War chest key to race to become Melbourne’s next lord mayor

War chest key to race to become Melbourne’s next lord mayor

One of two men who played deputy to Melbourne lord mayors could get their turn at the top after the resignation of Sally Capp.

  • byCara Waters andLachlan Abbott

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Melbourne’s cheerleader leaves her post with a cup half full of major projects

Melbourne’s cheerleader leaves her post with a cup half full of major projects

Sally Capp’s legacy as lord mayor may well depend on who comes after her,with three of her big projects still works in progress.

  • byCara Waters
Sydneysiders are fleeing. But Melbourne shouldn’t get too smug just yet
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Sydneysiders are fleeing. But Melbourne shouldn’t get too smug just yet

Melbourne has soared past Sydney as the nation’s biggest city,but that shouldn’t mean just cramming everyone in. That’s what cruise ships are for.

  • bySimon Taylor
Families warned of possible asbestos find on Melbourne school oval

Families warned of possible asbestos find on Melbourne school oval

A recent contamination outbreak in NSW and Queensland prompted Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority to undertake inspections.

  • byAdam Carey
Crackdown on dark roofs in plan for growth suburbs

Crackdown on dark roofs in plan for growth suburbs

Light-coloured roofs would be mandated on new homes on small lots in Melbourne’s growth areas under a proposed overhaul of the state’s housing code.

  • byAdam Carey
Little Italy cashes in as Ferrari fans paint Lygon Street red

Little Italy cashes in as Ferrari fans paint Lygon Street red

Lygon Street’s flags,fans,food and cars were all red as Melbourne’s famous dining strip celebrated Ferrari’s 1-2 finish in the Australian Grand Prix.

  • byRachael Dexter
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How rising sea levels could sink a grand plan to transform Frankston

How rising sea levels could sink a grand plan to transform Frankston

Melbourne Water will not back a masterplan to densify Frankston’s city centre over a lack of consideration of flood risks and coastal inundation caused by climate change.

  • byRachael Dexter
Pizza,flowers,bubble tea:are high-tech vending machines the new trend?

Pizza,flowers,bubble tea:are high-tech vending machines the new trend?

High-tech vending machines are popping up at Southern Cross Station and elsewhere across the city,but industry experts say the new technology won’t take off in Australia.

  • byNajma Sambul
The clandestine exploits of Melbourne’s tyre dumpers – and the squad hunting them down

The clandestine exploits of Melbourne’s tyre dumpers – and the squad hunting them down

Illegal tyre dumping is soaring in the city’s outer suburbs following a ban on exporting waste tyres,and regulators are scrambling to catch the perpetrators.

  • byAdam Carey
‘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
You clocked what? The Tan’s best runners to be up in lights on new clocks

You clocked what? The Tan’s best runners to be up in lights on new clocks

Melbourne’s much-loved Tan track has had two new digital clocks installed for walkers,joggers and runners to time their laps around the popular path.

  • byNajma Sambul