Preston
‘Landlord’s market’: Melbourne rents at record highs as tenants chase cheaper options
Melbourne’s median asking unit rent is $575 a week, 4.5 per cent higher than a year ago, Domain’s latest Rent Report shows.
- Caroline Zielinski
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The nine best properties for sale in Victoria right now
A bush retreat with a pizza oven and veggie garden and a Foy & Gibson warehouse conversion are two of this week’s best homes for sale.
- Mary O'Brien and Lou Sweeney
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- Traffic incident
Man on the run after stolen car speeds through Northland
The shopping centre was sent into lockdown for the second time in less than a month when a four-wheel-drive smashed past bollards and drove through it.
- Hannah Hammoud
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Tyler’s Milkbar
This venue is a finalist for best family-friendly cafes in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.
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- Crime
Ali came for sushi and left a hero after rushing to act during machete brawl
Ali survived the Boxing Day tsunami and a bombing attack in his native Sri Lanka. When a machete brawl broke out in front of him on Sunday, he sprang into action.
- Sherryn Groch, Cassandra Morgan, Melissa Cunningham and Nicole Precel
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- Education
The Victorian schools where enrolments are booming
Enrolments have more than doubled at some schools over recent years and many others have also experienced rapid growth.
- Alex Crowe
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- Crime
Rival gangs armed with machetes send shoppers fleeing, force centre into lockdown
Police swarmed Northland shopping centre after a brawl involving 10 people, some armed with knives, broke out on Sunday afternoon.
- Roy Ward, Henrietta Cook and Ashleigh McMillan
The eight Melbourne suburbs bucking the property price trend
Apartment prices are down across Melbourne over the past year, but a select few suburbs have shot the lights out.
- Jim Malo
Gaetano Greco, veteran inner-north councillor, dies aged 65
Greco had been serving his 17th year on Darebin council in Melbourne’s inner-north and was known for his tireless community advocacy.
- Rachael Dexter
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