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“You go broke or you sneak your prices up”: Independent supermarkets considering price rises as extra levies add up
Mar 30, 2026

“You go broke or you sneak your prices up”: Independent supermarkets considering price rises as extra levies add up

“We're heading towards a mini-Covid-type inflationary period.”

Matthew Sims
Yarra RangesYarra Ranges
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 “The last cabs off the rank”: Dry days for smaller, family-run servos as fuel wholesalers hoard supply
Mar 27, 2026

“The last cabs off the rank”: Dry days for smaller, family-run servos as fuel wholesalers hoard supply

“We’re just living day-to-day, basically.”

Matthew Sims
MaroondahMaroondah
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Fly on the wall: What happens in one morning at Ringwood’s main courthouse?
Mar 27, 2026

Fly on the wall: What happens in one morning at Ringwood’s main courthouse?

Filled with clerks, police officers, lawyers and defendants, a local tribunal is bustling with activity every morning.

Matthew Sims
ClimateClimate
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From fringe to your feed: how climate misinformation spread across Australia
Mar 26, 2026

From fringe to your feed: how climate misinformation spread across Australia

MPs are investigating false claims around renewables and weather trends.

Matthew Sims
HistoryHistory
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How 1,000 unemployed men paved the way for Kew’s “Golden Highway”
Mar 25, 2026

How 1,000 unemployed men paved the way for Kew’s “Golden Highway”

Couples with multiple children were given $40 a week, inflation adjusted, for food.

Matthew Sims
MaroondahMaroondah
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Weed feed: Goats gnaw their way through eastern Melbourne
Mar 24, 2026

Weed feed: Goats gnaw their way through eastern Melbourne

“It’s a great life.”

Matthew Sims
WhitehorseWhitehorse
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Kerrimuir Shopping Centre safety saga continues as wheel stops pose tripping hazard
Mar 23, 2026

Kerrimuir Shopping Centre safety saga continues as wheel stops pose tripping hazard

According to local traders, more than 30 people have taken a tumble in less than a year.

Matthew Sims
MonashMonash
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Waverley RSL spends more than $30 million buying an Ibis hotel
Mar 20, 2026

Waverley RSL spends more than $30 million buying an Ibis hotel

The sub-branch will share the property with accommodation giant Accor.

Matthew Sims
EnergyEnergy
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“Absolute circus”: Independent servos across eastern Melbourne are running dry on diesel
Mar 20, 2026

“Absolute circus”: Independent servos across eastern Melbourne are running dry on diesel

“It’s a bit like trying to bail water out of the Titanic.”

Matthew Sims
MaroondahMaroondah
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Meet the Ringwood family breeding queen bees to keep Australia’s hives alive
Mar 11, 2026

Meet the Ringwood family breeding queen bees to keep Australia’s hives alive

With hives hosting anywhere between 20,000 and 80,000 worker bees, raising the right queen for the job is essential.

Matthew Sims
WhitehorseWhitehorse
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“We lost the heart”: The grassroots campaign to breathe life back into Mont Albert
Mar 11, 2026

“We lost the heart”: The grassroots campaign to breathe life back into Mont Albert

“It's been an upward pathway towards making it a really valuable local place.”

Matthew Sims
KnoxKnox
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“A pack of grinches”: How Christmas comments landed a Knox councillor in hot water
Mar 10, 2026

“A pack of grinches”: How Christmas comments landed a Knox councillor in hot water

A clash over whether or not to spend $15,000 on Christmas bows has led to a pause for one local member.

Matthew Sims
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