The quiet country town twice thrust into the spotlight this month by death

The quiet country town twice thrust into the spotlight this month by death

The busiest Clunes typically gets is during its annual Booktown festival in March. Now tragedy has left it swarming with journalists.

  • byLachlan Abbott andMelissa Cunningham

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Soul Barn distances itself from ‘mushroom’ event that claimed woman’s life

Soul Barn distances itself from ‘mushroom’ event that claimed woman’s life

Rachael Dixon,a health practitioner from Ringwood North,died in Clunes at the weekend after consuming a suspected mushroom drink.

  • byDavid Estcourt,Melissa Cunningham andLachlan Abbott
The wellbeing retreat at the centre of suspected ‘mushroom’ fatality

The wellbeing retreat at the centre of suspected ‘mushroom’ fatality

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.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
The ‘capitalist nonsense’ killing Melbourne’s live music scene

The ‘capitalist nonsense’ killing Melbourne’s live music scene

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.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
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
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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
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
Test results are in on asbestos in parks as reports continue to rise

Test results are in on asbestos in parks as reports continue to rise

The environmental regulator has revealed more reports of potential asbestos,this time in Williamstown,Altona and Sunshine West,with priority testing under way.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Councils put on notice as asbestos found in several parks across Melbourne
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Councils put on notice as asbestos found in several parks across Melbourne

The environmental regulator has warned councils across the state to crack down on the quality of mulch being used in public spaces.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andAdam Carey
Half of Melbourne’s famous live music venues could soon be dead

Half of Melbourne’s famous live music venues could soon be dead

Melbourne was once declared the live music capital of the world. But the city’s live music venue owners warn an inquiry into the struggling sector will come too late.

  • byMelissa Cunningham