Toorak aged-care boss’ mansion listed with $50m+ price
The founder of an aged care empire and his wife have listed their swanky Toorak mansion complete with a 10-car garage, lion statues and lighting sconces from Milan. Asking price: $50m+.
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Bombings and births: wild stories behind Vic’s big things
Arson threats, a bombing and even a baby’s birth are just part of the folklore for Victoria’s big things. Find out just how many we have, and some of the crazy events connected with them.
Meet the older Melbourne DJs putting a new spin on the classics
A banker, a baker, a former pilot and a neuroscientist are among a different generation of radio stars switching things up on air by bringing listeners “yesterday’s music today”.
Secret platypus trail uncovered in Melbourne’s waterways
Melbourne researchers have used environmental DNA to track Victoria’s highly elusive platypus population, and uncovered where the shy creatures may be found in the city’s creeks and rivers.
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Taxpayers to cop $30m bill for violent weapons expo protests
The bill to Victorian taxpayers for the Melbourne Land Forces weapons conference — overshadowed by violent protests — has blown out to $30m, with more than 12,000 rostered policing shifts.
Sudden move on powerful bikie shocks organised crime figures
The deportation of Hells Angels boss Angelo Pandeli has shaken Aussie expat criminals operating out of Dubai, with one leaving town in a private jet after word of the bikie’s capture got around.
$450k cheaper: Where to find bargain homes near $1m+ suburbs
Melbourne homebuyers dreaming of edging into a million-dollar postcode need only look down the road to find a bargain this spring. SEE THE LIST
Spring home selling hacks to beat Vic market pain
Victoria is headed to its toughest spring for sellers since before the pandemic, but experts have revealed the home-selling hacks that can bring auction success in every corner of Melbourne.
Taxpayers set to be billed millions for next union rally
Taxpayers are likely to be billed millions of dollars due to a union rally on Wednesday that will paralyse the CBD and bring large parts of the Big Build to a halt.
Second credit firm puts Allan govt on notice over debt
A second global ratings agency has warned the Allan government that Victoria is on track for a credit downgrade, which could plunge the state further into a financial crisis.
Protesters who caused havoc at Land Forces expo revealed
These are the faces of some of the key players involved in causing chaos in the city during three days of costly protests against the controversial military event.
Scores of private Deeming docs pubbed online at critical time
Hundreds of pages of private correspondence between exiled MP Moira Deeming and her contacts have been accidentally published online, just days before her defamation case against Opposition Leader John Pesutto is set to hit court.
Week in Victorian realestate
National Digital Real Estate Editor Brendan Casey takes a look at who is selling what in the Victorian property market
The school that’s changing students’ lives through Auslan
Furlong Park School for Deaf Children teaches students how to communicate through its bilingual approach to learning.
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