The Melbourne suburbs where house prices have fallen most

The Melbourne suburbs where house prices have fallen most

Popular inner-city suburbs topped the list,and agents say it’s because owners of the best homes are holding out for a better time to move.

  • byJim Malo

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The Melbourne suburbs where house prices fell the most this year

The Melbourne suburbs where house prices fell the most this year

From blue chip locales to deep in the mortgage belt,a wide range of suburbs recorded house price declines over the past 12 months.

  • byJim Malo
The Melbourne suburbs where house prices are rising again

The Melbourne suburbs where house prices are rising again

House prices across Melbourne overall have stabilised after last year’s sharp falls,but a handful of neighbourhoods are already going up.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
Locks come off Alphington asbestos sheds but traders still in limbo

Locks come off Alphington asbestos sheds but traders still in limbo

More than a dozen local entrepreneurs at an Alphington business centre were still unable to access their workspaces despite a court order forcing the council to stop blocking access.

  • byRachael Dexter
‘Do you feel lucky,punk?’:Alphington traders have asbestos legal win over council

‘Do you feel lucky,punk?’:Alphington traders have asbestos legal win over council

A tribunal has ruled in favour of 14 local artisans,engineers and artists who were locked out of their workspaces by a Melbourne council over an asbestos scare.

  • byRachael Dexter
‘My life’s work’:Alphington traders in limbo after asbestos shutdown

‘My life’s work’:Alphington traders in limbo after asbestos shutdown

More than a dozen Melbourne businesses have been affected by asbestos exposure at a council-owned property that threatens their livelihood and might have put their health at risk.

  • byRachael Dexter
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Alphington school gate removed in fight over public access to creek

Alphington school gate removed in fight over public access to creek

After several warnings,the local council removed the gate into Alphington Grammar to improve public access to land on the bank of Darebin Creek.

  • byAdam Carey
School cites safety fears as it defies council demand to open gates to public

School cites safety fears as it defies council demand to open gates to public

Yarra City Council has ordered a private school to permanently open its front gates to the public in a move the school claims will put children at risk.

  • byAdam Carey
Aged care homes founded by bankrupt chicken-killer brothers to close with massive debts
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Aged care homes founded by bankrupt chicken-killer brothers to close with massive debts

More than 60 elderly residents need to find new homes because the aged care facility founded by two bankrupt brothers will be shut down after the business amassed potential debts of almost $25 million.

  • byCameron Houston
Benjamin's Kitchen
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Benjamin's Kitchen

Neighbourhood Chinese gets a reboot at this cloud-like cafe.

  • byMatt Holden
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Apte

Visiting Apte can be like visiting Disneyland – be prepared to wait,especially at