How cafes and playgrounds are breathing new life into cemeteries

How cafes and playgrounds are breathing new life into cemeteries

Bunurong Memorial Park and Cemetery in Dandenong is not just a place to bury the dead. It also includes a cafe,a children’s playground,trails for walking,running and cycling and space for picnics.

  • byCara Waters

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This affordable hotel brand has transformed itself – and the entire industry

This affordable hotel brand has transformed itself – and the entire industry

A slew of new and renovated Holiday Inn properties across Australia reveal a new direction for the family-friendly brand.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Samantha Azzopardi accused of lying to gain $18k from family violence support services
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Samantha Azzopardi accused of lying to gain $18k from family violence support services

Police allege Azzopardi dishonestly obtained nearly $20,000 by pretending to be a vulnerable woman from Europe in need of family violence support.

  • byErin Pearson
‘Back-to-back bullets’:Families caught in spate of drive-by shootings

‘Back-to-back bullets’:Families caught in spate of drive-by shootings

Baryalai Rahmanzai was sleeping next to his pregnant wife when their Dandenong home was sprayed with bullets. Now he feels less safe in Melbourne than in Afghanistan.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola andCameron Houston
A stunning home gallery seven years in the making

A stunning home gallery seven years in the making

Home/gallery commissions are seldom offered to architects,particularly on this scale – with 500 square metres given over to the interconnecting home and the same amount of floor area for the gallery.

  • byStephen Crafti
The ‘second city’ that disappeared:Dandenong is at a crossroads

The ‘second city’ that disappeared:Dandenong is at a crossroads

Since Steve Bracks declared a new day in Dandenong,there have been ups and downs. Now locals fear a private developer may kill off what they’ve created.

  • bySophie Aubrey
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The Melbourne suburbs within reach of first home buyer budgets

The Melbourne suburbs within reach of first home buyer budgets

Melbourne’s median house price has soared,but there are still pockets of the city where detached houses sell for less than $700,000. Entry-level units can also be found on that budget,even in exclusive suburbs.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Violent offenders given pep talks in police experiment

Violent offenders given pep talks in police experiment

Police have drawn up a list of hundreds of repeat offenders for a trial of a new approach to crime prevention.

  • byTammy Mills
Less than three years after fleeing terror,Abdul is dux of Dandenong

Less than three years after fleeing terror,Abdul is dux of Dandenong

An ATAR of 97.15 is a stellar result for any VCE student. For Abdul Basit,who arrived in Australia as a refugee less than three years ago,it is extraordinary.

  • byAdam Carey
Victoria to start planned burns as weather cools

Victoria to start planned burns as weather cools

With all Victorian blazes now contained and average rainfall predicted for autumn,the CFA and Forest Fire Management Victoria will begin to carry out burn-offs.

Morrison government to underwrite new gas power plants

Morrison government to underwrite new gas power plants

The Morrison government will support private investment in power generation by underwriting the debt of two quick-start gas power plants.

  • byMike Foley