My suburb might be boring,but walking the streets is an extreme sport

My suburb might be boring,but walking the streets is an extreme sport

Our streets have seen countless broken wrists and scraped knees,with many locals familiar with the thrill of fanging downhill on what are arguably suburban Melbourne’s steepest streets.

  • byJoe Comer

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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
Push for Melbourne all-girls school to go co-ed as enrolments continue to dwindle

Push for Melbourne all-girls school to go co-ed as enrolments continue to dwindle

Mentone,Canterbury,Melbourne,Pascoe Vale and Matthew Flinders girls’ colleges have all declined in enrolments since 2018.

  • byAlex Crowe
Landlord rates could double under this councillor’s contentious housing proposal

Landlord rates could double under this councillor’s contentious housing proposal

Recent data showed investors were fleeing the Victorian property market,but that was offset by first home buyers buying in Melbourne.

  • byRachael Dexter
The true history of Glenroy:Gun battles and mansions but no flushing loo

The true history of Glenroy:Gun battles and mansions but no flushing loo

Tales of a Chicago-style street gunfight,a shortage of sewerage and a one-legged footballer are told in a book about the would-be “Toorak of the North”.

  • byCarolyn Webb
A terrace with the lot:Fitzroy investor drops $2.39 million on her way to buy a sandwich

A terrace with the lot:Fitzroy investor drops $2.39 million on her way to buy a sandwich

The buyer dropped the eye-watering (or should that be mouth-watering?) sum despite having never set foot in the property before Saturday afternoon.

  • byJim Malo
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Merri-bek wants cats indoors,but only if owners are feline like it

Merri-bek wants cats indoors,but only if owners are feline like it

Merri-bek council is the latest municipality to take on roaming cats,but will pursue an education campaign rather than an enforceable ‘cat curfew’.

  • byRachael Dexter
Moreland residents demand consultation on council name change

Moreland residents demand consultation on council name change

The group is fighting the move to change the municipality’s name to remove a connection to slavery,arguing the decision was presented as a fait accompli and the community was not consulted.

  • byRachael Dexter
Modern Carlton North home sells for $1.615m in election day auction

Modern Carlton North home sells for $1.615m in election day auction

Bidders were up early to vote,then fought it out for the keys to the townhouse,leaving the vendor thrilled with the result despite the slowing property market.

  • byMelissa Heagney
The upside to selling your home in Melbourne on election day

The upside to selling your home in Melbourne on election day

There aren’t many auctions for buyers to choose from on election day as everyone waits to see the poll’s outcome,but sellers who do go ahead may be able to reap the rewards.

  • byMelissa Heagney
Get the egg nog,Christmas has come early - in Pascoe Vale,at least

Get the egg nog,Christmas has come early - in Pascoe Vale,at least

More than 15 houses and cafes in the Pascoe Vale area have put up Christmas lights,five months early,in a bid to cheer us up.

  • byCarolyn Webb