Where we live:The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods

In this series,The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.

Teen allegedly breached ‘harsh’ bail conditions over Burwood hit-run within 48 hours

And in a separate case in the children’s court on Wednesday,another teenager,aged 15,had his bail revoked after an alleged two-year crime spree.

• July 10,2024
• byErin Pearson

Boy charged over driver’s death in Burwood arrested after allegedly breaching bail

On Tuesday night,Victoria Police said they were searching for a 17-year-old boy involved in the fatal crash in Burwood on July 2.

• July 10,2024
• byLachlan Abbott andErin Pearson

Girls arrested,males flee scene after ‘cowardly’ fatal crash in Melbourne’s east

Two 15-year-old girls have been arrested and up to four young men are on the run after the alleged stolen car they were travelling in crashed into another vehicle.

• July 3,2024
• byHolly Hales

Jewish school confident of move to Caulfield Hospital site

The school transports about 1000 students from Caulfield to Burwood each day and has called the hospital’s use of the Caulfield site a waste of valuable land.

• June 2,2024
• byMadeleine Heffernan

‘Unacceptable’ pro-Palestine protesters ordered off Deakin campus

Despite the order,protesters at the Burwood encampment have refused to budge,arguing that their small protest is lawful.

• May 14,2024
• byMadeleine Heffernan andPaul Sakkal

Burwood was ‘the bush’. Now it’s a university hub with towers to come

It was once conservative,culturally homogenous and rough in parts. These days it’s young,ethnically diverse and dominated by a university.

• May 11,2024
• byMadeleine Heffernan

Couple falls in love with award-winning $2.06m mid-century home

The winners of a hot auction are upgrading from their first home to a spacious five-bedder that has stood the test of time.

• September 11,2023
• bySarah Webb

‘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.

• September 28,2021
• byTimna Jacks

'Ruin your lives':Melbourne man on 19 charges for child abuse material

A 23-year-old Sri Lankan man in Melbourne allegedly set up a fake social media profile to get child abuse material from girls aged between 12 and 14.

• September 12,2020
• byAshleigh McMillan