Maribyrnong
Yarraville home sells for $2.62m in ‘auction of the year’ as Avondale Heights record falls
Two fierce bidders stole the show in Yarraville, trading more than 100 bids between them, while a $3,025,000 sale set a new record elsewhere.
- by Alexandra Middleton
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Opinion
Life in the ’burbs
The parks in my valley suburb are great – but there’s a grim reason why
Cyclists and walkers can easily find relief from the inner city in my suburb’s walking tracks, which overlook the neighbourhood’s biggest misfortune.
- by Chris Poropat
Victorian local elections 2024: Greater Melbourne candidates speak out
Local election candidates across Greater Melbourne have responded to The Age’s survey. Read what the candidates in your area plan to do if they are elected.
Maribyrnong City Council: What your candidates said
Voters in Maribyrnong will choose seven 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
Maribyrnong councillor failed to show for Europe flight before being found dead
Three-time Maribyrnong mayor Sarah Carter never arrived at the airport to meet her partner, who later found her dead at home on Tuesday, according to a friend.
- by Patrick Hatch, Sophie Aubrey, Paul Sakkal, Annika Smethurst and Cara Waters
Tenants feel ‘rental anxiety’ as Melbourne rents hit record high
The typical house costs $60 per week more to rent than it did a year ago, leaving some tenants fearful of lifelong housing insecurity.
- by Jim Malo
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Victoria floods
Flemington wall worsened Maribyrnong flooding – but it won’t be torn down
The wall raised water levels for at least 240 homes in Maribyrnong during 2022’s downpour, including some homes that likely would have avoided inundation if it had not been built.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Analysis
Floods
Flood report light on detail and answers
By its own admission the Maribyrnong flood inquiry was never truly independent and leaves many questions unanswered. So what was the point?
- by Clay Lucas
Maribyrnong flood forecasting, early warnings must be improved: Report
Property buybacks could also be needed in flood-prone areas along the Maribyrnong River, but the jury is still out on the Flemington flood wall.
- by Clay Lucas and Benjamin Preiss
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Development
Commonwealth prepared to pay to fix contaminated Maribyrnong site
Thousands of new homes could finally be built next to Highpoint shopping centre after the federal government revealed it is prepared to pay to decontaminate the former Defence site.
- by Royce Millar
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