Prahran
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
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The Chapel Street sanctuary providing so much to those with so little
In a warm cafe on Chapel Street, Elene has found sanctuary away from the drugs and chaos. The trouble is, she has to go home.
- Cassandra Morgan
Dust, decay and a multimillion-dollar bill: The battle to save Melbourne’s forgotten town halls
Once-grand inner-Melbourne town halls have been marooned in history and largely left to rot for almost three decades, but there is hope that new life awaits them.
- Cassandra Morgan
Ten repeat offenders are behind one-third of Chapel Street retail crime. Traders have had enough
Shoplifting is officially down on the shopping strip, but traders say they just don’t bother reporting it any more.
- Gemma Grant
How a 2km stretch of Chapel Street became the golden mile of council fees
For years, one of Melbourne’s most iconic precincts has been struggling. Despite that, traders are being hit with two sets of council fees.
- Rachael Ward
Concern over plan for six-storey community housing in Prahran, with just five car parks
Plans to replace double-storey community housing with a six-storey block for over-55s has sparked concerns among neighbours and the local council.
- Rachael Ward
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After a decade of violence, Melbourne’s most notorious nightclub may have met a fiery end
Melbourne nightclub Love Machine, renowned for its history of violence, has been gutted by what police suspect was a deliberately lit fire.
- Isabel McMillan, Cameron Houston and Marta Pascual Juanola
This was once one of Melbourne’s best shopping strips. Locals are fed up with crime and empty shops
Residents in this well-off suburb say antisocial behaviour and crime are on the rise, and they are pushing to reclaim the community.
- Rachael Ward
Four charged over fatal Prahran blaze
Four people have now been charged over an alleged arson attack in Chapel Street last year which resulted in the death of a 52-year-old man.
- Alexander Darling
Influencer Nadia Bartel lists Windsor home for $3m to $3.2m
Melbourne fashion designer Nadia Bartel is selling her four-bedroom, red-brick Edwardian residence that she bought in 2020.
- Wes Mountain