We lift the lid on a hidden yum cha treasure in Box Hill (and its golden ‘quicksand’ buns)

We lift the lid on a hidden yum cha treasure in Box Hill (and its golden ‘quicksand’ buns)

Dani Valent discovers a bustling yum cha palace in a hotel. Here’s what to order from the 60-item menu.

  • byDani Valent

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50-storey skyscraper:The seven-tower project pitched for Melbourne’s suburbs

50-storey skyscraper:The seven-tower project pitched for Melbourne’s suburbs

The project would transform an already bulging skyline in Melbourne’s east. But local councillors fear the plan is ‘fatally flawed’ and have slammed the state government for seizing control of the development.

  • bySophie Aubrey
‘Unconscionable’:Councils fear government rail loop land grab

‘Unconscionable’:Councils fear government rail loop land grab

Councillors in Melbourne’s east and south-east are wary about letting the state government seize planning control of prime real estate near Suburban Rail Link stations.

  • byTimna Jacks
Elective surgeries postponed at hospitals in Melbourne’s east after suspected cyber attack

Elective surgeries postponed at hospitals in Melbourne’s east after suspected cyber attack

Eastern Health,which operates Box Hill,Maroondah,Healesville and Angliss hospitals,has been forced to shut down some of its IT systems after a suspected cyber attack.

  • byAnna Prytz
Box Hill Hospital nurse sparked northern suburbs outbreak

Box Hill Hospital nurse sparked northern suburbs outbreak

Nurse infected at Box Hill Hospital transmitted COVID-19 to members of her household in the Melbourne's north,sparking cluster that stalled city's reopening.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
What the blazers? Box Hill college dumps old uniform for activewear

What the blazers? Box Hill college dumps old uniform for activewear

Kingswood College,a 130-year-old Uniting Church school in Box Hill,will ditch its long-standing uniform from next year and replace it with activewear.

  • byAdam Carey
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Andrews government used China deal to target Liberal seats
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Andrews government used China deal to target Liberal seats

The Victorian government's China relationship was a potent weapon against Liberals in three swing seats,says a senior Labor operative.

  • byNoel Towell
Construction workers blamed for internet blackout in Melbourne's east

Construction workers blamed for internet blackout in Melbourne's east

Telstra blames clumsy construction workers for widespread internet outage in Box Hill and Mont Albert that is making working,studying from home more difficult.

  • byAnthony Colangelo
'Better to stay home':Customers desert Box Hill amid coronavirus fears

'Better to stay home':Customers desert Box Hill amid coronavirus fears

Every table at Box Hill's Hot Spicy Dip is empty during the usual lunch rush. It's a story repeated across one of Melbourne's biggest Chinese precincts.

  • byTom Cowie
Pawn or player? The competing narratives about controversial Liberal MP Gladys Liu

Pawn or player? The competing narratives about controversial Liberal MP Gladys Liu

Despite persistent allegations about indirect links to the Chinese Communist Party,the federal Liberal MP insists she only has Australia’s best interests at heart.

  • byJane Cadzow
From WA's Big Bell to Chernobyl,a Melbourne man is documenting abandoned buildings

From WA's Big Bell to Chernobyl,a Melbourne man is documenting abandoned buildings

A new book pays tribute to the mass of deserted buildings that dot the Australian landscape.

  • byGreg Callaghan