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The tourist beach town where the ocean threatens a way of life

People have flocked to this coastal community for its pristine beaches for decades. Now the beach is being eaten away.

  • Benjamin Preiss

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Camping at Parks Victoria’s sites will be free until July.

Unhappy campers: Caravan park fees soar as free sites snapped up

Victorians are finding campsites cost almost as much as hotels, putting them out of reach for many families.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
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Tomo’s

Compact and kooky, with many local fans.

8 Hearn Street, Dromana VIC 3936

Thirteen of the best properties for sale in Victoria

Looking for your next home in Victoria? Here’s a baker’s dozen of great properties, from Dromana to Mildura.

  • Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
House prices on the Bass Coast fell by 6.3 per cent in the 12 months to June.

‘Nuts to normal’: Popular Victorian towns where house prices fell most

House prices in coastal areas and alpine towns declined over the past year as second-home owners and investors offloaded their properties.

  • Alexandra Middleton and Tawar Razaghi
Glenn Morris and Ed Thexton near Mahers Landing.

The protected site with water views that developers can’t resist

Multiple development plans, including a mega tourist resort, have been knocked back at this environmentally and culturally sensitive Victorian inlet. Is it just a matter of time before a big proposal gets through?

  • Benjamin Preiss
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Inverloch offers affordable property options to Melburnians seeking a sea change.

‘We all seem to be happier’: Where you can be a sea-changer for under $750,000 in Victoria

The finest homes of Torquay and Portsea might be out of reach, but Melburnians are ditching the commute for more affordable and less hectic options.

  • Alexandra Middleton and Elizabeth Redman

You can now borrow surfboards, saucepans and spanners at the library

With an emphasis on sustainability and reuse, libraries now lend out a lot more than books, while community kitchen and tool libraries have also sprung up.

  • Carolyn Webb
Aerial shot of the Inverloch coastline shows how close the ocean is to houses on Surf Parade.

‘Inundation by salt water’: Maps show threat to Inverloch beachside properties

Erosion is threatening multimillion-dollar beachfront real estate at Inverloch on the Bass Coast, with new modelling revealing one coastal road is particularly vulnerable.

  • Benjamin Preiss
The Age, Sport, 13/12/2021, photo by Justin McManus. The Gardner Family are celebrating the festive season differently this year - they will escape the madness and drive down to their Inverloch beach shack on Christmas night. L-R Olivia, Sarah, Tim, Chloe and Luke.

‘We’re clocking out’: Traditions turfed for second COVID Christmas

After two years of lockdowns, some Victorians are looking to shake-up their Christmas traditions, but for those who stay in Melbourne there’ll be plenty to do.

  • Michael Fowler

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