Roads
We surveyed your local election candidates. See what they really think
Use our interactive to find out which key issues candidates across 31 councils in Greater Melbourne say they will back if elected.
- by Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter and Nathanael Scott
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City life
Sure, ban scooters. While you’re at it, ban monster SUVs as well
You can mount a case that electric scooters are a menace. But what about giant jeeps? They kill more people, harm the environment and take up public space.
- by Denis Moriarty
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A rail giant planned to build a $5b terminal west of Melbourne. They just scrapped it
The Little River project that promised to remove thousands of trucks a year from Melbourne’s roads was abandoned after locals railed against it.
- by Kieran Rooney
A state-owned heritage house sits empty and derelict. Kew locals want something done
Lumeah is a brick Federation villa built in 1894 and now targeted by vandals amid a long-running stand-off over whether it can become a turning lane for traffic.
- by Tom Cowie
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Extreme weather
Clean up begins but strong winds will hit Victoria again this week
A woman was killed by a falling tree near the Victorian border and entire towns have been blacked out after wild weather – including hail and winds up to 146km/h – hit Victoria on Sunday and Monday.
- by Benjamin Preiss and Angus Delaney
Old Melbourne Market site transformed to take trucks off local roads
Making the site available to shipping companies is expected to drive down truck movements across inner-west suburbs.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Development
Melbourne’s transformation is so rapid that it’s shocking
Within 30 years, Melbourne will have to house 8 million people. Every Victorian should know that number now, when we need to start planning for it.
- by Shaun Carney
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Metro Tunnel
Delays, blowouts and stuff-ups: Victoria’s project problem is bigger than Allan
The Andrews and Allan governments have long escaped any electoral consequences for problems on its infrastructure pipeline. But with the bills piling up, taxpayers are right to be concerned.
- by Annika Smethurst
The LA-style freeway dream is long gone, but these home owners say it’s still a nightmare
Nearly 70 years ago, the Victorian government plonked a public acquisition overlay over a stretch of land along Punt Road. It’s still there, restricting owners’ ability to renovate and extend their homes.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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Private schools
As North East Link hides payments to private schools, one reveals its millions
As the cost of the project soars $10 billion over budget, the amount paid to private schools like Trinity Grammar and Carey Baptist Grammar along the route is being kept quiet.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
‘Like building two airports’: In fight against trucks, there’s a battle to control trains
A new rail freight hub in Melbourne’s outer north will be so big Canberra doesn’t need to spend $1.6 billion on a facility 20 kilometres away, the rail terminal’s owners say.
- by Patrick Hatch
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