Victorian local elections 2024:Greater Melbourne candidates speak out

Victorian local elections 2024:Greater Melbourne candidates speak out

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.

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Monash City Council:What your candidates said

Monash City Council:What your candidates said

Voters in Monash 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
Where we live:The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
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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.

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Monash Council alarmed by secrecy and cost of rail loop,but backs taller buildings

Monash Council alarmed by secrecy and cost of rail loop,but backs taller buildings

Six-storey buildings could soon begin shooting up in Clayton and Glen Waverley,but some councillors have criticised the state government for shutting them out of discussions about the $34.5 billion project.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Tears of joy as buyer nabs bayside pad she had her heart set on for $803,000

Tears of joy as buyer nabs bayside pad she had her heart set on for $803,000

The downsizer’s son bid on her behalf for the stylish one-bedroom home and embraced her as she broke down with joy after the hammer fell.

  • byJim Malo
‘Outrageously juicy and tender’:This kebab place sells lamb skewers at a steal

‘Outrageously juicy and tender’:This kebab place sells lamb skewers at a steal

Bay Aka BBQ’s fall-apart chargrilled meat hits like premium wagyu.

  • byDani Valent
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Oakleigh and Clayton were outer suburbs. They are about to transform into a new CBD

Oakleigh and Clayton were outer suburbs. They are about to transform into a new CBD

If the plans come to pass,these suburbs – home to Greek and Chinese migrants – will have as many jobs as Melbourne’s CBD currently does. Many residents don’t mind.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andPatrick Hatch
Accused car thief ‘tried to flee crash by hailing Uber’

Accused car thief ‘tried to flee crash by hailing Uber’

A man who allegedly fled the scene of a high-speed crash before ordering a ride-share vehicle to pick him up from a hotel has been charged.

  • byRachael Ward
This suburb has the potential to be Melbourne’s second CBD. But there’s one shortcoming

This suburb has the potential to be Melbourne’s second CBD. But there’s one shortcoming

A planning overhaul of Clayton centred around two new Suburban Rail Loop stations may not be enough to realise the potential of the burgeoning research hub.

  • byPatrick Hatch
The Melbourne suburbs where property prices have lost ground over five years

The Melbourne suburbs where property prices have lost ground over five years

Melbourne’s property market is picking up overall,but recent value growth and upbeat auction results hide pockets of weakness.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
Slurp your noodles (and your coffee) at PBK in Clayton
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Melbourne

Slurp your noodles (and your coffee) at PBK in Clayton

This Indonesian cafe in Clayton serves quirky upside-down coffee and freshly made noodles.

  • byDani Valent