In Melbourne’s famous laneways,there is life – and death
Drug reform

In Melbourne’s famous laneways,there is life – and death

In one laneway,people sip wine at a table under a heater. In another,someone is crouched behind a bin on the hard ground ready to inject. Their drug of choice is illegal,and without a safe injecting room,they have nowhere else to go.

  • bySophie Aubrey andCara Waters

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‘A ticking time bomb’:Family’s plea on battery fires after their home is charred,pets gone

Jim and Maria lost their pets and a lifetime of memories as a result of a lithium-ion battery fire. Victorian firefighters are battling one such fire every day.

  • byRachael Dexter
Simon Holmes a Court,the son of a Liberal premier and hopes for a local ‘teal wash’
Local council

Simon Holmes a Court,the son of a Liberal premier and hopes for a local ‘teal wash’

Teal candidates were the surprise success at the last federal election. Now the people who backed them to win are targeting local government.

  • byCara Waters
The aggressive native birds muscling rivals out of Melbourne
Biodiversity

The aggressive native birds muscling rivals out of Melbourne

Ravens are among the adaptable,aggressive native birds thriving in Australia’s large cities,at the expense of smaller native and even some introduced species.

  • byAdam Carey
Empty church ignites tension between heritage and housing
Heritage

Empty church ignites tension between heritage and housing

The fate of a church in Melbourne’s inner north raises questions about preserving the past and meeting the needs of the community.

  • byTom Cowie
I live in Brunswick East and drink flat whites. Now I’m engaged in a sordid affair
Opinion
Coffee

I live in Brunswick East and drink flat whites. Now I’m engaged in a sordid affair

As a Melburnian,your coffee order signals a certain sense of taste. So what happens when you decide you’re not a flat white person anymore?

  • byBianca O'Neill
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Want to prune a tree in your Glen Eira yard? You might soon need a permit
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Want to prune a tree in your Glen Eira yard? You might soon need a permit

A council in Melbourne’s south-east is considering a new law that will clamp down on removing or pruning trees on private property.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Residents delighted by Caulfield Grammar crackdown on parking parents
Local council

Residents delighted by Caulfield Grammar crackdown on parking parents

School is about to start for the day and all is peaceful in the Glen Iris street adjoining the private school,where new parking restrictions have been imposed.

  • byCara Waters
The mystery of Northcote shopping centre’s abandoned-car graveyard
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The mystery of Northcote shopping centre’s abandoned-car graveyard

Cars,trucks,vans,taxis – even a bus – are littered through the shopping centre car parks of Northcote,but at least one mystery about why they are there has been solved.

  • byTom Cowie
Rebuilt housing towers won’t have support for vulnerable residents,warns mayor
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Property development

Rebuilt housing towers won’t have support for vulnerable residents,warns mayor

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.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Where to find the cheapest and most expensive coffee in Melbourne
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Where to find the cheapest and most expensive coffee in Melbourne

The price of a cup of coffee in Melbourne varies wildly depending on which suburb you order it in. Search our interactive graphic to find out how coffee prices compare in your suburb.

  • byCara Waters