Croydon
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- Life in the ’burbs
The idea of living in this suburb left me aghast. Then it captured my heart
You would never call it trendy or bustling, but this area is connected to the landscape, and the rhythms of family life dominate.
- Rebecca Laface
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- Holy Basil Thai
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Enthusiastic stayer with extra dedication to plant-based alternatives.
Maroondah City Council: What your candidates said
Voters in Maroondah will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
Tobacco war: Five arrested over festive season firebombings
A police detective said the arrests hurt an unnamed criminal syndicate driving recent firebombings and claim police were “seeming to turn the corner” in combating the violence.
- Lachlan Abbott
- Review
- Holy Basil Thai
Don’t miss the ‘red curry arancini’ at this favourite suburban Thai spot
Melbourne-style Thai fusion is presented in colourful, balanced dishes that cater to those avoiding gluten, dairy and animal products at this popular Croydon restaurant.
- Dani Valent
The Melbourne suburbs where buyers pay a premium for space
Home buyers are willing to forgo a big backyard for the lifestyle offered by some inner-city neighbourhoods that don’t traditionally top the prestige rankings.
- Melissa Heagney-Bayliss
Deakin Uni lecturer pleads guilty to wife’s murder
Adam Brown, an academic at Deakin University, has admitted in court to murdering his 35-year-old wife, Chen Cheng.
- Erin Pearson
Underrated and overlooked: Seven of Melbourne’s unsung suburbs
There are dozens of underappreciated and up-and-coming neighbourhoods across our sprawling metropolis that won’t make it into travel guides but are loved by those who live there.
- Rachael Dexter
Patron filmed unconscious, held around neck as guard evicts him from hotel
A man has passed out while being held in a chokehold by a security guard as he was ejected from a hotel in Melbourne's east.
- Staff reporter
- Review
- Melbourne
Croydon's Holy Basil takes Thai food up a notch
Hidden among car yards, this suburban restaurant is so far beyond the bland green curry yawn-fest that is much Melbourne Thai food.
- Dani Valent