Clay Lucas
Investigative Reporter, The Age
Clay Lucas is an investigative reporter at The Age who has covered urban affairs, state and federal politics, industrial relations, health and aged care. Email him at clucas@theage.com.au or claylucas@protonmail.com, or via Signal +61439828128.Connect via X, Facebook or email.
New operators hope to resurrect Rosati in Flinders Lane
Rosati pioneered Melbourne's avant-garde yuppie dining scene when it opened in 1986. New operators hope to renew the buzz.
- Clay Lucas
Goodbye picnics? Food trucks given green light for city parks
Melbourne Lord Mayor says food trucks will make the city more welcoming.
- Clay Lucas
Plans for new Stokehouse restaurant selected
Just four months after the Stokehouse burnt down, designs have been selected for a striking new building on the St Kilda foreshore to replace the much-loved restaurant.
- Clay Lucas
Debate begins on rebuilding the destroyed Stokehouse restaurant
Architects say the fire that burnt down St Kilda's much-loved Stokehouse restaurant on Friday night has provided an opportunity to build a new landmark beach destination on the foreshore.
- Clay Lucas
Wagamama shuts Southbank restaurant as administrators take over
Japanese restaurant chain Wagamama has gone into voluntary administration, and its Southbank venue in Melbourne has been shut down.
- Clay Lucas
Paid in pizza: staff short-changed $250,000, watchdog claims
The operator of two La Porchetta restaurants in Melbourne's south-east says he thought giving his mostly young staff free pizza and drink was enough to make up for underpaying them.
- Clay Lucas