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Jai and Caitlyn Hickey, Lincoln Merlo and Ashlee Richardson are residents of Essendon West who reckon they should be part of Aberfeldie instead.

Why this neighbourhood wants to break up with its suburb and join the ‘Toorak of the north’

A petition calling for a realignment of suburb boundaries in Melbourne’s north-west was tabled at the most recent Moonee Valley City Council meeting.

  • Lachlan Abbott

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Life in Aberfeldie.

My mansion-lined suburb’s a little bit posh – but we also have a notorious underbelly

Despite a disreputable side, my tiny neighbourhood is surely the happiest suburb in Melbourne, even if no one knows where we are.

  • Denis Harvey
Monique Jeremiah is hoping to buy a home in one of her dream Melbourne suburbs.

The Melbourne suburbs where house prices are rising fastest

Monique wants to buy a house in Melbourne’s inner suburbs, but she may have to be quick as the city’s property prices are on the march.

  • Jim Malo
Bar Brillo

This cosy neighbourhood wine bar in an underrated inner suburb is worth seeking out

Bar Brillo is a welcome addition to this small, hilly pocket northwest of the city, serving natural wines and Italian-leaning small plates.

  • Dani Valent
Soy poussin at Benyue Kitchen in Aberfeldie.

Benyue Kitchen

Reminder of how good the classics can be.

32 Chessell Street sold for $2,363,000 at auction on Saturday to a Darwin family who came across the property the night before.

House in Melbourne’s east sells for $2,362,000 to surprise buyer

The winning bidders saw the ad for the five-bedroom property for the first time on Friday evening. Less than 24 hours later, the home was theirs.

  • Alexandra Middleton
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33 Nott Street, Malvern East.

Thirteen of the best properties for sale in Victoria

Looking for your next home in Victoria? We have 13 great options, ranging from Sandon to Cape Schanck.

  • Jacqui Hammerton
The soy poussin is impossibly glossy and bronzed.
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Lau's legacy lives on at Benyue Kitchen

Fans of Lau's Family Kitchen were crushed when it closed last year. Now, longtime Lau's chefs are back with a place of their own in Melbourne's north-west.

  • Gemima Cody
Creme brulee french toast at North & Eight.

North & Eight

Melbourne is in the midst of a breakfast menu smackdown.

  • Dani Valent