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Biodiversity
Measures meant to protect our last grasslands are seeing them trashed
Thirty-six conservation areas in Melbourne’s growth corridor contain some of the last intact grasslands in Australia, but just three are in good health.
- by Adam Carey
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Miscalculation leaves Melton $224m short for roads, kindergartens, bridges, bike trails
Home prices in Melbourne’s outer west will rise by as much as $25,000 as developers look to pass on an increased levy for infrastructure in emerging suburbs.
- by Adam Carey
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Education
Private school alumni association split over ‘toxic culture’ report
The former vice president of a high-fee grammar school alumni association has been suspended over alleged threats as the group’s “toxic” culture is laid bare.
- by Alex Crowe and Adam Carey
The dead-end road that’s blocking thousands of homes and jobs
The Allan government and the City of Casey agree: the people of Melbourne’s booming south-east need more jobs closer to home. But there is one major roadblock.
- by Adam Carey
The town that shed its lingering smell wants to shed its lingering reputation
Bordered by market gardens and a giant sewage treatment farm, the former farm town of Werribee is experiencing irresistible population growth.
- by Adam Carey
The push to revive soft plastic recycling in Australia is quietly under way
Two years after REDCycle’s collapse, a pilot program is operating in 12 supermarkets – but one recycling executive says the big chains need to own their waste.
- by Adam Carey
The school was promised a new oval, but got a rubble-strewn wasteland
Upwey Primary School students have been denied access to their oval for 2½ years, but rail authority VicTrack has not given a date for when the playing surface will be rectified.
- by Adam Carey
Empty shops face tripled council rates in a bid to fill them
It’s an effort to rejuvenate local shopping strips. But some say the move would be punitive given the current slump in retail and hospitality spending.
- by Adam Carey
The coastal town that will have to retreat – or build up – as seas rise
Immediate action is needed to protect hundreds of homes, dozens of businesses, a school, an airport and a highway that face a growing threat of inundation around Western Port.
- by Adam Carey
Fledgling soccer club seeks net gain from suburb built around stadium
A rollcall of Australian sporting stars has invested in the project, such as AFL greats Adam Goodes and Scott Pendlebury and tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis.
- by Adam Carey
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City life
Twenty years and counting: The suburb waiting for a rail line that may never come
For 24 years, residents in these booming fringe suburbs have waited for a train line, but a VCAT dispute could halt the project before it even begins.
- by Adam Carey
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