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- Life in the ’burbs
My suburb is so safe that if I collapse, a doctor will trip over me on their way to get coffee
I live surrounded by hospitals and medical centres. I know because I’ve been to many of them. I’ve even walked to emergency, rather than call an ambulance because it was quicker.
- Nicolas Brasch
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- Victoria
Tunnelling on North East Link paused after 7.5-metre sinkhole appears
The company tunnelling for the North East Link has taken control of the Heidelberg site, conceding its machines could be responsible for the sinkhole.
- Alexander Darling and Isabel McMillan
- Review
- Melbourne
‘The bread is excellent’: Train station panini kiosk nods to Melbourne’s Italian food culture
Family-run takeaway window Levriero Italiano offers a tight menu focusing on panini, salads and soft serve-style gelato sundaes.
- Sanka Amadoru
The Melbourne suburbs where house prices rose most this year
Some suburbs rose more than 25 per cent amid rate cuts and the expectation of more help for first home buyers.
- Jim Malo
- Exclusive
- Supermarkets
Beloved gourmet supermarkets in Kew and Heidelberg to close
“It’s just very sad,” said one shopper in response to the news.
- Carolyn Webb and Simon Johanson
Banyule City Council: What your candidates said
Voters in Banyule will choose nine people to represent them on council for the next four years. Here is what the candidates said about why they are running in the Victorian council elections and what they want to achieve.
- Cara Waters and Rachael Dexter
- Series
- City life
Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods
In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.
The ‘great wall of Heidelberg’ that swallowed up a chunk of council land
To some, it’s an eyesore that needs a fresh coat of paint or even bulldozing. But for the fence’s owners, it’s just a mix-up over 14 square metres of dirt.
- Tom Cowie
- Exclusive
- Healthcare
Patient seriously harmed after equipment fails during heart surgery
Between July 2021 and June 2022, 151 people died because of preventable errors in Victorian hospitals, according to data obtained by The Age.
- Aisha Dow