This polished Albert Park wine bar delivers joy seven days and nights a week to every type of diner

This polished Albert Park wine bar delivers joy seven days and nights a week to every type of diner

Two of Melbourne’s most accomplished restaurateurs run Village Wine Bar,and it shows.

  • byDani Valent

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Why did this terrace sell for $75,000 more than its neighbour?

Why did this terrace sell for $75,000 more than its neighbour?

Two bedrooms each,an enviable location and an almost identical appearance from the street. But one neighbour sold the week before for a tidy premium.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
Albert Park memories rev-ived for Oscar Piastri;Max Verstappen battles ill-health

Albert Park memories rev-ived for Oscar Piastri;Max Verstappen battles ill-health

As a schoolboy,Oscar Piastri often played junior footy and cricket in Albert Park. Over coming days,the emerging Formula 1 star will career around the precinct in one of the world’s fastest cars,as will reigning champ Max Verstappen,despite admitting he’s battling a stomach bug.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
Woman flees Albert Park Lake sexual assault,seeks help from passers-by

Woman flees Albert Park Lake sexual assault,seeks help from passers-by

A 42-year-old Prahran man has been charged after he allegedly sexually and physically assaulted a woman at Albert Park Lake.

  • byCarla Jaeger
The Melbourne suburbs where buyers pay a premium for space

The Melbourne suburbs where buyers pay a premium for space

Home buyers are willing to forgo a big backyard for the lifestyle offered by some inner-city neighbourhoods that don’t traditionally top the prestige rankings.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
South Melbourne Market ‘potato lady’ to contest state election in Albert Park

South Melbourne Market ‘potato lady’ to contest state election in Albert Park

Georgie Dragwidge nourished many regulars at her market stall during long pandemic lockdowns,forging a connection that has spurred her passion for politics.

  • byChloe Booker
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Crowds lap up red racer as Leclerc wins pole position at Melbourne grand prix

Crowds lap up red racer as Leclerc wins pole position at Melbourne grand prix

Charles Leclerc didn’t disappoint in an incident-packed qualifying session at Albert Park in which there were crashes and bashes and lots of happy Ferrari fans.

  • byMichael Lynch
St Kilda player sells Cheltenham home for $1.532 million as Melbourne auctions return

St Kilda player sells Cheltenham home for $1.532 million as Melbourne auctions return

Five bidders fought it out for St Kilda defender Jimmy Webster’s home,with the agent warning that the property market is still strong,but ‘the crazy days are over’.

  • byMelissa Heagney
‘Everyone’s just smiling’:Golfers return to greens as Victorian restrictions ease

‘Everyone’s just smiling’:Golfers return to greens as Victorian restrictions ease

Melbourne golf courses were allowed to re-open on Wednesday and golfers wasted no time getting back into the swing of things.

  • byCassandra Morgan
Pipis Kiosk proves fish and bay views aren't just for summer
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Pipis Kiosk proves fish and bay views aren't just for summer

The old snack bar at Kerferd Road pier is reborn as a smart little seafood restaurant,reviews Dani Valent.

  • byDani Valent
Students triumph over battle with residents for access to local parkland

Students triumph over battle with residents for access to local parkland

The Port Phillip Council on Wednesday night voted unanimously in favour of an amended proposal to reaffirm the high school’s access to neighbouring Gasworks Park,the only green space available to the college’s 1550 students.

  • byHanna Mills Turbet,Adam Carey,Rachel Eddie andDavid Estcourt