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The Beaconsfield Hotel in St Kilda has been closed since December 2004.
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Boarded up for 20 years, St Kilda pub set to move out of David Hookes’ shadow

Its grey exterior has loomed silently for almost two decades after the death of David Hookes. But the Beaconsfield Hotel has taken its first steps to reopening.

  • by Tom Cowie

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Ash Barty competes in the Brisbane-like heat in 2022.
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Weathering the grey and humid: when Irish skies aren’t smiling and Melbourne is a sauna

To an Australian, living in Ireland showed me that the constancy of its weather is held in its vagaries. But with the lows, as any weather watcher knows, there are highs.

  • by Warwick McFadyen
Coburg’s Ford Laser, which hasn’t moved in at least a decade.

Ten years in a tow-away zone: The story of Coburg’s ‘abandoned’ Ford Laser

A blue 1992 Ford Laser hatchback has become something of a celebrity on Sydney Road in Coburg for not moving in at least a decade. Tracking down its owner reveals an unlikely tribute.

  • by Tom Cowie

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