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.
Voters in Hume 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.
Drivers could be given the green light to park on their own nature strips without fear of being stung by fines,in a bid to tackle an urban planning problem.
In this series,The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
Almost a decade after the Australian car manufacturing industry died,caravan-makers now employ more workers than carmakers did at their peak.
Tenants are searching far and wide for their next home as rents in several suburbs spiralled 20 per cent or more in a year.
Two of Victoria’s largest health services have imposed hiring freezes in response to government demands for huge savings,causing stress for health workers.
Later on Tuesday,another life was lost nearby in the same suburb. Police have already arrested a man over that separate incident.
Waves of migrants have called Broadmeadows home,wooed by cheap housing and plentiful jobs. As they brace for future growth,residents hope better education and community services are part of the plan.
As investors shy away from the Melbourne market,a handful of areas have fallen below their 2019 prices.
Police found two weapons inside the car after it crashed while travelling at high speed through Melbourne’s northern suburbs.