- by Melissa Heagney
The Grove Estate, Porepunkah review, Victoria: A blissful Victorian estate with scenery overload
Enchanting 360-degree views command attention at this pretty hillside property where olives trees thrive.
- by Sue Wallace
Regional house prices surge as Melburnians flood coastal and tree-change hotspots
The median house price in some areas rose as much as 40 per cent last year, creating a windfall for some but an affordability problem for others looking for a foothold in their home town.
- by Melissa Heagney and Elizabeth Redman
Bright, Victoria, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights
Fresh produce and fine wine bundled together with magnificent mountain views: welcome to Bright, Victoria.
- by Ben Groundwater
Bright, Victoria, Australia: The High Country cafe that changes lives
It serves regional, seasonal and Indigenous bush foods, and gets young Indigenous people from the Northern Territory workplace ready.
- by Elspeth Callender
Review
Melbourne
Bright's Reed & Co is Victoria's best menu to drink gin to
The couple behind Tani Eat and Drink (RIP) are now sending out the high country's best menu to drink gin to.
- by Gemima Cody
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