City life
Want to prune a tree in your Glen Eira yard? You might soon need a permit
A council in Melbourne’s south-east is considering a new law that will clamp down on removing or pruning trees on private property.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Residents delighted by Caulfield Grammar crackdown on parking parents
School is about to start for the day and all is peaceful in the Glen Iris street adjoining the private school, where new parking restrictions have been imposed.
- by Cara Waters
The mystery of Northcote shopping centre’s abandoned-car graveyard
Cars, trucks, vans, taxis – even a bus – are littered through the shopping centre car parks of Northcote, but at least one mystery about why they are there has been solved.
- by Tom Cowie
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Property development
Rebuilt housing towers won’t have support for vulnerable residents, warns mayor
Two public housing towers on course for a fast-track rebuild won’t be designed with the needs of vulnerable residents in mind, the local council says.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Where to find the cheapest and most expensive coffee in Melbourne
The price of a cup of coffee in Melbourne varies wildly depending on which suburb you order it in. Search our interactive graphic to find out how coffee prices compare in your suburb.
- by Cara Waters
Melbourne to press pause on new CBD bike lanes
The City of Melbourne plans instead to focus on routes into the city centre.
- by Cara Waters
Guy Grossi drinks espresso, but most Melburnians like to add milk. Find out your suburb’s most popular coffee order
Our deep dive into Melburnians’ preferred coffee orders tells a story of changing tastes. Use the interactive to find out where your suburb sits on Melbourne’s cappuccino curve.
- by Cara Waters
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Planning
‘Watershed moment’: 14-storey tower in Frankston’s ‘Great Wall’ gets green light
A contentious high-rise apartment building, part of Frankston’s “Great Wall” overlooking Port Phillip Bay, has been approved.
- by Benjamin Preiss, Ashleigh McMillan and Lachlan Abbott
Merrick Watts’ simple rule during Eltham pub fights: ‘Grab the till and run’
Once Eltham was an “amazing dichotomy between ruthless bogans and the arts”. Nowadays, the leafy suburb is fighting not to look like everywhere else.
- by Clay Lucas
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VCAT
Blocked Brighton townhouses back on the table as planning minister seizes control
A rejected bid to build 84 two-storey townhouses on a former Xavier College campus looks set to go ahead, with the state government taking over control of the development from the council.
- by Rachael Dexter
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Kooyong
Member group claims Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club spent $800,000 on wagyu beef
The money was allegedly spent on the expensive variety of meat in the same financial year in which the club reported a $2.4 million loss from its hospitality operations.
- by Carla Jaeger