1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (988+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:00am Almost half of Melbourne’s new housing approvals are concentrated in the city’s outer growth corridors, despite Labor’s push to prioritise building new homes in established suburbs and curb urban sprawl. There were 20,252 dwellings approved across Melbourne’s seven growth-area municipalities…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (856+ words) August 31, 2026 — 11:30am Pre-sold developments already under construction are facing fresh assessments by Melbourne Water after sweeping changes to flood mapping pushed the properties into flood zones. In Brunswick, diggers are busy at work excavating underground carparks from the dark brown clay…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (759+ words) August 29, 2026 — 2:15pm A freestanding two-bedroom Victorian in the heart of Kensington passed in at auction at $1.06 million on Saturday, failing to sell in post-auction negotiations with the sole bidder. The turnkey, updated home at 40 McCracken Street sits on the high side…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (958+ words) August 25, 2026 — 12:01am In an unprecedented act of faith, the Anglican church has teamed up with a private developer to deliver housing for sale in exchange for the resurrection of a local church and the provision of new parishioner, and community, spaces…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (846+ words) Growing up in Cheltenham, we used to complain to my parents that it was boring, no one had heard of it, there were no shops and nothing ever happened. Little did we know that these things are what makes Cheltenham…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1099+ words) August 21, 2026 — 5:30am A new suburb with 12,000 homes and seven schools has been approved in a bid to keep pace with the population boom in Melbourne’s west – the fastest-growing region in Australia. The Carroll government has given the green light to a…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (395+ words) August 18, 2026 — 7:02pm Towers up to 30 storeys could be allowed in some parts of Upper Mount Gravatt, with residents set to have their say on the proposal to transform their suburb. Under the precinct plan, taller buildings would likely be allowed to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (913+ words) Elections can be decided on hyper-local issues. In the highly marginal Bass electorate, it is not just potholes, but pools, that will help determine the outcome. In its day, the Wonthaggi pool was ahead of its time. When it opened…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago   (1049+ words) August 17, 2026 — 5:00am A top real estate agent from Melbourne’s north has been dismissed and reported to Consumer Affairs Victoria over allegations he sold two properties to his partner without informing the owners of their relationship. Former Ray White agent Hamza Ali…...