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Melbourne leads $6 trillion Australian housing market

The Australian property market has hit the $6 trillion mark, but Melbourne has overtaken Sydney as the country's best performer. Home values across Australia's capital cities pushed another 2.8 per cent higher in July and have lifted 11.1 per cent ... >> view original

North Melbourne, Richmond to open AFL's round 23

Richmond and North Melbourne will open the last round before the AFL finals with a Friday night clash. The AFL is due to announce the round-23 fixture in full on Tuesday. The scheduling of the last round is not set until now so the league can factor in ... >> view original

Trackwork Confidential: Melbourne

The two-time champion Melbourne apprentice is scheduled to complete her apprenticeship at the end of this month. Mallyon, 21, has endured several nasty falls during her career. She sustained a fractured spine, spleen damage, broken cheekbone and was ... >> view original

Fairfax finally sells Melbourne print site

FAIRFAX Media has sold its printing site near Melbourne Airport to a luxury car dealer for $16 million. THE Tullamarine printing facility was closed in 2014, just over 10 years after it opened. It has taken much longer to sell than the company ... >> view original

Melbourne's Metro Trains put vandals on notice

Melbourne's Metro Trains put vandals on notice over graffiti. Andrew Lund. August 03, 2015: Melbourne vandals are on notice after Metro Trains announced it will adopt a New York subway-style “zero tolerance” approach to graffiti. fteAPGd. Melbourne ... >> view original

Melbourne Festival 2015 Music Lineup Announced

The 2015 Melbourne Festival has announced its 2015 music lineup and it's stacked with incredible local and international talent showcasing some of the must-see music events of the year. Local legends Courtney Barnett, Jen Cloher, Magic Dirt's Adalita ... >> view original

Melbourne bar allegedly too grungy

The man behind some of Melbourne's most famous venues is facing a string of food safety charges after inspectors found numerous alleged breaches at a laneway bar. Sister Bella, and its owner "Saint" Jerome Borazio of Melbourne, have each been charged ... >> view original

Melbourne Rebels land Reece Hodge from Manly Marlins

Melbourne Rebels have signed Australian under-20s centre Reece Hodge on a two-year deal. Hodge starred in the Manly Marlins side which won the minor premiership in Sydney's top club competition, the Shute Shield, this past season and will add ... >> view original

UEM Sunrise wraps up Melbourne 21-storey office tower purchase

He said Australia's strong economic fundamentals and the steady population growth in Melbourne of 1,800 people per week based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics figures in March, translated into a housing demand of almost 900 units per week, and ... >> view original

Melbourne at a crossroads heading to 8 million inhabitants

In this regard, Melbourne may be at a crossroads. We face significant challenges and tensions that, without courageous and committed decision-making and planning that look towards the next decades, rather than the next election, will see our claims to ... >> view original