Reservoir
Neighbours once tolerated a homeless settlement. Then rubbish started piling up
The encampment at a car park in Melbourne’s north started out with a campervan or two, but is now overflowing with timber offcuts, damaged furniture and old bike parts.
- by Sophie Aubrey
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Keon Park station is officially open. Residents were already painfully aware
Goran Torbakov was woken at 7.30am on Friday by an announcement blaring into his apartment: “Dear passengers, this station is now open.”
- by Rachel Eddie
The apartments where train announcements are a ‘dominant, intrusive force’ in the living room
A train station has moved and now sits less than five metres from balconies. Residents have been offered noise-cancelling headphones to deal with it.
- by Tom Cowie
Kevin the swan lost three mates. Now he’s in love with Whitney Houston
Resembling a Shakespearean tragedy, the romantic history of Kevin the black swan has taken another turn, delighting locals who frequent the Reservoir park that he calls home.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Slain boy’s dad hugs prosecutor after guilty verdict for four attackers
A judge said CCTV footage of the death of Declan Cutler, 16, in Melbourne’s north “screamed horror” as she found four teenaged boys guilty of his murder.
- by Tara Cosoleto
The unsung ‘angels’ of animal welfare – and why there needs to be more like them
One Reservoir woman fostered more than 60 dogs last year, looking after them for a short time until they were ready to go to a forever home.
- by Carolyn Webb
Brewery bar La Sirene reopens in Reservoir with wild ales and Portuguese steak sangers on the menu
After a dramatic end to its 12 years in Alphington, the wild ale brewer has opened in a new spot – and locals are flocking to its unique bar.
- by Emma Breheny
Review
Sardinas
Popular La Pinta’s new spin-off is a charming store, wine bar and snackery in the suburbs
Reservoir tapas bar La Pinta and wine bar Sardinas are sibling businesses in more ways than one.
- by Dani Valent
Review
La Gout Afrique
La Gout Afrique is a brilliant little gem in a suburban corner milk bar
What do you buy from a milk bar? Cheezels, dishwashing liquid and emergency Tim Tams. What about jollof rice, fried plantain and fufu?
- by Dani Valent
Couple outbid four other would-be buyers for $1.24 million Footscray home
The new owners of 7 Shepherd Street contended with another couple who had only seen the home for the first time on Saturday.
- by Jim Malo
Beloved swan Kevin loses second nesting mate in dog attack
When Reservoir’s resident wild swan found a new companion after his first partner was attacked by a roaming dog, locals were overjoyed. Now Mabel, too, has been killed, and nature lovers are aghast.
- by Rachael Dexter
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