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Construction under way at the controversial Joseph Road precinct in September, long after residents had moved in.

I live in what’s been called Melbourne’s worst development. It’s a lesson in what not to do

Shops and restaurants are central to the appeal of my suburb. But don’t expect to find any within the massive urban renewal project where I live with 8000 others.

  • Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier

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The duo base hot pot loaded with ingredients from the conveyor belt.

Hot pot meets sushi train for a new style of DIY dining

We’ve got sushi and cheese trains, but Divine Hotpot’s track boasts 50 trays of ingredients ready for DIY dipping.

  • Dani Valent
Footscray offers home buyers relative value.

Melbourne’s cheapest suburbs within 5km and 10km of the CBD

Rising living costs are pushing house hunters out of the city, but it’s possible to find better value if you know where to look.

  • Abbir Dib
The Footscray property where the woman’s body was found.

Man charged with murder after woman’s body found at Footscray brothel

Police have charged a 35-year-old man who appeared in court on Thursday.

  • Shelby Garlick and Erin Pearson
Police at a Werribee home where a man was fatally wounded.

Seven suspected homicides across Melbourne in less than a week

Homicide detectives are investigating deaths in Werribee, Mordialloc, South Melbourne, Footscray and Rye.

  • Erin Pearson and Cassandra Morgan
The scene outside the property on Cowper Street. Footscray on Saturday morning.

Homicide squad investigating woman’s death at Footscray brothel

Police are probing the deaths of a man and woman in separate incidents in Melbourne on Friday night.

  • Ashleigh McMillan
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Papelon

Welcoming Venezuelan restaurant on the edge of Footscray Market.

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