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Mortadeli Pasta Bar

Mortadeli Pasta Bar

Cheery hotspot for first-rate pasta and quirky vino.

This newly two-hatted Torquay restaurant delivers zero-waste and maximum enjoyment
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Samesyn

This newly two-hatted Torquay restaurant delivers zero-waste and maximum enjoyment

Chef Graham Jefferies’ compelling,startlingly creative waste-not cooking sees his rejigged Samesyn restaurant gain a second chefs’ hat.

  • byDani Valent
The sea-change towns that have joined the million-dollar club

The sea-change towns that have joined the million-dollar club

These regional areas were once much cheaper,but lifestyle appeal and the work-from-home trend have helped tip median house prices into the seven-figure territory.

  • byShona Hendley
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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Think it’s cold? Try a dawn ocean swim on winter solstice

Think it’s cold? Try a dawn ocean swim on winter solstice

On the shortest day of the year in the depths of winter,this Torquay group wades into the water after a lantern parade.

  • byCarolyn Webb
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How much it costs to live in the top Victorian tree-change towns for wellbeing

How much it costs to live in the top Victorian tree-change towns for wellbeing

The wellbeing factor of regional suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health,environment,jobs and income. But it comes at a price.

  • byJemimah Clegg
Big-city problems surfing in on Torquay as newcomers embrace a sea change

Big-city problems surfing in on Torquay as newcomers embrace a sea change

The Torquay community is fiercely protective of its surrounding environment – both ocean and land – as its population boom threatens its coastal character.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
The Victorian sea-change towns where house prices fell most

The Victorian sea-change towns where house prices fell most

The rush to make a tree or sea change is over in regional Victoria,experts say,as house prices dip.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
The once-booming Victorian towns where rents are at a discount

The once-booming Victorian towns where rents are at a discount

Rental growth in regional areas is slowing or falling as higher costs price out many tenants and some tree-changers return to the city.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
Tree-change dreams:How far does a Melbourne budget stretch in regional Victoria?

Tree-change dreams:How far does a Melbourne budget stretch in regional Victoria?

Home buyers are finding better bang for their buck by looking to popular towns within commuting distance of the capital.

  • byTom Carey