Flood worries loom over plan to transform Sandown Racecourse into suburb

Flood worries loom over plan to transform Sandown Racecourse into suburb

Council officers say the Melbourne Racing Club has not provided enough information on how it plans to protect homes from storm water and flood flows at the site.

  • byRachael Dexter

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Where we live:The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
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Where we live:The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods

In this series,The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.

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‘A city to be reckoned with’:Springvale is the beating heart of our refugee diaspora

‘A city to be reckoned with’:Springvale is the beating heart of our refugee diaspora

The first home of many Vietnamese and Cambodian migrants is ready to embrace a greater ambition for its future.

  • byCara Waters
‘Doing it my way’:The battle is on in Daniel Andrews’ old seat of Mulgrave

‘Doing it my way’:The battle is on in Daniel Andrews’ old seat of Mulgrave

Next Saturday,more than 40,000 residents in Melbourne’s south-east will decide who will replace the former premier,who represented the seat for more the 20 years.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Firefighters battle huge blaze at Springvale South Buddhist temple

Firefighters battle huge blaze at Springvale South Buddhist temple

Firefighters battled a blaze that broke out on Sunday night at a Buddhist temple in Springvale South.

  • byRoy Ward
The Melbourne suburbs where property values are back to pre-pandemic levels

The Melbourne suburbs where property values are back to pre-pandemic levels

Several Melbourne inner suburbs now have median house and unit values lower than when the pandemic hit,putting serious buyers in pole position.

  • byMelissa Heagney
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Teenager charged over death of Springvale mother of five

Teenager charged over death of Springvale mother of five

An 18-year-old woman is the second person to be charged after Angela Huata’s body was found last month.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Springvale murder accused vulnerable in custody,court told

Springvale murder accused vulnerable in custody,court told

Lawyers for a 20-year-old Melbourne man charged over the death of a mother of five asked for him to be seen by a custody nurse,telling the court he’s vulnerable in custody.

  • byErin Pearson
Melbourne suburbs where buyers can find property for 2016 prices

Melbourne suburbs where buyers can find property for 2016 prices

Melbourne property prices have soared,leaving the once-daunting 2016 median house price of $770,000 looking like an affordable dream.

  • byElizabeth Redman
My Cambodia's soups strike the salty-sour-sweet spot in Springvale
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My Cambodia's soups strike the salty-sour-sweet spot in Springvale

This fortifying noodle soup has it all:freshness,comfort,sustenance,flavour.

  • byDani Valent
Cyclist hit by truck becomes fourth fatality in horror day on Victoria's roads

Cyclist hit by truck becomes fourth fatality in horror day on Victoria's roads

A cyclist was the fourth person to die on Victoria's roads on Saturday after he was hit by a truck near Portland.

  • byGoya Dmytryshchak