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Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
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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
Music promoters awarded $2.84m over cancelled Robbie Williams concert
The concert was to be a part of the 2020 Australian Grand Prix weekend, but it and the race were among the first wave of cancellations across Victoria in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- by Tom Cowie
The shocking incident jeopardising the reopening of a century-old Melbourne pub
The owners have applied to resume trading after two decades, but some locals are voicing their opposition – citing the pub’s chequered history.
- by Tom Cowie
A single sentence got this house heritage protected and ‘cost its owner $460,000’
An anonymous submission put forward a house in Melbourne’s east for heritage protection, sparking a legal stoush almost a year later.
- by Tom Cowie
This hidden island is just 4km from the CBD. But good luck getting there
There’s a place in the middle of the Yarra River where you can feel like you’re all alone – as long as you ignore the occasional burst of exhaust noise from the nearby CityLink tollway.
- by Tom Cowie
The battle to shoehorn homes into a 20m-wide sliver of land
This narrow strip of land in Kew known as the “tail” – a former railway and then a car park – has been earmarked for development, but not everyone is happy.
- by Tom Cowie
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The no-go zone that will soon make a cross-city scooter trip impossible
Melbourne’s two remaining e-scooter zones have effectively been cut off from one another after a decision by the City of Melbourne to ban hire scooters.
- by Tom Cowie
Lawn & order: Council tells resident to rip up his fake grass
The homeowner found himself in trouble when he wanted a lawn option that didn’t need regular mowing or upkeep but still looked nice.
- by Tom Cowie
‘Racism, vigilantes’: Backlash over letting the public nominate homes for heritage protection
Opponents of the scheme claim people can nominate a home without an owner’s consent, which could prevent them undertaking renovations.
- by Tom Cowie
At 4pm, it’s feeding time: The ruthless efficiency of Melbourne’s tow trucks
As the peak-hour traffic builds, a platoon of trucks rumbles over the horizon looking for easy prey. Back at the impound yard, Queen’s song Another One Bites The Dust blares on the radio – and it could not be more apt.
- by Tom Cowie
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