Coburg
The 9km corridor that’s recorded 279 cyclist crashes but still doesn’t have a protected bike lane
Competition between trams, cars and bikes has prevented bike lanes on busy Sydney Road for decades, but the looming closure of a nearby path has renewed a push for a trial.
- Rachael Dexter
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- Property development
Almost 250 affordable homes scrapped as developer permitted to slash commitments
The developer agreed to the 60 per cent ratio of affordable housing in exchange for a 16-storey height limit on one of the towers, well above local guidelines.
- Rachael Dexter
- Opinion
- Life in the ’burbs
I loved my childhood suburb so much, I bought a house around the corner from where I grew up
Playing tennis on the street, picking figs from my dad’s pride-and-joy veggie patch and watching Rocky movies at the drive-in: it felt like an idyllic childhood.
- Orietta Guerrera
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- Property development
Developer quietly guts ‘affordable’ housing promise in northern suburbs
An “ethical” property developer favoured by the state government is seeking to slash affordable housing quotas after winning controversial height concessions.
- Rachael Dexter
‘They deserve it’: Vendors sell family home of 45 years for $1.8 million
A four-bedroom home in the leafy south east sold for $200,000 above reserve, with a young family beating out investors to win the keys.
- Wes Mountain
Coburg’s sea of car parks to be replaced by towers up to 18 storeys tall
Merri-bek City Council wants to build apartments, townhouses, parks and a plaza in Coburg’s concrete heart.
- Adam Carey
First home buyers secure keys to $1,025,000 inner-north Edwardian
A single-fronted, two-bedroom Edwardian drew six bidders at auction on Saturday. It sold for $105,000 above its reserve to a first home-buying couple.
- Shona Hendley
- Review
- Beit Siti
Forget avo toast, this cafe is serving one of the best value brunches in town
There’s only one thing on the menu at Coburg’s Palestinian cafe Beit Siti, and it gives Melbourne’s brunch scene a run for its money.
- Dani Valent