Inner East
‘Don’t be fooled by old trees and nice houses’
IT’S home to some of the richest people in the city but experts have warned that many others in Melbourne’s leafy inner east are experiencing serious poverty.
Italian show to romance Melbourne
MELBOURNE will bask in the glow of Italian sunshine this week with the opening of award-winning musical The Light in the Piazza.
Advanced breast cancer nurse a Vic first
VICTORIA now has its first McGrath Foundation-funded nurse to specialise in caring for people with advanced breast cancer.
‘We live in terror on windy nights’
PEOPLE living in the shadow of a 40m gum tree fear it is only a matter of time before a large branch comes down on a home or kills someone — but arborists say it’s healthy and must stay.
Green thumbs recognised for efforts
A ROOFTOP garden adorning a 1950s apartment block in St Kilda East is among this year’s winners at the Premier’s Sustainability Awards.
Thieves target Kew cars, house
THIEVES have gone on a crime spree in Melbourne’s inner east, breaking into cars and an apartment before stealing a car.
Spelling champ’s stand on train etiquette
HE captured hearts as the first Great Australian Spelling Bee victor, now Anirudh Kathirvel is on track to promote kindness on public transport.
Bus smashed in serious collision
SEVERAL people have been taken to hospital after a bus, a truck and a van collided at a junction in Melbourne’s east.
From Around the Site
Office hell The 10 most annoying colleagues
WHETHER they steal your lunch, drive you crazy with loud phone calls or sabotage meetings, it seems everyone has a coworker who turns each working day into a nightmare.
#SnapMelbourne 2016 What is #SnapMelbourne all about?
#SnapMelbourne 2016 is a day of snapping, hashtagging and sharing what we love about Melbourne life. Here’s the lowdown on what it is, and how to get involved.
Looking back What was Melbourne like in the 1960s?
WATCH: THE hairstyles are different and Melbourne is bigger and more populated than it was in the 1960s, but we still love our footy and knocking the top off a frothy.
Your Local Tweets
My TweetsWandin premiership star Jarrod Bayliss to coach Park Orchards in the Eastern Football League
NEW Park Orchards coach Jarrod Bayliss says he needed to move on from Wandin for the betterment of his coaching career.
Rick Irwin steps down as Templestowe coach in the Eastern Football League
TEMPLESTOWE is looking for a new coach in the Eastern Football League after Rick Irwin decided to step down from the role.
Tomic, Goffin and Gasquet are the first to sign on for this summer’s Kooyong Classic
PREPARATION is well underway for this summer’s Kooyong Classic with the first three players confirming their participation