The century-old North Melbourne animal charity fears for its future as talks over a new site reach an impasse.
Commuters could miss out on the full benefits of the $15 billion project because related network upgrades have been cut to rein in the ballooning budget.
The Age explores what’s driving the boom in Melbourne’s western suburbs,and challenges some of the common assumptions about the area.
In the outer west,where the car is king,residents want better public transport links. In a series,The Age explores why the west is Australia’s fastest-growing region and what’s holding it back from its full potential.
In a series,The Age explores what makes the western suburbs the place to be and what’s holding them back.
Melburnians have to travel a long way to see what public transport is like in the 21st century.
Plans to turn Spencer Street into a pedestrian-friendly precinct are feared to be at risk from a West Gate Tunnel project off-ramp.
Drivers are suffering shredded tyres,smashed gearboxes and other vehicle damage. They want action to fix our roads.
In Newport,the government plans to remove the level crossing but not bury or raise the train line,instead leaving the road permanently closed.
Campaigners push for filters to be installed on the project’s enormous vents in Melbourne’s inner west as pollution fears grow.