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Rachael Ward

Rachael Ward

Rachael Ward is a journalist in the City team at The Age. Contact her at rachael.ward@theage.com.au

Windsor Castle Hotel owner Liam Ganley in front of the Bhutan Cypress tree which has been a subject of dispute with Stonnington Council

The single Cypress tree that pub owner claims has halted multimillion-dollar renovations

Publican Liam Ganley wants to overhaul the “tired” Windsor Castle Hotel, but claims a tree dispute has put the brakes on the project for months.

  • Rachael Ward

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MCG Members reserve their seats during an AFL at the MCG.

A scarf on a seat does not reserve it: MCC decides on fans’ dilemma

Melbourne Cricket Club members who reserve seats with scarves, drink alcohol in dry bays or buy guest tickets for major events without attending themselves are on notice.

  • Rachael Ward
Prahran reident Phil Portellos and his dog Bandito on front of a decades-old hedge Stonnington Council ordered to be cut back over concerns it was encroaching on the footpath.

This hedge was their pride and joy. Then came the council email to ‘butcher’ it

The decades-old hedge at a Prahran apartment complex was slashed on Thursday because Stonnington Council said it encroached on the footpath.

  • Rachael Ward
Toorak business owner Karlie Crow at the closed car park in Carters Avenue opposite her old shop.

‘Nightmare’: Toorak traders urge compensation over car park closure

Toorak traders are pleading for help after a council move to fence off a car park for three years – for construction of a luxury development – meant foot traffic plummeted.

  • Rachael Ward
Tributes are flowing for Melbourne teacher Sunil Sharma, whose death has been confirmed in India.

Melbourne maths teacher drugged, bashed with baseball bat, then dumped in canal, say Indian police

Police in the city of Amritsar have accused Sunil Sharma’s brother of murdering the Melbourne teacher over a property dispute.

  • Alexander Darling and Rachael Ward
Box Hill North resident Carolyn Hall and Doncaster resident Nick Johnson are among locals calling to protect the Tram Road Reserve after a proposal to extend the boundary of the North East Link and Eastern Freeway upgrades project boundary.

North East Link boundary extension plan for eight sites to impact homes, parkland

Councils and residents along the Eastern Freeway corridor are fighting back over a push to extend a major construction boundary up to suburban back fences.

  • Rachael Ward
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Doll Hospital owner Charles Philipp. The Doll Hospital is closing after more than 140 years.

Doll Hospital needs new homes for ‘patients’ as it prepares to shut after 140 years

The Doll Hospital has been a refuge for Melbourne’s chewed-up dolls, torn teddies and worn-out toys, but they are preparing their final farewell.

  • Rachael Ward
Phillip Chalker hugs his current assistance dog Donna during an outing to a shopping strip in Traralgon.

Sally was attacked while working. New laws would make streets safer for guide dogs like her

Sally the seeing eye dog retired after she was attacked. What happened to her inspired a push for harsher penalties for assaults on assistance dogs, which quickly gained momentum.

  • Rachael Ward
Chris Shinners does a 50-kilometre walk around the old school VFL grounds of Melbourne which offers a different perspective on footy and Melbourne history.

Olympian’s Aussie rules pilgrimage to 11 VFL grounds in eight hours on foot

Chris Shinners’ pilgrimage through Aussie rules history offers a ground-level insight into the evolution of the game and the city it took over.

  • Rachael Ward
Premier Jacinta Allan in Bulleen on Sunday.

‘No evidence’ bikies cashed in on North East Link: Premier

After months of reporting about the involvement of bikies on the Big Build Premier Jacinta Allan said there was no evidence any were paid on the mega project.

  • Rachael Ward