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

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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
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
Six more train stations added to high-density housing plan

Six more train stations added to high-density housing plan

More councils are putting themselves forward for greater density around train stations as the state government’s signature housing policy is due to start.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Sarina Russo wins right to build unit block twice the allowed height

Sarina Russo wins right to build unit block twice the allowed height

High-profile Brisbane businesswoman Sarina Russo has been given planning permission to build a unit block at twice the allowable height in Brisbane’s inner south.

  • byCameron Atfield
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The bonus encouraging Melbourne developers to build offices – during a housing crisis
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The bonus encouraging Melbourne developers to build offices – during a housing crisis

Parkland,affordable housing and commercial office spaces earn developers bonuses to build in Melbourne’s CBD. The code was meant to be reviewed but it hasn’t been touched.

  • byRachel Eddie
Sydney mayor fears there are ‘no plans’ to fix Rozelle interchange chaos

Sydney mayor fears there are ‘no plans’ to fix Rozelle interchange chaos

Inner west residents and mayors are set to voice their frustrations about ongoing congestion around Rozelle at an upper house inquiry on Wednesday.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Harbour project set to be scaled back in bid to placate critics

Harbour project set to be scaled back in bid to placate critics

The company behind the Toondah Harbour project will attempt to redesign the marina and apartment complex after being told it posed an unacceptable risk to the environment.

  • byTony Moore
Councils were stripped of planning powers. This mayor wants to go further

Councils were stripped of planning powers. This mayor wants to go further

Parramatta’s lord mayor says the state government was right to take away some planning powers – and local councils urgently need further reforms.

  • byAnthony Segaert
‘Clear as day’:The Sydney council accused of sabotaging housing reforms

‘Clear as day’:The Sydney council accused of sabotaging housing reforms

Woollahra Council in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is poised to create a new heritage-protected precinct directly opposite Edgecliff train station.

  • byMichael Koziol