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Free events and attractions for kids in Melbourne's eastern suburbs

Sick of watching another episode of Bluey and want to get out and enjoy your local area with your kids? Here's our guide to some free things to check out.

Entertainment

New Victorian infrastructure strategy recommends 30km/hr speed limits on all local streets

What do you think about Infrastructure Victoria's plan for the next 30 years? What do you think are positive suggestions for the future? What is the strategy missing?

Property

New Labor candidate ready to tackle Casey's most complex issues

Casey is now a four-horse race with Naomi Oakley standing as the new Labor candidate.

Yarra Ranges

Why there will be 300 trucks travelling through Glen Waverley

Monash Council will start a $6 million road rehabilitation project later in the year.

Monash

How Ringwood's SAAZAA Coffee is roasting ethically and sustainably

For local coffee roaster David Juma, coffee has the power to help build schools and support farmers over the other side of the globe.

Maroondah

Bulk billing GPs disappearing across Melbourne's eastern suburbs

GP clinics across Melbourne's eastern suburbs are more and more frequently moving away from bulk billing, with key authorities calling for all political parties and candidates to back a plan to bring the system back from the brink.

Politics

Radio gaga: Eastern Melburnian visits Radio Eastern FM

The word on the Eastern Melburnian is starting to get around town, with community radio station Radio Eastern FM welcoming me to speak about our work telling local news.

Maroondah

The eastern Melbourne suburbs where rents have risen up to 60 per cent in five years

Bayswater, Clayton and Glen Waverley are among the suburbs which saw the most significant increases in median rents over the past five years.