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Sep 1, 2026

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1 min read

Boroondara’s heritage homeowners can skip solar permits, but not for front-facing roofs

The changes will go to the Planning Minister before the public can have their say again.

Boroondara

Aug 27, 2026

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3 min read

One in eight Victorians live in an apartment – but installing a solar panel is far from easy

A parliamentary probe makes a raft of recommendations to reduce roadblocks.

Energy

Jul 31, 2026

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30 min read

Who are the candidates in this year’s state election across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs?

Our guide to November’s state election, who you can vote for and what they hope to achieve if they are elected into power.

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Is golf thriving in Maroondah? Depends who you ask

Aug 31, 2026

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2 min read

Is golf thriving in Maroondah? Depends who you ask

More than 2,000 players tee off at Ringwood each week, with about 1,700 driving down the fairway at the nearby Dorset course.

Maroondah

Matthew Sims

Seven independent bookstores to visit on a rainy day in Melbourne’s east

Aug 31, 2026

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2 min read

Seven independent bookstores to visit on a rainy day in Melbourne’s east

From automotive manuals to antique fiction, you can find something to suit your interests across these special stockpiles.

Guides

Justine de Jonge

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Sep 2, 2026

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4 min read

Newsletter: Heist history and golf gridlocks

Also including: The best independent bookstores across Melbourne's east

Sep 1, 2026

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1 min read

WATCH: The brazen daylight robbery in Glenferrie

A pocket full of papers deflected the bullet, providing Thomas Berriman a two-week reprieve.

Aug 31, 2026

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2 min read

Is golf thriving in Maroondah? Depends who you ask

More than 2,000 players tee off at Ringwood each week, with about 1,700 driving down the fairway at the nearby Dorset course.

Aug 31, 2026

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2 min read

Seven independent bookstores to visit on a rainy day in Melbourne’s east

From automotive manuals to antique fiction, you can find something to suit your interests across these special stockpiles.

Aug 28, 2026

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6 min read

Newsletter: The $83 million plunge

Also including: The push for easier access to apartment renewables

Aug 27, 2026

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3 min read

One in eight Victorians live in an apartment – but installing a solar panel is far from easy

A parliamentary probe makes a raft of recommendations to reduce roadblocks.

Seven independent bookstores to visit on a rainy day in Melbourne’s east

From automotive manuals to antique fiction, you can find something to suit your interests across these special stockpiles.

Guides

Newsletter: The $83 million plunge

Also including: The push for easier access to apartment renewables

One in eight Victorians live in an apartment – but installing a solar panel is far from easy

A parliamentary probe makes a raft of recommendations to reduce roadblocks.

Energy

Monash pulls out of $83.7 million aquatic centre revamp at the last minute, seeking cheaper options

The council’s primary swimming and recreation hub could sit idle for another five years, despite works on an upgrade starting six years ago.

Monash

Newsletter: Park promises and red bin revolt

Also including: The fatal accidents during the construction of Silvan Dam

Collapsed tunnels, landslides and falling timber: The workers who gave their lives for Silvan Dam

The “astonishingly cosmopolitan population” included people from Australia, England, Germany, Italy, Finland and the former Yugoslavia.

Yarra Ranges

The Victorian Coalition wants to abandon a major electricity transmission line project. But at what cost?

The alternate policy would rely on making more gas available, but 90 percent of Victoria's commercially-viable gas reserves are gone.

Energy

Promises, promises: Jess Wilson’s $20 million Box Hill Brickworks pledge sounds nice, but does it mean anything?

The site’s owner won’t even take Whitehorse council’s calls, so a sale appears unlikely.

Whitehorse

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MUST READ

Boroondara’s heritage homeowners can skip solar permits, but not for front-facing roofs

One in eight Victorians live in an apartment – but installing a solar panel is far from easy

Who are the candidates in this year’s state election across Melbourne’s eastern suburbs?

Is golf thriving in Maroondah? Depends who you ask

Seven independent bookstores to visit on a rainy day in Melbourne’s east

THE LATEST

Newsletter: Heist history and golf gridlocks

WATCH: The brazen daylight robbery in Glenferrie

Is golf thriving in Maroondah? Depends who you ask

Seven independent bookstores to visit on a rainy day in Melbourne’s east

Newsletter: The $83 million plunge

One in eight Victorians live in an apartment – but installing a solar panel is far from easy

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Seven independent bookstores to visit on a rainy day in Melbourne’s east

Newsletter: The $83 million plunge

One in eight Victorians live in an apartment – but installing a solar panel is far from easy

Monash pulls out of $83.7 million aquatic centre revamp at the last minute, seeking cheaper options

Newsletter: Park promises and red bin revolt

Collapsed tunnels, landslides and falling timber: The workers who gave their lives for Silvan Dam

The Victorian Coalition wants to abandon a major electricity transmission line project. But at what cost?

Promises, promises: Jess Wilson’s $20 million Box Hill Brickworks pledge sounds nice, but does it mean anything?

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