Oakleigh
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Olympia Wine
This hidden rooftop bar is a dose of Greek island heat during a bitter Melbourne winter
It’s out with sedans and SUVs, in with saganaki croquettes and spritzes, at this former car park in the city’s Greek heartland.
- by Dani Valent
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Manna Bakery
This self-serve bakery’s sweet-savoury ‘sausage roll’ snack pushes every button
Pick up a tray and try Korean baked goods at this humble but bustling family-run bakery in the ’burbs.
- by Dani Valent
Oakleigh and Clayton were outer suburbs. They are about to transform into a new CBD
If the plans come to pass, these suburbs – home to Greek and Chinese migrants – will have as many jobs as Melbourne’s CBD currently does. Many residents don’t mind.
- by Melissa Cunningham and Patrick Hatch
Tobacco store firebombed in second targeted attack
An Oakleigh tobacco store went up in flames after a burning car crashed through the front of the shop. The blaze is expected to be linked to a spate of tit-for-tat arson attacks.
- by Alex Crowe
Shop torched in another suspected tit-for-tat gang arson attack
A suspicious fire that was lit next to a tobacco shop in Melbourne’s south-east is believed to be linked to an outbreak of tit-for-tat arson attacks over the past few months.
- by Alex Crowe
Investors splash $2.38 million on Armadale townhouse for their children
A couple who live nearby bought the three-bedroom townhouse as an investment property, but eventually plan for their children to live there.
- by Jean Bell and Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
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Crime
Homicide investigation after man dies in Oakleigh South shooting
Detectives are investigating after a man was found injured and subsequently died in Melbourne's south-east early on Sunday morning.
- by Rachael Dexter and Ashleigh McMillan
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Crime
Man charged with murder over stabbing death of Thomas Tran in Oakleigh
A Dandenong man has been charged with murder following the death of Thomas "Tommy" Tran on June 29.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
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Crime
Killer on run after man fatally shot in Oakleigh East
Police do not yet have a description of the shooter, but believe more than one person visited the apartment before a man was shot.
- by Nicole Precel
Queensland man charged with murder of Melbourne man found in wheelie bin
John Spencer White, 62, will be extradited from Queensland after being charged with the murder of John Christianos, whose remains were found in Melbourne last month.
- by Simone Fox Koob & AAP
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