Victorian local elections 2024:Greater Melbourne candidates speak out

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.

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City of Port Phillip:What your candidates said

City of Port Phillip:What your candidates said

Voters in Port Phillip will choose nine 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.

  • byCara Waters andRachael Dexter
Former AFL exec sells Albert Park home for $6.25m,makes $4.5m profit

Former AFL exec sells Albert Park home for $6.25m,makes $4.5m profit

A local family purchased the four-bedroom home for $650,000 above reserve,beating two others for the stylish Edwardian residence.

  • byAlexandra Middleton
Rome wasn’t built in a day,but this Albert Park garage conversion (almost) was

Rome wasn’t built in a day,but this Albert Park garage conversion (almost) was

Thinking outside the box was needed to turn a plumber’s toolshed into a pocket-sized showpiece.

  • byJim Malo
Overcoming heritage controls to design award-winning home

Overcoming heritage controls to design award-winning home

Heritage areas such as Albert Park can be tough places to design anything with a contemporary whiff.

  • byStephen Crafti
Family pays $3.9m at auction for ‘beautiful old terrace’ in Albert Park

Family pays $3.9m at auction for ‘beautiful old terrace’ in Albert Park

The three-bedroom home attracted only one bidder amid a patchy winter market,but it was enough to secure a sale.

  • byElizabeth Redman
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‘I completely overpaid’:First home buyer lands $980,000 Brunswick townhouse

‘I completely overpaid’:First home buyer lands $980,000 Brunswick townhouse

A first home buyer beat five others in a heated bidding war for a two-bedroom townhouse in a coveted location.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Fish and chips get fancy at this new neighbourhood wine bar by the beach
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Fish and chips get fancy at this new neighbourhood wine bar by the beach

It’s not the easiest time to open a restaurant,but is this corner bistro a good Omen?

  • byDani Valent
Tears of joy as buyer nabs bayside pad she had her heart set on for $803,000

Tears of joy as buyer nabs bayside pad she had her heart set on for $803,000

The downsizer’s son bid on her behalf for the stylish one-bedroom home and embraced her as she broke down with joy after the hammer fell.

  • byJim Malo
‘Our secret’:What life is like in Melbourne’s best value suburb

‘Our secret’:What life is like in Melbourne’s best value suburb

There’s space to relax,you can hear the parrots singing and friendly locals are always open to stop for a chat.

  • byJim Malo
The Melbourne suburbs where buyers pay a premium for space

The Melbourne suburbs where buyers pay a premium for space

In 10 exclusive suburbs,buyers are willing to fork out more than $10,000 per square metre for some of the smallest blocks of land in the city.

  • byJim Malo