The Walrus
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Melbourne

The Walrus

A neighbourhood bar serving oysters and wine - and not just the usual suspects either.

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‘I was so broke’:Melbourne rents reach record high

‘I was so broke’:Melbourne rents reach record high

Melbourne’s tight rental market is putting pressure on tenants and causing some to look for more affordable options. Is any relief in sight?

  • byAlexandra Middleton
City of Port Phillip:What your candidates said

City of Port Phillip:What your candidates said

Voters in Port Phillip will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.

  • byCara Waters andRachael Dexter
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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It has a new hotshot Sydney chef and great service. So why has this St Kilda stalwart lost its hat?

It has a new hotshot Sydney chef and great service. So why has this St Kilda stalwart lost its hat?

The room,drinks and service are all great. But the umami-forward food leaves our critic feeling baffled.

  • byBesha Rodell
Radio star Kate Langbroek lists her renovated St Kilda home for sale

Radio star Kate Langbroek lists her renovated St Kilda home for sale

The comedian hopes to triple her money on the sale of her family home of almost two decades to upsize within the same suburb.

  • byAlexandra Middleton
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‘A flavour cacophony’:Popular fish and chip shop’s Irish-Chinese loaded fries are ‘perfect’

‘A flavour cacophony’:Popular fish and chip shop’s Irish-Chinese loaded fries are ‘perfect’

British and Irish-inspired takeaway shop Northern Soul goes through 850 kilograms of potatoes a week.

  • byDani Valent
Naughty Sandro! Walking his dog just cost artist Vincent Fantauzzo $7000

Naughty Sandro! Walking his dog just cost artist Vincent Fantauzzo $7000

A dog-eat-dog melee on the streets of St Kilda has cost Fantauzzo a pretty penny – and a peek behind the curtain of his private life with wife Asher Keddie.

  • byStephen Brook
New doco rides the roller coaster of St Kilda’s boom-bust history

New doco rides the roller coaster of St Kilda’s boom-bust history

After 40 years living in Melbourne’s bayside playground,Marianne Latham has made a film about its complex and colourful past.

  • byCarolyn Webb
Hashim,18,was stabbed to death in St Kilda. His killer wrote rap lyrics about it

Hashim,18,was stabbed to death in St Kilda. His killer wrote rap lyrics about it

After plunging his knife into Hashim Mohamed on St Kilda Beach,a teenager took out his phone and wrote a set of violent rap lyrics glorifying the stabbing.

  • byErin Pearson
The most liveable Melbourne suburbs where you should have purchased property

The most liveable Melbourne suburbs where you should have purchased property

Once considered affordable,these areas are now even further out of reach for home buyers.

  • byAlexandra Middleton