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Artist’s render of Hemmes plans for 34/60 Little Collins street.

Mimi’s and a ‘sky garden’: Sydney billionaire Justin Hemmes’ grand plan for Melbourne CBD car park

Merivale Group has bought a City of Melbourne car park to build a precinct with restaurants, cafes, bars, a hotel and retail.

  • Cara Waters

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Small property developer Jim Clarke-Sullivan on the property in Rosanna.

Council rejection means off-the-shelf apartment proposal won’t get off the ground

The state approved a 17-dwelling plan in Melbourne’s north-east. But a council overruled in a move described as a masterclass in adding to the housing crisis.

  • Rachael Dexter
Hume City Council’s Sam Misho is pushing for a cut in council rates for homeowners, to be paid for by raising rates for businesses.

Hume council is owed a record $47m in overdue rates. But there’s a radical plan to fix it

One in four home owners is behind in paying their rates in this municipality, with the council probing if they should target businesses making profits instead.

  • Adam Carey
Lord Mayor Nick Reece and deputy lord mayor Roshena Campbell.

Councillors are lining up to attack this website – the lord mayor granted it an interview

There are complaints aplenty from the city’s municipal chambers about the site’s pointed attacks.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
GIF of illegal land clearing in Melbourne’s west.

From grasslands to ‘moonscape’: Dismay, anger over illegal clearing in Melbourne’s west

Private landowners are under investigation for destroying 40 hectares of land earmarked as a grasslands reserve for critically endangered plants and animals.

  • Adam Carey
Francesco Fontana, of Fontana Brothers, will be part of a strike of Queen Victoria Market fruit and vegetable stall holders on Tuesday.

Why Queen Victoria Market fruiterers will strike for the first time in 147 years

As a dispute over rising costs rolls on, the famed market’s fruit and vegetable traders say they will shut their stalls on Tuesday.

  • Cara Waters
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Sally Gibson (centre in blue) and the Elwood Canal Action Team want more action to tackle pollutants running off into Port Phillip.

The cleanest and dirtiest beaches in Melbourne

The water quality of urban beaches improved this summer, but some locals worry there’s still too much pollution. See how the beaches near you rate.

  • Lachlan Abbott
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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In memoriam: Spanning four decades, the best photographs by Michael Clayton-Jones in The Age

Michael Clayton-Jones worked as a photographer at The Age from the late 1980s until 2013. He died from cancer last week.

  • Danie Sprague
Lord Mayor Nick Reece at the Regent Theatre. He pledged during his campaign to be elected lord mayor to sell the council’s share in the theatre.

‘I got it wrong’: Lord mayor abandons plan to sell Regent Theatre

Nick Reece says he failed to appreciate the level of support among Melburnians for the heritage-listed venue on Collins Street.

  • Cara Waters

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