City life
They bought a knockdown rebuild and got a fight over Thornbury’s tallest trees
The larger of two eucalypts locals are fighting to save is estimated to be more than 25 metres tall and believed to be one of the tallest trees in Thornbury.
- Tom Cowie
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The lowest and highest birth rates in Melbourne by suburb
Housing stress could be leading Melburnians to have fewer babies in their lifetime in all but a few of the city’s most affordable suburbs, new analysis suggests.
- Adam Carey
How a century-old ‘zombie subdivision’ became Melbourne’s ‘worst case of urban blight’
A prime site in Melbourne’s west boasts river frontage, city views and proximity to transport links. Yet Solomon Heights has remained undeveloped for a century.
- Adam Carey
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‘A pub for the people’: Top chef saves the Gaso as a live music venue
Collingwood pub the Gasometer is being saved as a venue for gigs after its closure in March sparked fears for the pub’s future.
- Cara Waters
Public lockout at Albert Park GP precinct set to triple in length
The lockout from the Formula 1 precinct before and after the race would extend from seven days to three weeks under law changes proposed by the state government.
- Hannah Hammoud
Reckless food delivery riders making footpaths ‘lawless’ in busy shopping strips
Melbourne business owners are taking matters into their own hands after witnessing speeding and collisions between delivery e-bike riders and pedestrians.
- Saria Ratnam
From mayoral robes to urinals: The hidden treasure chest that helped shape Melbourne
Old parking meters and Moomba crowns are some of the weird and wonderful items that hold Melbourne’s memory. From Sunday, the public can go behind the scenes.
- Rachael Dexter
Community anger after losing six-year battle against beachside fast-food outlet
Mornington Peninsula residents say they feel ignored after a tribunal ruled in favour of a possible new McDonald’s store just 100 metres from the beach.
- Tom Cowie
The elephants with room to move and trumpeting their happy habitat
The new habitat at Werribee Open Range Zoo includes a swimming pool, space to explore and underpasses where visitors can walk underneath the herd.
- Cara Waters
Brick-by-brick rebuild of bulldozed pub becomes a concrete ‘Temu Corkman’
Nearly a decade after its illegal demolition, the Corkman Pub is going back up. But what’s emerging has left those who fought for its rebuild feeling cold.
- Rachael Dexter and Clay Lucas
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