Reservoir
The historical planning quirk that means only single dwellings are allowed in this suburb
One of Melbourne’s biggest suburbs is preserved in amber-coloured brick, with a focus on family, pride and an easy way of identifying an interloper.
- by Tom Cowie
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Darebin City Council: What your candidates said
Voters in Darebin will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- by Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Maidstone townhouse clears price guide with one bid, sells for $700,000
First home buyers kicked the auction off with a big offer, and the competition ended just three bids later. It was one of 117 auctions scheduled for Saturday.
- by Jim Malo
Pascoe Vale house sells for $1,385,000, tripling in value since last sale
The much-loved family home attracted more than 40 bids from four parties. The successful buyers smashed the vendor’s reserve by $185,000.
- by Jim Malo
Neighbours once tolerated a homeless settlement. Then rubbish started piling up
The encampment at a car park in Melbourne’s north started out with a campervan or two, but is now overflowing with timber offcuts, damaged furniture and old bike parts.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Keon Park station is officially open. Residents were already painfully aware
Goran Torbakov was woken at 7.30am on Friday by an announcement blaring into his apartment: “Dear passengers, this station is now open.”
- by Rachel Eddie
The apartments where train announcements are a ‘dominant, intrusive force’ in the living room
A train station has moved and now sits less than five metres from balconies. Residents have been offered noise-cancelling headphones to deal with it.
- by Tom Cowie
Kevin the swan lost three mates. Now he’s in love with Whitney Houston
Resembling a Shakespearean tragedy, the romantic history of Kevin the black swan has taken another turn, delighting locals who frequent the Reservoir park that he calls home.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Slain boy’s dad hugs prosecutor after guilty verdict for four attackers
A judge said CCTV footage of the death of Declan Cutler, 16, in Melbourne’s north “screamed horror” as she found four teenaged boys guilty of his murder.
- by Tara Cosoleto
The unsung ‘angels’ of animal welfare – and why there needs to be more like them
One Reservoir woman fostered more than 60 dogs last year, looking after them for a short time until they were ready to go to a forever home.
- by Carolyn Webb
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