‘My soul will flash back to The Junction’:The suburb where residents fight for their leafy idyll

‘My soul will flash back to The Junction’:The suburb where residents fight for their leafy idyll

For decades Camberwell residents have risen up to defend their suburban calm from developers.

  • byJewel Topsfield

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Young family spends $4.8m on Camberwell home they saw half an hour before

Young family spends $4.8m on Camberwell home they saw half an hour before

Seven parties competed for the renovated residence with a pool and landscaped gardens,as buyers chased turnkey properties on the last auction weekend of 2023.

  • byTom Carey
Eleven of our favourite homes for sale in Melbourne right now

Eleven of our favourite homes for sale in Melbourne right now

Looking for your next home in Melbourne? From a striking contemporary residence to a period cottage,we’ve got you covered.

  • byJacqui Hammerton
The elegant Camberwell home that buyers blew their budgets for

The elegant Camberwell home that buyers blew their budgets for

Four parties set themselves limits at auction,then kept extending themselves until the home reached a sale price of $4,515,000.

  • byTom Carey
Growing up in Camberwell,we were the poorest family in a rich suburb
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Growing up in Camberwell,we were the poorest family in a rich suburb

My father rented our house. With nine kids,there was barely room enough to store the few possessions we owned and have space for beds,let alone keep the place tidy.

  • byElisabeth Hanscombe
The Melbourne suburbs that shrank most,and what happened next

The Melbourne suburbs that shrank most,and what happened next

The populations of some of Melbourne’s most in-demand suburbs shrank over the three years to December,but the tide for housing demand is turning.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
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Beef rendang meets baked eggs at Dale La Pau
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Beef rendang meets baked eggs at Dale La Pau

The idea of somehow combining shakshuka and rendang was so alluring,even world-shaking,that Dani Valent had to get herself to Camberwell for a taste.

  • byDani Valent
Robin Boyd home sold for $2 million at auction after heritage dispute

Robin Boyd home sold for $2 million at auction after heritage dispute

The renowned architect designed the Camberwell residence as his family home,but the most recent owner tried several times to remove it from the heritage register - and lost.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Dale La Pau's rendang martabak will stop you in your tracks
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Melbourne

Dale La Pau's rendang martabak will stop you in your tracks

The fragrance of the West Sumatran street snack drifted through my car window and brought me to a screeching halt,writes Dani Valent.

  • byDani Valent
La Perla is pretty close to being the perfect neighbourhood restaurant
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Melbourne

La Perla is pretty close to being the perfect neighbourhood restaurant

If I lived nearby,this Camberwell wine bar would quickly become my local,reviews Besha Rodell.

  • byBesha Rodell
Melbourne meets Hong Kong at Mongkok Tea House
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Melbourne

Melbourne meets Hong Kong at Mongkok Tea House

This"cha chaan teng"inspired eatery fuses British-Cantonese fusion with yet more influences,reviews Dani Valent.

  • byDani Valent