The forgotten follow-up to Romper Stomper that is finally getting its moment in the sun

The forgotten follow-up to Romper Stomper that is finally getting its moment in the sun

“We got the last use of old-time Melbourne.” Newly remastered,1995’s Metal Skin offers up a wild story of drag racing,sex and satanism in the western suburbs.

  • byWill Cox

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Docklands:Lifeless concrete jungle or vibrant hub
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Docklands:Lifeless concrete jungle or vibrant hub

In this series,The Age explores what has gone wrong with Melbourne’s most maligned suburb and what could be done to fix it.

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The Bureau of Meteorology is based in Melbourne’s ‘freezing wind tunnel’,but no one’s measuring the wind there

The Bureau of Meteorology is based in Melbourne’s ‘freezing wind tunnel’,but no one’s measuring the wind there

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.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
This suburb is often called a lifeless concrete jungle. Here’s how it can flourish

This suburb is often called a lifeless concrete jungle. Here’s how it can flourish

The Age’s Docklands series explores what has gone wrong with Melbourne’s most maligned suburb and what could be done to fix it.

  • byCara Waters,Rachael Dexter andMelissa Cunningham
It cost $100m to build,but would fetch less than $500k as scrap metal. How the Melbourne Star stopped shining

It cost $100m to build,but would fetch less than $500k as scrap metal. How the Melbourne Star stopped shining

Sixteen years after it began spinning,rumours are mounting the trouble-plagued Melbourne Star Observation Wheel may be sold in parts.

  • byRachael Dexter
A brewery with palm trees and volcano:Inside the $225m plan to breathe new life into Docklands

A brewery with palm trees and volcano:Inside the $225m plan to breathe new life into Docklands

Newly opened eateries at Marvel Stadium are designed to cater for more than the footy crowd,while developments on the waterfront side of the venue are next in the AFL’s sights.

  • byCara Waters
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There are hundreds of children in Docklands,but no high school. Residents want it built on the Costco site

There are hundreds of children in Docklands,but no high school. Residents want it built on the Costco site

Some families with high school-aged children are moving out of Docklands while rumours swirl that the site will house Melbourne Pathology’s laboratory when the retailer relocates.

  • byNajma Sambul
Could Docklands become Australia’s Silicon Valley? One Victorian MP thinks so

Could Docklands become Australia’s Silicon Valley? One Victorian MP thinks so

Libertarian MP David Limbrick says a special economic zone would turbocharge Docklands. It would mean scrapping payroll and land taxes.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
West Gate Tunnel Project traffic chaos another blow for Docklands

West Gate Tunnel Project traffic chaos another blow for Docklands

Road closures from the West Gate Tunnel Project have caused traffic chaos for Docklands residents and businesses,with some opting to leave the precinct altogether.

  • byNajma Sambul
Tobacco war:Five arrested over festive season firebombings

Tobacco war:Five arrested over festive season firebombings

A police detective said the arrests hurt an unnamed criminal syndicate driving recent firebombings and claim police were “seeming to turn the corner” in combating the violence.

  • byLachlan Abbott
‘A massive fireball’:Police investigate suspicious blaze at another Docklands restaurant

‘A massive fireball’:Police investigate suspicious blaze at another Docklands restaurant

The Almina restaurant is the second Lebanese eatery in the area to be targeted in three weeks,after neighbouring venue Karizma was destroyed in a suspected arson attack.

  • byLachlan Abbott