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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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Chris Chesterfield, Nichola Lefroy and Charley Woolmore walking along the Yarra River main trail in Abbotsford.

The bid to create a world-class Yarra trek, from river mouth to near mountain source

There are hopes the Birrarung Valley Walk, a 13-day walk stretching 220 kilometres, will become a life goal for Melburnians and visitors.

  • Adam Carey
Get on with it: At 95, Liz Hicklin has a growing career as a “sit-down stand-up comedian”.

‘Sylvia Plath stole my boyfriend’: This fun-filled 95-year-old comedian is just getting started

In her one-woman show, Liz Hicklin makes wry observations on life and tells how legendary poet Ted Hughes was once her lover.

  • Carolyn Webb
Some of the many displays in the Barbie exhibition, which also includes the very first iteration of the doll.

To Barbie and beyond: How a plastic doll became a design icon

A 1959 first-edition Barbie worth up to $40,000 will be among 150 dolls on display as part of an exclusive Australian exhibition devoted to the plastic figure turned cultural icon.

  • Kayla Olaya
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
Melbourne Airport has installed spikes at the exits to its car parks to stop thieves stealing cars.

Car thieves targeting Melbourne Airport can soon expect a nasty surprise

A new $3.5 million installation has already helped cut the number of thefts.

  • Cara Waters
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The former VicRoads building in Kew will be demolished.

Kew VicRoads tower to be bulldozed this week after eleventh-hour U-turn

Demolition at the site will commence in just days, after the state government turned away from a plan to retrofit the 1960s structure and transform it into apartments.

  • Gemma Grant
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
Kevin Kapusi Starow is a keen ice sculptor.

Chipping away at it: the artist with burning passion for ice sculpting

After 30 years, ice sculptor Kevin Kapusi Starow remains captivated by the way his works constantly change as they melt away.

  • Carolyn Webb
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