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Mother-of-three Felicity Forrester, pictured with Maia and Rex, has lived at the corner of Williamstown Road for two decades, and she is angry that the road has not been given truck curfews.

The residential road set to become a highway for toll-dodging trucks

Residents want a truck curfew on Williamstown Road, which thousands of trucks a day are expected to use from later this year to avoid costly West Gate Tunnel tolls.

  • Sophie Aubrey

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From left: Anushka Bharath, Bharath Chellaya, Gisha Bharath and Akansha Bharath outside their Manor Lakes home. They plan to move to Mambourin.

It was once declared ‘unpopular for living’. Now it’s Australia’s fastest-growing region

The Age explores what’s driving the boom in Melbourne’s western suburbs, and challenges some of the common assumptions about the area.

  • Sophie Aubrey, Adam Carey and Patrick Hatch
Melbourne’s western suburbs.

Growing pains in Melbourne’s booming west

In a series, The Age explores what makes the western suburbs the place to be and what’s holding them back.

Marie and Brian Long have suffered the effects of pollution in Brooklyn for decades.

‘It’s beautiful, but we’d like fresh air’: Life inside Melbourne’s most polluted suburb

The Age explores why the western suburbs are Australia’s fastest-growing region, and what’s holding them back from realising their full potential.

  • Sophie Aubrey
Hobsons Bay City Council.

Hobsons Bay City Council: What your candidates said

Voters in Hobsons Bay 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
Cedar Meats was at the centre of a coronavirus cluster.

Cedar Meats disputes Supreme Court writ seeking forced sale of abattoir

Cedar Meats, the site of Victoria's first major COVID-19 outbreak, denies that it could be sold off amid claims the company walked away from an $11.3 million loan.

  • Rachel Eddie
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Forensic police and fire crews inspect the remains of a house which burnt down in Eames Avenue.

Elderly woman dies in house fire in Melbourne's west

An elderly woman has been found dead after a house was destroyed by fire in Melbourne's west.

  • Rachael Dexter
The meat industry is highly susceptible to COVID-19 outbreaks.

What's behind wave of COVID-19 spreading through Victoria's meatworks?

The number of coronavirus cases linked to Victoria’s meatworks has more than doubled in a week, replicating trends witnessed overseas.

  • Ben Schneiders and Benjamin Preiss
The Cedar Meats outbreak has become the subject of increased scrutiny, as cases grow.

Early warning system could result from Cedar Meats virus cluster

Doctors could receive notifications about suspected coronavirus outbreaks after it was revealed authorities missed a chance to catch the beginnings of the Cedar Meats cluster.

  • Aisha Dow
Cedar Meats in Brooklyn has closed its doors for extensive cleaning, while its staff remain isolated.

New cases linked to meatworks outbreak, as opposition calls for inquiry

Health authorities are under fire over their handling of the Cedar Meats COVID-19 cluster, which has been likened to 'Daniel Andrews' own Ruby Princess'.

  • Aisha Dow, Paul Sakkal and Michael Fowler