Cheltenham
House in Melbourne’s east sells for $2,362,000 to surprise buyer
The winning bidders saw the ad for the five-bedroom property for the first time on Friday evening. Less than 24 hours later, the home was theirs.
- by Alexandra Middleton
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Auctions
The Melbourne couple who finally hit at auction – and the Sydney vendor who wanted out
An investor’s pain became a first-home buyer couple’s gain in Mill Park on Saturday, as a Sydney-based vendor felt compelled to offload a long-held property.
- by Sarah Webb
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Crime
Man’s body found in car park of popular Melbourne shopping centre
A crime scene was set up at a Westfield Southland Shopping Centre on Thursday morning after the discovery of a man’s body.
- by Hanna Mills Turbet
How much money you need to earn to buy a house in Melbourne
Home buyers in many parts of Melbourne would need to earn a sky-high income – or be able to tap outside help.
- by Alexandra Middleton
The tradie who accidentally shot himself in the heart with a nail gun and lived to tell the tale
Mark Hardeman considers himself lucky to have a “second chance at life” after a 7.5-centimetre projectile struck his right ventricle.
- by Carolyn Webb
Beach cottage smashes its reserve and changes hands for $3.9 million
A large crowd defied the cold to watch four bidders vie for the two-bedroom Williamstown home, which had been in the one family since it was built 60 years ago.
- by Sarah Webb
Morgane is being priced out of her suburb – and priced out of Melbourne
Nearly every Melbourne suburb recorded a rise in rents over the last year, but some soared higher than their neighbours.
- by Alexandra Middleton
Family splash $3.42 million on Balwyn North home they plan to knock down
Six families competed for the mid-century four-bedroom house on a large block, in a marathon auction lasting 45 minutes.
- by Tom Carey
‘Callous and cruel’: Teens arrested over hit-runs that seriously injured cyclists
Police say the teens were driving a stolen car when they struck two cyclists and uploaded a video of the incidents to social media.
- by David Estcourt
Where the Melbourne property market is buzzing – and where it’s showing red flags
Some Melbourne home owners wouldn’t wait any longer to sell this spring, after a “weird winter”.
- by Jim Malo
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Education
Puffer jacket politics: Melbourne school’s uniform prompts outrage, applause
A school in Melbourne’s south-east has been accused of virtue signalling with a new uniform item featuring the Aboriginal and pride flags. But others have welcomed the gesture, saying it fosters inclusivity.
- by Robyn Grace
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