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Gemma Sampson and Dale Cheesman with their children Hugo, Angus and Stella at the home they just sold in Carnegie.

The Melbourne suburbs where house prices have fallen most

Popular inner-city suburbs topped the list, and agents say it’s because owners of the best homes are holding out for a better time to move.

  • Jim Malo

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Albert Park recorded one of the largest house price dips over the year.

The Melbourne suburbs where house prices fell the most this year

From blue chip locales to deep in the mortgage belt, a wide range of suburbs recorded house price declines over the past 12 months.

  • Jim Malo
Mohammed with his wife Farrah and their kids Humza and Ameera.

The Melbourne suburbs where house prices are rising again

House prices across Melbourne overall have stabilised after last year’s sharp falls, but a handful of neighbourhoods are already going up.

  • Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
The bar entrance to La Sirene Brewery which has been closed since late November.

Locks come off Alphington asbestos sheds but traders still in limbo

More than a dozen local entrepreneurs at an Alphington business centre were still unable to access their workspaces despite a court order forcing the council to stop blocking access.

  • Rachael Dexter
Darebin council maintains the site is unsafe to enter.

‘Do you feel lucky, punk?’: Alphington traders have asbestos legal win over council

A tribunal has ruled in favour of 14 local artisans, engineers and artists who were locked out of their workspaces by a Melbourne council over an asbestos scare.

  • Rachael Dexter
One of three sheds at Melbourne Innovation Park locked down due to asbestos traces.

‘My life’s work’: Alphington traders in limbo after asbestos shutdown

More than a dozen Melbourne businesses have been affected by asbestos exposure at a council-owned property that threatens their livelihood and might have put their health at risk.

  • Rachael Dexter
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Alphington Grammar School principal Dr Vivianne Nikou stands with students Miles, Isabella, Zoe, Ethan and Nikoletta at the school gates.

Alphington school gate removed in fight over public access to creek

After several warnings, the local council removed the gate into Alphington Grammar to improve public access to land on the bank of Darebin Creek.

  • Adam Carey
Alphington Grammar School principal Dr Vivianne Nikou stands with students Miles, Isabella, Ethan, Zoe and Nikoletta at the school gates.

School cites safety fears as it defies council demand to open gates to public

Yarra City Council has ordered a private school to permanently open its front gates to the public in a move the school claims will put children at risk.

  • Adam Carey
Brothers Chris (front) and Gerry Apostolatos , guilty over cruelty to chickens at the Melbourne Magistrates Court. 25th March 2015. Photo by Jason South

Aged care homes founded by bankrupt chicken-killer brothers to close with massive debts

More than 60 elderly residents need to find new homes because the aged care facility founded by two bankrupt brothers will be shut down after the business amassed potential debts of almost $25 million.

  • Cameron Houston
Sticky twice-cooked pork belly with carrot and daikon salad.

Benjamin's Kitchen

Neighbourhood Chinese gets a reboot at this cloud-like cafe.

  • Matt Holden

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