A report has recommended an immediate review of how fast drivers are allowed to go and for measures to push drivers to stay on main roads rather than doing “suburban rat runs”.
A council in Melbourne’s south-east is considering a new law that will clamp down on removing or pruning trees on private property.
Two public housing towers on course for a fast-track rebuild won’t be designed with the needs of vulnerable residents in mind,the local council says.
The busiest Clunes typically gets is during its annual Booktown festival in March. Now tragedy has left it swarming with journalists.
Rachael Dixon,a health practitioner from Ringwood North,died in Clunes at the weekend after consuming a suspected mushroom drink.
Soul Barn,the Victorian wellbeing centre being investigated after a woman’s death at the weekend,describes itself as “a stunning rural oasis” and a place where visitors can untangle their minds.
Cash Savage still remembers the first time she played to sold-out crowd at Fitzroy’s Old Bar. She’s growing increasingly dismayed about the future of the city’s iconic gig culture.
In this series,The Age explores what has gone wrong with Melbourne’s most maligned suburb and what could be done to fix it.
Docklands is often battered by strong winds,but experts say no wind testing was done when the suburb was built,while a wind sensor and more trees would mitigate the problem now.
The Age’s Docklands series explores what has gone wrong with Melbourne’s most maligned suburb and what could be done to fix it.
Libertarian MP David Limbrick says a special economic zone would turbocharge Docklands. It would mean scrapping payroll and land taxes.