Hole lotta love could turn this quarry into a ‘South Bank’ by 2032

Hole lotta love could turn this quarry into a ‘South Bank’ by 2032

An internationally prominent urban planner believes a plan to rejuvenate Mount Coot-tha Quarry should be a project of state significance. And it can be ready by the Olympics,he says.

  • byTony Moore

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Tennis bosses court Games organisers for more nets in Brisbane

Tennis bosses court Games organisers for more nets in Brisbane

With the Brisbane International regularly selling out,an expected 44 per cent more matches for the Olympics could be too much for the Queensland Tennis Centre.

  • byTony Moore
SEQ’s new ‘Gateway to Straddie’ in doubt as Walker abandons Toondah Harbour

SEQ’s new ‘Gateway to Straddie’ in doubt as Walker abandons Toondah Harbour

Queensland Greens senator Larissa Waters wants the state government to upgrade Cleveland’s Toondah Harbour,while protecting endangered wetlands,rather than leaving it to the private sector.

  • byTony Moore
Homes billed as seven-star comfort turn out to be ‘closer to a tent’

Homes billed as seven-star comfort turn out to be ‘closer to a tent’

A seven-star energy-efficient home built today might look like a high-quality home,but turn out to be as comfortable as a tent,a new report warns.

  • byTawar Razaghi andJim Malo
Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%
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Sydney Metro has 42 ‘contracts of concern’. One jumped in value 2811%

An internal investigation uncovered a string of defects in the awarding of tens of millions of dollars,including deals which increased by more than 10 times their original value.

  • byMichael McGowan
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
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