The rich used to send it their sewage,now this suburb is an oasis of creatives

The rich used to send it their sewage,now this suburb is an oasis of creatives

Once a place where the poorest endured toxic run-off from Melbourne’s wealthy,Collingwood is reaching for an affluent,sustainable future. It’s not all smooth going.

  • byTony Wright

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Speed limit cut to 30km/h on almost every street in two suburbs

Speed limit cut to 30km/h on almost every street in two suburbs

The City of Yarra is also campaigning for limits on exempt roads in Fitzroy and Collingwood – including Hoddle and Nicholson streets – to be reduced to either 40km/h or 60km/h.

  • byRachael Dexter
‘Can’t go on’:Collingwood’s Bendigo Hotel calls last drinks

‘Can’t go on’:Collingwood’s Bendigo Hotel calls last drinks

As insurance premiums soar and punters splash less cash,the home of Melbourne’s heavy metal scene will close by the end of the month.

  • byRachael Dexter andMelissa Cunningham
Claims council’s redesigned parks are ‘anti-children’

Claims council’s redesigned parks are ‘anti-children’

Some parents in Melbourne’s inner north are concerned by recent council decisions to scale-back playgrounds in the area.

  • byNajma Sambul
Lawn disorder:Collingwood locals lash council on pocket park backflip

Lawn disorder:Collingwood locals lash council on pocket park backflip

A plan to build more play equipment for a children’s playground in Melbourne’s inner-city has caused fury among residents who say the issue has spiralled out of control.

  • byNajma Sambul
This rebooted Collingwood hotel ticks all the pub boxes (and adds a few we didn’t know we needed)

This rebooted Collingwood hotel ticks all the pub boxes (and adds a few we didn’t know we needed)

Tartan carpet,beer garden,Latino food and cocktails:The Albion Hotel wants to recapture its glory days.

  • byBesha Rodell
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Music venues facing dancing bans call on government to intervene on insurance

Music venues facing dancing bans call on government to intervene on insurance

Live music venues across Melbourne are being served with eye-watering insurance premium hikes – and they want councils and state government to help keep the music playing.

  • byRachael Dexter
Twelvefold surge in demand for Melbourne food bank on the brink

Twelvefold surge in demand for Melbourne food bank on the brink

Collingwood charity The Wellington provides more than 500 people with fresh fruit and produce every week. It is facing imminent closure.

  • byBroede Carmody
Mounting garbage,sticky floors:Tower residents filthy over cleaning decline

Mounting garbage,sticky floors:Tower residents filthy over cleaning decline

Since long-term demolition plans emerged,residents at a public housing tower in Collingwood are adamant that cleaning and maintenance have declined dramatically.

  • byRachael Dexter
From Melbourne’s ‘Smack Street’ to New York’s TikTok car theft:How our crime rate compares with other big cities

From Melbourne’s ‘Smack Street’ to New York’s TikTok car theft:How our crime rate compares with other big cities

As part of this masthead’s Home Safe series,we are examining how Melbourne’s crime rate compares with London,New York,Berlin,Tokyo and Montreal.

  • byDavid Estcourt
A beloved Fitzroy bar is a hot new address for saffron martinis,dosas and Indian disco

A beloved Fitzroy bar is a hot new address for saffron martinis,dosas and Indian disco

A trailblazing young chef has transformed Mono XO into an affordable late-night hangout serving his favourite south Indian dishes.

  • byEmma Breheny