Oakleigh
Council demands ‘fortress-like’ shopfront shutter be removed despite burglary fears
A bottle shop in Oakleigh fears it will be defenceless against burglars without a shutter, which was installed two years ago after their store was broken into.
- Lachlan Abbott
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Pokies out, playtime in: How RSLs are reinventing themselves
With events including live music performances and a mobile petting zoo, this local sub-branch is attracting new customers of all ages.
- Gemma Grant
- Opinion
- Life in the ’burbs
My suburb wanted to beat Chadstone. So it banned traffic
But the game-changer arrived in 2008, bringing evening crowds and turning our suburb’s heart into a dining precinct and community meeting place.
- Victoria Kyriakopoulos
Two couples go head-to-head over $1.38m Brunswick West terrace
The Victorian was liveable, but had the scope to be extended. Auctioneer Josh Kalender said the home’s potential inspired two bidders to compete for the keys.
- Jim Malo
The Fitzroy ‘unicorn’ that won its vendors $2.9m, more than $400,000 over reserve
A pair of downsizers dropped the sum on the unique property, and planned to move from a larger home in the inner east to be closer to the inner-city buzz.
- Jim Malo
The six new places you’ll be able to build a home in Melbourne
The government is opening up Melbourne greenfields sites to build up to 180,000 homes and will release land around two major suburban train stations.
- Adam Carey and Broede Carmody
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- Olympia Wine
Olympia
An old car park above Oakleigh Market is now a double-decker ode to the Greek Islands.
Monash City Council: What your candidates said
Voters in Monash will choose 11 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
- Series
- City life
Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.