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Sunbathers enjoyed the sun in St Kilda on Friday with the city skyline in the background.

Pier pressure: A revived St Kilda icon is making a splash, but there are safety concerns

Sunbathers, swimmers and skylarkers have warmly endorsed the $54 million St Kilda Pier redevelopment, but with the influx of visitors, there are calls for lifeguard patrols.

  • Lachlan Abbott

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St Kilda residents Grant and Melissa Munday and Rocco Sorace say every possible authority has hand-balled the issue of the noisy container deposit machine.

Recycling scheme a clanking hell for residents

It’s been heralded a success but the Container Deposit Scheme has become a major headache for apartment residents in St Kilda.

  • Rachael Dexter
Vapes are an increasing source of litter.

‘New problem child of waste’: The hazard increasingly littering Melbourne’s streets

Discarded vapes make up a growing part of the mess as e-waste moves into the top 10 types of litter found in Victoria for the first time. 

  • Cara Waters
Jonathan West auctions 107 Blyth Street, Brunswick.

‘We’ve got to be happy’: Loved Brunswick family home sells for $1.4m

The vendors of the Blyth Street house had to cut their expectations before listing their home, but were pleasantly surprised on auction day.

  • Jim Malo
A man has died in a suspicious house fire in St Kilda.

Homicide squad arrests man over house fire death

Fire crews were called to the blaze at St Kilda after locals reported flames coming from a home next to a police station.

  • Cassandra Morgan and Alexander Darling
“We’ve got open communication, respect for each other and patience”, says Le Tet.

‘To keep the dream alive, you have to be creative’: Restaurant roommates are surviving (and thriving)

Several Melbourne hospitality ventures are splitting rent and utilities to reduce costs, build community and reach out to new customers.

  • Dani Valent
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Cabanas line Safety Beach from end-to-end on Saturday, January 11.

Why the beach wars are hotter than ever this summer

From cabanas to jet-skis, off-leash dogs and loud music, it seems everybody has an opinion on beach behaviour. With soaring beach visitor numbers, experts say we are facing a known phenomenon: the “tragedy of the commons”.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Alexandra Brewster lost her father Robert when a jet-ski hit him while he was swimming in Port Melbourne in 2012.

Almost 13 years after Robert’s death, jet-skis are still a danger at Melbourne’s beaches

As the weather heats up, videos circulate on social media of close encounters between swimmers and jet-skiers. Melbourne councils and community groups worry it will take another tragedy for the laws to change.

  • Rachael Dexter
A penguin at St Kilda Beach.

Beware the dangers of St Kilda’s penguin ‘experience’

Crowds ignore cries of “NO flash photos!” Camera flashes damage birds’ eyes. More damage can be done poking a selfie-stick down a burrow. This happened often.

  • Alan Attwood
At their peak, the St Kilda penguins attracted crowds of thousands in 2019.

Fee flip follows flap over $24 slug to see St Kilda penguins

Viewing the little penguins at the pier will remain free after the state government dumped a move to charge visitors $24 each to see them.

  • Cara Waters

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