‘A different mindset’:The Melbourne suburbs that people don’t want to leave

‘A different mindset’:The Melbourne suburbs that people don’t want to leave

These are the key ingredients behind the suburbs that home owners are drawn to – and never want to leave.

  • byJim Malo

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Moonee Valley City Council:What your candidates said

Moonee Valley City Council:What your candidates said

Voters in Moonee Valley will choose nine 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
Judge startled by Victoria’s ‘no documents’ claim in housing towers case

Judge startled by Victoria’s ‘no documents’ claim in housing towers case

Lawyers for the Victorian government pushed back on releasing documents related to its decision to demolish and redevelop high-rise estates across Melbourne.

  • byRachael Dexter
If Carlton North and Footscray had a love child,it would look like my suburb

If Carlton North and Footscray had a love child,it would look like my suburb

The contrasts of my suburb are never more evident than at spring carnival time,when hordes of the well-heeled gatecrash the neighbourhood.

  • byNoel Newell
Pascoe Vale house sells for $1,385,000,tripling in value since last sale

Pascoe Vale house sells for $1,385,000,tripling in value since last sale

The much-loved family home attracted more than 40 bids from four parties. The successful buyers smashed the vendor’s reserve by $185,000.

  • byJim Malo
‘The kindest lady’:Neighbours mourn Lolene,85,after body found in Maribyrnong River

‘The kindest lady’:Neighbours mourn Lolene,85,after body found in Maribyrnong River

A West Footscray woman has been charged with murder and a 15-year-old boy was also questioned after a fisherman discovered the elderly woman’s body.

  • byMelissa Cunningham,Marta Pascual Juanola andShelby Garlick
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Two bodies found in Maribyrnong River not linked,police say

Two bodies found in Maribyrnong River not linked,police say

Homicide detectives will investigate the death of a woman whose body was found wrapped in plastic. But police say the death of a man also found in the river is not believed to be suspicious.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
The Melbourne suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy than rent

The Melbourne suburbs where it’s cheaper to buy than rent

Rocketing rents in Melbourne mean tenants would be better off paying a mortgage in certain areas – and some are fast-tracking their plans.

  • byAlexandra Middleton
Flemington wall worsened Maribyrnong flooding – but it won’t be torn down

Flemington wall worsened Maribyrnong flooding – but it won’t be torn down

The wall raised water levels for at least 240 homes in Maribyrnong during 2022’s downpour,including some homes that likely would have avoided inundation if it had not been built.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Youth gang member sent to adult jail after machete-wielding crime spree

Youth gang member sent to adult jail after machete-wielding crime spree

Footage of a machete-wielding youth involved in a near-fatal police chase through Melbourne’s western suburbs has prompted a judge to jail the 20-year-old learner driver in an adult prison.

  • byErin Pearson
The Melbourne Cup
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The Melbourne Cup

As all eyes turn to Melbourne for the race that stops the nation,our photographers capture all the fashion and fun at Flemington.