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Apartment owners have criticised Victoria’s long-awaited strata overhaul.

Strata reform failure leaves apartment owners at the mercy of predators

The Allan government’s weak-kneed response to a damning review of the strata sector kicks crucial consumer protections into the long grass.

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Flies collected from inside the factory and office of Flush Partitions.

‘Rotten odour’ and fly swarms: Council seeks eviction order against former start-up darling

Legal action has been launched against a sustainable-agritech business in Melbourne’s west that workers in nearby companies say has made conditions unbearable.

  • Gemma Grant
Franc de Petro, a resident of Melbourne’s inner north, outside the location of a planned McDonald’s store in Northcote.

McDonald’s green-lit for ‘world’s coolest street’ after fast food giant’s appeal

VCAT found against the local council, overruling concerns that the McDonald’s would harm High Street’s cultural identity, small businesses and pedestrian safety.

  • Angus Delaney
A desolate scene at Pakenham Place.

Empty heritage house stalls redevelopment of ‘eyesore’ shopping centre

The council has refused to allow a developer to knock down a solitary heritage house for the redevelopment of a derelict shopping centre.

  • Gemma Grant
Chris Thompson outside his bottle shop in Oakleigh that will have to take down its roller shutter soon.

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

Housing approvals to be fast-tracked under new planning controls

There will be no recourse for neighbours, but the government says new regulations will make it easier to build in suburbs popular with families and young people.

  • Gemma Grant
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Hash Tayeh has been found to have incited hatred against Jews at an anti-Israel protest.

Burgertory founder’s anti-Zionist protest chant incited hatred against Jews

By leading a chant of “All Zionists are terrorists”, Melbourne Palestinian activist Hash Tayeh incited hatred against Jews among his fellow protesters, VCAT has found.

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The now abandoned Kingswood Golf Course.

A misunderstood email and a four-day delay: 900-house development goes ahead due to council error

Kingston City Council intended to challenge an unpopular local housing development. But they accidentally handed in the paperwork four days late.

  • Gemma Grant
Jo-Ann said the stress of being evicted while being unable to find a new home caused her to be hospitalised twice.

Hospitalised and preparing to send the kids to foster care: Tenants’ VCAT woes revealed

Jo-Ann is an executive, earns a good salary, and is a single mother of three. But she was still evicted from her Melbourne home.

  • Jim Malo
Europa on Alma chair Vanessa Lucas (left) and neighbours Barbara Kessell and Georgina Buskens in the laneway to be affected by the development.

St Kilda retirees prepare for battle over planned storage development

The residents of a retirement home say plans for a multi-storey facility will put elderly drivers at risk and destroy neighbourhood amenity.

  • Cara Waters