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Disadvantaged preschoolers may miss out on affordable childcare
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Disadvantaged preschoolers may miss out on affordable childcare

Of the 50 most disadvantaged suburbs in Victoria, only 13 have been confirmed as getting the integrated low-cost childcare centres meant to help the families most in need.

  • by Annika Smethurst

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Axing train lines to Melbourne’s west not a broken promise, government says

Axing train lines to Melbourne’s west not a broken promise, government says

Rapidly growing communities in the outer western suburbs are currently only served by crowded V/Line trains.

  • by Patrick Hatch
Plot to steal body of gangland boss’ sister sparks revenge fears
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Plot to steal body of gangland boss’ sister sparks revenge fears

A broken lift foiled an apparent attempt to steal the body of Notorious Crime Family boss George Marrogi’s sister, with the thieves instead making off with items from her coffin.

  • by Chris Vedelago
It’s a shop, it’s a restaurant, it’s a phenomenon: You could easily spend half a day at Asian megastore Foodle

It’s a shop, it’s a restaurant, it’s a phenomenon: You could easily spend half a day at Asian megastore Foodle

Highpoint’s new supermarket-sized Asian grocer includes live seafood tanks, a premium butcher, sushi counter and oyster bar, Chinese barbecue restaurant, bakery, dumpling factory and canteen-style dining hall.

  • by Dani Valent
Government slashes office space in the biggest city leasing deal in four years

Government slashes office space in the biggest city leasing deal in four years

The state government has signed a lease for more than 18,600 square metres of office space in a new 10-storey, energy-efficient building on Victoria Parade.

  • by Nicole Lindsay
Old people’s home for five-year-olds? Prep students don senior citizen attire

Old people’s home for five-year-olds? Prep students don senior citizen attire

Prep students in Melbourne have celebrated 100 Days of School, an imported American tradition to commemorate a key learning milestone.

  • by Najma Sambul
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The Melbourne hotel where you can now book the entire top floor

The Melbourne hotel where you can now book the entire top floor

Pullman on the Park, Melbourne, is offering a whole floor - sleeping up to 36 people across 18 rooms - for a getaway with a difference.

  • by Julietta Jameson
Offbeat location, but new Melbourne hotel is fun and affordable
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Offbeat location, but new Melbourne hotel is fun and affordable

The Motley in Richmond offers an arty oasis with a more locally inspired experience.

  • by Guy Wilkinson
Icon review: Melburnians are obsessed with new restaurants, but 25-year-old La Luna shows we should value consistency, too

Icon review: Melburnians are obsessed with new restaurants, but 25-year-old La Luna shows we should value consistency, too

In a city enamoured with newness, this Carlton North stayer has a timeless quality that commands respect.

  • by Besha Rodell
Good Food reader lunch with Karen Martini at Hero

Good Food reader lunch with Karen Martini at Hero

Enjoy a Sunday feast and a Q&A with the celebrated chef at her hatted Melbourne restaurant.

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The plot thickens: Growing mystery around Belgrave’s secret community gardener

The plot thickens: Growing mystery around Belgrave’s secret community gardener

An unknown overnight visitor is among volunteers helping to grow free vegetables for the disadvantaged in Melbourne’s outer east.

  • by Carolyn Webb