Rae Berge outside her sandbagged home in Moonee Ponds.

These homeowners are facing a new flood threat – and many more residents may soon be affected

A family whose property was flooded by overflowing drains has been given sandbags in a situation that highlights a looming danger across the city.

  • Sophie Aubrey

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Anthony Albanese,Peter Dutton on campaign trail.

Federal election 2025 as it happened:More than $85 billion wiped off the ASX;Chalmers flags interest rate cuts

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

  • Olivia Ireland,Sophie Aubrey andHannah Kennelly
These candidates are fighting it out in Victoria’s key seats.

Battleground Victoria:Why these candidates may hold the key to the federal election result

The major parties are facing a fight for heartland seats,while challengers are ready to reverse the teal tsunami of the previous election. This is where the fiercest battles will be fought.

  • Sophie Aubrey,Adam Carey,Rachael Dexter,Cara Waters,Lachlan Abbott,Benjamin Preiss,Clay Lucas andTom Cowie
Flemington

How housing,hope and,yes,even horses have shaped this suburb

It’s home to Australia’s most famous racecourse,but there is so much more to Flemington.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Victorian planning reforms will allow larger apartments and townhouses across Melbourne.

The three-storey apartment blocks coming soon to your neighbourhood

Townhouses and apartments can now be built,with fast-tracked approval,closer to footpaths and neighbours under sweeping changes.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Neuron has decided to exit City of Yarra.

E-scooter operators pull out of Yarra after council imposes drastic fee hike

The future of e-scooters in Melbourne is increasingly under threat with Neuron and Lime announcing they will no longer operate in the City of Yarra after they copped a 400 per cent council fee hike.

  • Sophie Aubrey
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Rebecca Aliberti with daughters Shekinah,Makaysha and Kasharna and husband Francis.

Hospital patients lose free family accommodation for new apartments

The Victorian government stripped free housing from breast cancer patients and parents of ICU babies months ago,with no alternative system in place.

  • Sophie Aubrey
David Morrison,president of the Blackburn and District Tree Preservation Society,stands in front of Blackburn trees.

Melbourne tree canopy goal ‘impossible’ without ripping out roads

The government’s target tree canopy for urban areas is at odds with its new tree targets for apartment and townhouse developments.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Andrea Cook in her carpark that she no longer needs since she decided to live without a car.

A tortuous path:The push to get Melburnians to ditch their cars

For all the ambitions of policymakers to shift the state’s deeply ingrained driving culture,data suggests Victorians are not ready to let go of their steering wheels.

  • Daniella White andSophie Aubrey
Rockback resident Donna Southern started the Leakes Needs Lights campaign.

It’s a suburb ‘on steroids’,but residents are forced to avoid its main road

Once a single-lane road between farms,this is now a major thoroughfare carrying 14,500 cars a day. But locals say crashes,bottlenecks and dangerous manoeuvres prove urgent upgrades are needed.

  • Sophie Aubrey