It was once declared ‘unpopular for living’. Now it’s Australia’s fastest-growing region

It was once declared ‘unpopular for living’. Now it’s Australia’s fastest-growing region

The Age explores what’s driving the boom in Melbourne’s western suburbs,and challenges some of the common assumptions about the area.

  • bySophie Aubrey,Adam Carey andPatrick Hatch

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Growing pains in Melbourne’s booming west

In a series,The Age explores what makes the western suburbs the place to be and what’s holding them back.

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‘It’s beautiful,but we’d like fresh air’:Life inside Melbourne’s most polluted suburb

‘It’s beautiful,but we’d like fresh air’:Life inside Melbourne’s most polluted suburb

The Age explores why the western suburbs are Australia’s fastest-growing region,and what’s holding them back from realising their full potential.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Hobsons Bay City Council:What your candidates said

Hobsons Bay City Council:What your candidates said

Voters in Hobsons Bay 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
Cedar Meats disputes Supreme Court writ seeking forced sale of abattoir

Cedar Meats disputes Supreme Court writ seeking forced sale of abattoir

Cedar Meats,the site of Victoria's first major COVID-19 outbreak,denies that it could be sold off amid claims the company walked away from an $11.3 million loan.

  • byRachel Eddie
Elderly woman dies in house fire in Melbourne's west

Elderly woman dies in house fire in Melbourne's west

An elderly woman has been found dead after a house was destroyed by fire in Melbourne's west.

  • byRachael Dexter
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What's behind wave of COVID-19 spreading through Victoria's meatworks?

What's behind wave of COVID-19 spreading through Victoria's meatworks?

The number of coronavirus cases linked to Victoria’s meatworks has more than doubled in a week,replicating trends witnessed overseas.

  • byBen Schneiders andBenjamin Preiss
Early warning system could result from Cedar Meats virus cluster

Early warning system could result from Cedar Meats virus cluster

Doctors could receive notifications about suspected coronavirus outbreaks after it was revealed authorities missed a chance to catch the beginnings of the Cedar Meats cluster.

  • byAisha Dow
New cases linked to meatworks outbreak,as opposition calls for inquiry

New cases linked to meatworks outbreak,as opposition calls for inquiry

Health authorities are under fire over their handling of the Cedar Meats COVID-19 cluster,which has been likened to'Daniel Andrews'own Ruby Princess'.

  • byAisha Dow,Paul Sakkal andMichael Fowler
First COVID-19 case at Cedar Meats found more than a month ago,but site remained open

First COVID-19 case at Cedar Meats found more than a month ago,but site remained open

The first case of coronavirus connected with Cedar Meats was identified more than a month ago. But authorities did not consider the Brooklyn abattoir an exposure site.

  • byAisha Dow
Meat worker at centre of abattoir cluster sparked Sunshine Hospital scare

Meat worker at centre of abattoir cluster sparked Sunshine Hospital scare

A worker from a Melbourne abattoir closed due to a coronavirus outbreak sparked a COVID-19 scare at Sunshine Hospital after he tested positive while being treated for a severed thumb.

  • byTom Cowie