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WATCH: The Wantirna archive preserving more than 100,000 jazz tracks

WATCH: The Wantirna archive preserving more than 100,000 jazz tracks

The Australian Jazz Museum also includes more than 100 historical instruments.

Ringwood, Hawthorn and Kew: who’s standing and what are they promising?

Ringwood, Hawthorn and Kew: who’s standing and what are they promising?

Seats in Melbourne’s east will be major battlegrounds in the battle to see who will govern Victoria.

🟠 The Swagman’s rise and fall

🟠 The Swagman’s rise and fall

Also including: The affordable housing "loophole" for developers

WATCH: Who remembers the Swagman Restaurant?

WATCH: Who remembers the Swagman Restaurant?

The iconic smorgasbord and cabaret venue in Ferntree Gully operated from 1972 to 1991.

Boroondara backs $52 million Hawthorn tower but hits out at affordable housing “loophole”

Boroondara backs $52 million Hawthorn tower but hits out at affordable housing “loophole”

“It gets paid to the state government, but we don't get to see it.”

Newsletter: How did Whitehorse get its name?

Newsletter: How did Whitehorse get its name?

Also including: The obscure hobby shops across Melbourne's east