Spending restrictions on Suburban Rail Loop builders to avoid budget shock

Spending restrictions on Suburban Rail Loop builders to avoid budget shock

Bidders on the first stage of the mega rail loop have been told by the Allan government to keep their spending within tight limits until at least 2028,as the state manages its cash flow.

  • byKieran Rooney andPatrick Hatch

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‘Really beneficial’:Next-gen talent given boost towards restaurant dreams

‘Really beneficial’:Next-gen talent given boost towards restaurant dreams

Two Good Food Guide awards handed out this week – Young Chef of the Year and Young Service Talent – have the potential to reshape the careers of two women in Melbourne.

  • byEmma Breheny
Murdered,stuffed in a fridge and driven across Melbourne. What police allege happened to Isla Bell

Murdered,stuffed in a fridge and driven across Melbourne. What police allege happened to Isla Bell

Police allege the death of 19-year-old Isla Bell was caught on a sophisticated CCTV system,which then captured her “sugar daddy” trying to dispose of her body.

  • byErin Pearson
‘Justice is not vindictive’:Crash driver who killed niece and unborn baby walks free

‘Justice is not vindictive’:Crash driver who killed niece and unborn baby walks free

A judge found no court could punish Chrystle Kemp more than she had punished herself,and gave her a community corrections order.

  • byErin Pearson
These potholes are so bad that the speed limit has to be dropped

These potholes are so bad that the speed limit has to be dropped

Safety measures have been put in place on almost 500 kilometres of the state’s public roads pending work to fill potholes or fix cracking and other damage.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Face behind the flyer:The gentle life and cruel death of Melbourne’s ‘missing’ teenager

Face behind the flyer:The gentle life and cruel death of Melbourne’s ‘missing’ teenager

For six weeks,Isla Bell became the teen everyone knew as “missing” – but to her loved ones,the 19-year-old was so much more.

  • byCassandra Morgan
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SEC to build solar farm to power more than 50,000 homes

SEC to build solar farm to power more than 50,000 homes

The farm will be the first 100 per cent government-owned energy generation project since Victoria’s electricity grid was privatised in the 1990s.

  • byBroede Carmody
Cash-strapped hospitals crunched by soaring workers’ compensation bills
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Cash-strapped hospitals crunched by soaring workers’ compensation bills

An analysis of more than 70 annual reports shows health services’ overall WorkCover costs in the last financial year rose 51 per cent.

  • byAnnika Smethurst andBroede Carmody
The maps that show the tree-free heat islands in your city

The maps that show the tree-free heat islands in your city

Australia’s two largest capital cities have far too little tree canopy,which leads to increased rates of obesity,depression,anxiety and heatstroke.

  • byBianca Hall
Reece sworn in as lord mayor amid doubt over multimillion-dollar campaign promises

Reece sworn in as lord mayor amid doubt over multimillion-dollar campaign promises

Nick Reece’s priorities are safety and cleanliness,but questions remain about how he can fulfil other promises given the council’s struggling budget.

  • byCara Waters
The Age Good Food Guide Awards 2025:The full list of hats

The Age Good Food Guide Awards 2025:The full list of hats

From one hat to three,the essential list of every hat-winning restaurant from The Age Good Food Guide 2025.