Yarraville
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
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‘Magic meets industry’: West Gate Tunnel to welcome (and charge) drivers on Sunday morning
From midnight, the long-awaited West Gate Tunnel will open progressively, with all traffic flowing through by 7am on Sunday morning, but a month of free travel on weekends won’t kick off until January.
- Nicole Precel
ABC’s Michael Rowland sells Yarraville home for $2.47m at auction
The renovated house on a double-fronted block netted the high-profile journalist and his wife nearly $200,000 more than the reserve.
- Jim Malo
Melbourne investor sells $855,000 house on huge block to first home buyer
The updated home with a spacious backyard was advertised with the potential to subdivide and sold for $116,000 over reserve.
- Shona Hendley
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‘Like a bathroom exhaust fan’: West Gate Tunnel air stacks leave locals exposed to noxious fumes, report finds
Residents of suburbs around the West Gate Tunnel will breathe in truck pollution as twin ventilation stacks feature sleek design but no filters.
- Sophie Aubrey
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Voices group eyes Melbourne’s inner west in first tilt at Labor seats
The community-backed Voices of the Inner West will field independent candidates at the state election as it tries to break Labor’s grip on the area.
- Annika Smethurst
- Review
- Restaurant Navi
Why this inner-west neighbourhood gem is among Victoria’s finest places to dine
If every suburb needs a good baker, butcher and cafe, perhaps it also needs a perfect little fine-dining restaurant like Navi.
- Dani Valent