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🟠 Hot wax, better brews

🟠 Hot wax, better brews

Also including: The business owners and community members saving old buildings across Melbourne's eastern suburbs

Matthew Sims
BoroondaraBoroondara
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The “vinyl revolution”: The Hawthorn record store mixing coffee with electronic deep cuts

The “vinyl revolution”: The Hawthorn record store mixing coffee with electronic deep cuts

“I think what people love about vinyl is that they can hold something in their hand.”

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

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.

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

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.

Matthew Sims
🟠 Lederhosen, lycra and locos

🟠 Lederhosen, lycra and locos

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

Matthew Sims
PoliticsPolitics
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Feds tip another $3.8 billion into SRL East

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.

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

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”.

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

“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.”

Matthew Sims
🟠 Kinder chaos and a funding flatline

🟠 Kinder chaos and a funding flatline

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

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

“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.

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

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.”

Matthew Sims
Childcare giant closing three eastern Melbourne centres, throwing families and educators into turmoil

Childcare giant closing three eastern Melbourne centres, throwing families and educators into turmoil

“When these large providers close, families pay the price.”

Matthew Sims
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