Merri-bek City Council:What your candidates said
Victorian council elections

Merri-bek City Council:What your candidates said

Voters in Merri-bek will choose 11 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

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Two new stations,but one fewer stop:Brunswick’s ‘sky rail’ plans revealed
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Public transport

Two new stations,but one fewer stop:Brunswick’s ‘sky rail’ plans revealed

The trio of existing stations will be replaced by two new ones when a new stretch of elevated rail is built along the Upfield Line.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Funk,fire and fantastic cocktails:This secret bar might be the Thai diner of your dreams
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Bar Spontana

Funk,fire and fantastic cocktails:This secret bar might be the Thai diner of your dreams

Bar Spontana is one of those spots that feels like a secret,and a really juicy secret at that.

  • byBesha Rodell
Richmond terrace fetches $2.27 million,last sold for $116,500 in 1986
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Richmond terrace fetches $2.27 million,last sold for $116,500 in 1986

The single-fronted terrace built in the late 1800s had a price guide of $1,885,000 and drew five eager parties in a rapid fire auction.

  • byAlexandra Middleton
Renters buy Brunswick house in their dream neighbourhood for $1.22m
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Renters buy Brunswick house in their dream neighbourhood for $1.22m

Location was the main drawcard for the Brunswick locals who had rented for years and wanted to stay in the neighbourhood.

  • byJim Malo
Man trying to sell house without an agent takes a $400,000 haircut
Victoria residential property

Man trying to sell house without an agent takes a $400,000 haircut

Brett D’Souza’s unorthodox approach to selling his house attracted a lot of attention,but didn’t quite reach his goal of a $1.8 million sale price.

  • byJim Malo
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A Seddon home passed in at $1.27 million. The sole bidder paid an extra $45,000 to buy it
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A Seddon home passed in at $1.27 million. The sole bidder paid an extra $45,000 to buy it

The renovated Victorian-style property passed in at auction before selling to a downsizer from a neighbouring suburb.

  • byAlexandra Middleton
Only one buyer turned up for a Brunswick five-bedder. But it passed in at $1.62m
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Only one buyer turned up for a Brunswick five-bedder. But it passed in at $1.62m

The vendor placed two bids in the hope of kick-starting the auction of the California-style bungalow.

  • byAlexandra Middleton
Landlord rates could double under this councillor’s contentious housing proposal
City life

Landlord rates could double under this councillor’s contentious housing proposal

Recent data showed investors were fleeing the Victorian property market,but that was offset by first home buyers buying in Melbourne.

  • byRachael Dexter
Brunswick house that last sold for $75,000 fetches $1,553,000 in bidding war
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Brunswick house that last sold for $75,000 fetches $1,553,000 in bidding war

The vendors were emotional about saying goodbye to the home,which had been in their family for 45 years.

  • byAlexandra Middleton
Three cheers as a hardy kindergarten reaches three figures with cake,song and costumes
City life

Three cheers as a hardy kindergarten reaches three figures with cake,song and costumes

Brunswick Kindergarten has been through a lot since it first opened in what was a poor suburb. While times have changed,children still love cake,dressing up and a party.

  • byCarolyn Webb