A rail giant planned to build a $5b terminal west of Melbourne. They just scrapped it

A rail giant planned to build a $5b terminal west of Melbourne. They just scrapped it

The Little River project that promised to remove thousands of trucks a year from Melbourne’s roads was abandoned after locals railed against it.

  • byKieran Rooney

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A state-owned heritage house sits empty and derelict. Kew locals want something done

A state-owned heritage house sits empty and derelict. Kew locals want something done

Lumeah is a brick Federation villa built in 1894 and now targeted by vandals amid a long-running stand-off over whether it can become a turning lane for traffic.

  • byTom Cowie
Clean up begins but strong winds will hit Victoria again this week

Clean up begins but strong winds will hit Victoria again this week

A woman was killed by a falling tree near the Victorian border and entire towns have been blacked out after wild weather – including hail and winds up to 146km/h – hit Victoria on Sunday and Monday.

  • byBenjamin Preiss andAngus Delaney
Old Melbourne Market site transformed to take trucks off local roads

Old Melbourne Market site transformed to take trucks off local roads

Making the site available to shipping companies is expected to drive down truck movements across inner-west suburbs.

  • byKieran Rooney
Melbourne’s transformation is so rapid that it’s shocking

Melbourne’s transformation is so rapid that it’s shocking

Within 30 years,Melbourne will have to house 8 million people. Every Victorian should know that number now,when we need to start planning for it.

  • byShaun Carney
Delays,blowouts and stuff-ups:Victoria’s project problem is bigger than Allan

Delays,blowouts and stuff-ups:Victoria’s project problem is bigger than Allan

The Andrews and Allan governments have long escaped any electoral consequences for problems on its infrastructure pipeline. But with the bills piling up,taxpayers are right to be concerned.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
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The LA-style freeway dream is long gone,but these home owners say it’s still a nightmare

The LA-style freeway dream is long gone,but these home owners say it’s still a nightmare

Nearly 70 years ago,the Victorian government plonked a public acquisition overlay over a stretch of land along Punt Road. It’s still there,restricting owners’ ability to renovate and extend their homes.

  • byHannah Kennelly
As North East Link hides payments to private schools,one reveals its millions

As North East Link hides payments to private schools,one reveals its millions

As the cost of the project soars $10 billion over budget,the amount paid to private schools like Trinity Grammar and Carey Baptist Grammar along the route is being kept quiet.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
‘Like building two airports’:In fight against trucks,there’s a battle to control trains

‘Like building two airports’:In fight against trucks,there’s a battle to control trains

A new rail freight hub in Melbourne’s outer north will be so big Canberra doesn’t need to spend $1.6 billion on a facility 20 kilometres away,the rail terminal’s owners say.

  • byPatrick Hatch
P-turns were meant to revolutionise Hoddle Street traffic – but didn’t

P-turns were meant to revolutionise Hoddle Street traffic – but didn’t

A multimillion-dollar overhaul of some of Melbourne’s busiest intersections failed to improve traffic flow anywhere near what was expected.

  • byAshleigh McMillan andLachlan Abbott
$13b later:How CityLink became toll giant’s best moneymaker in the world
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$13b later:How CityLink became toll giant’s best moneymaker in the world

Motorists have paid nearly $13 billion to drive on CityLink since it opened 24 years ago – and they’re going to pay billions more,with prices rising up to three times faster than inflation.

  • byPatrick Hatch