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Locals save 109-year-old store as heritage buildings find new life across Melbourne’s east

A growing push to preserve local landmarks is turning heritage-listed buildings into modern destinations.

History

A teaspoon of healthy soil contains 10 billion organisms. These Yarra Valley growers have got the dirt.

A Lysterfield plant turns storm debris into crop-friendly charcoal.

🟠 Lederhosen, lycra and locos

Plus: The Federal Government drops its report into gambling ads hours before the budget.

Feds tip another $3.8 billion into SRL East

Due for completion by 2035, the project will deliver six underground stations from Cheltenham to Box Hill.

Politics

Meet the lederhosen-clad German who built a “Swiss alpine village” in Bayswater

The former enemy alien “smoked a fearsome meerschaum pipe with a pepper pot lid”.

Knox

“There’s never been a better time”: The 30-year push for bike paths from Box Hill to Hawthorn

“Every person on a bike is one less person in a car.”

Boroondara

🟠 Kinder chaos and a funding flatline

Including: The food relief hubs popping up across Melbourne's eastern suburbs

“This isn’t about ideology”: How Maroondah Council plans to cut emissions in half and save money into the future

If councils in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs don’t act now to adapt to climate change risks, their infrastructure damage bill could hit as high as $300 million per year by 2050.

Maroondah

Melbourne families are struggling to put food on the table. Eastern suburbs locals are opening up their garages to help.

“I personally believe that supermarkets will be a thing of the past in 10 years.”

Food