Collingwood
Young couple pays $1.83m for architecturally designed Collingwood home
Four younger professional parties competed for the Japanese-inspired townhouse with six metre-high ceilings and a popular location.
- Shona Hendley
Latest
Fitzroy and Collingwood’s modest tower limits revealed in planning overhaul
Height limits in Collingwood, Fitzroy and North Melbourne are lower than those proposed in many middle and outer suburbs.
- Daniella White
Council backpedals from controversial bike path in marathon meeting
The controversial issue, which has sparked fierce public debate within the community, culminated in a marathon five-hour council meeting on Tuesday.
- Gemma Grant and Rachael Dexter
‘A complete disconnect’: Council set to back down on inner-city bike plan
Yarra council officers have recommended a major retreat from plans to block through-traffic on a popular main street after fierce community backlash.
- Rachael Dexter
Yarra mayor has ‘zero apologies’ for reviving Collingwood housing plan
In recent community consultation, 46 per cent of respondents opposed the project, but councillors say it will improve local access to housing.
- Rachael Dexter and Gemma Grant
Wellington Street wars: The plan dividing Collingwood and Clifton Hill
A proposal to transform a stretch of a major inner-city road into a “bicycle street” blocked to most cars has triggered intense community uprisings.
- Rachael Dexter
- Review
- Bar Local Drop
This all-day wine bar and its handwritten little black book has our reviewer hooked
Lunch, dinner or snacks and drinks at Bar Local Drop can stretch happily from “a quick one” to “one more” to “we might as well”...
- Dani Valent
- Analysis
- Restaurant news
Is Melbourne’s one-time hottest food strip losing its grit?
Smith Street has long been defined by its diversity and grungy energy. But things are changing, with decade-old fine diner Ides closing and fast-food chains moving in.
- Quincy Malesovas
- Review
- Ides
It may have dropped the degustation – and a hat – but this fine diner is still a winner
As customers look to spend less on dining out, Peter Gunn has traded the set menu for a la carte after 10 years at his hatted Collingwood restaurant Ides.
- Dani Valent