Tip:visit with a crowd to tackle the great-value Middle Eastern menu or be prepared to ferry home leftovers,writes Dani Valent.
Councillors in Melbourne’s inner north have voted on a controversial decision about whether to unlock the Northcote Public Golf Course to the community.
The auction for the stylish home was over in just 12 bids,and the victors beat three other parties,who were undeterred by the latest rise in interest rates.
The City of Darebin voted on Monday to open up 5.72 hectares of space at Northcote golf course,but golfers say it could spell the beginning of the end for public fairways across the city.
The City of Darebin will also seek to restrict golfers from accessing the greens after 3pm as it renegotiates a golf course management contract.
More public space would be made available and the golf course would get smaller,but keep it’s nine-hole format,if the council accepts the state government’s compromise proposal.
The council’s ambitions to give everyone a say over the future of the Northcote Golf Course this week hit a roadblock when it missed a key deadline.
One or two stops further along a train line can save Melbourne house hunters a lot of money.
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.
Witnesses say the crash could have had tragic consequences had it occurred an hour later,when children would have been lining up to see Santa Claus.
Many Aussie expats have left high-flying jobs overseas to move home to Australia during the pandemic - but as they look at buying property,some will be in for a shock.