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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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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
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
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
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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City of Whittlesea mayor Lawrie Cox.

‘Nothing short of a disgrace’: Potholes abound as road maintenance falls by the wayside

The City of Whittlesea has identified more than a thousand defects on local state-owned roads – including potholes, dumped rubbish and damaged guard rails.

  • Gemma Grant
Ella Flatery with kindergarten student Mika Toohey.

This program aimed to improve early education. Instead, it’s created a growing kinder crisis

Parts of Melbourne could be short thousands of kindergarten places over the next decade, as activity centres boom and councils struggle to keep up with demand.

  • Bridie Smith
The battle for a new stadium is Maribyrnong is heating up, with Westgate Basketball Association members (pictured) demanding budget action from the local council.

Blood, a broken arm and basketball: The fight for a new stadium in Melbourne’s west

As a battle over sports infrastructure in Melbourne’s west comes to a head, hundreds of young basketballers are stranded on waitlists or playing in decaying facilities.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Doreen RSL president Wes Wridgway,.

This local RSL needs a home. Community groups say anywhere but here

A council has endorsed a plan that would give an RSL club exclusive access to half a community centre – a recommendation that’s left many people unhappy.

  • Gemma Grant