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Derek Screen stands at one of the undeveloped concrete platforms built in Cheltenham when the level crossings were removed.

How an ugly debate about level crossing blights Cheltenham’s landscape 10 years on

The legacy of a fierce and organised community campaign against building a “skyrail” continues to frustrate locals, who say requests to add greenery to the space have been denied.

  • Adam Carey

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The Cheltenham home passed in at auction before selling for $1,345,000 in private negotiations.

‘Love the area’: Cheltenham home sells for $1,345,000 after passing in at auction

A young local family bought a three-bedroom house with a pool and separate studio that was on sale for the first time in more than 50 years.

  • Caroline Zielinski
The property at 65 Irving Road, Toorak.

Investor adds ‘affordable’ $6.51m Toorak house to her portfolio

A quirk on the title had cut the asking price of the 1950s home by as much as $1.5 million, the agent said, but that didn’t deter two keen bidders.

  • Jim Malo and Elizabeth Redman
Sana in Cheltenham offers a secret matcha menu.

Matcha outsells coffee at this brunch spot with a secret drinks menu

Sana may tap into trends, but the team are still in awe of customers who travel across the city to experience the bayside cafe.

  • Dani Valent
Property investor Danny Wallis is put off by onerous Victorian taxes and rental standards.

Serial Block bidder Danny Wallis offloads Albert Park investment for $2.15m

Wallis, who has purchased more than 10 homes on the Nine reality show, said he was selling off investments because he found new rental laws and taxes onerous.

  • Jim Malo
Udon carbonara with charred kaiserfleisch, a soft egg and pepper. 

Sana Coffee

This cafe is a finalist for best food in Good Food’s Essential Melbourne Cafes and Bakeries of 2025.

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Railway Walk, Cheltenham

In my suburb we’re not snobs. But we look down on Black Rock and Brighton

My suburb is home to the real Fountain Lakes shopping centre, which extends ostentatiously over the top of eight lanes of the Nepean Highway.

  • Colin Hill
Nelson Alexander Auctioneer Ryan Currie in action selling a property at 93 Shields Street, Flemington. The property sold for $1,950,000.

Architect’s Flemington home sells for $1.95m with ‘knockout punch’ bid

A couple who had just returned from a conference in Italy bought a turnkey, architecturally designed home in Flemington for $1.95 million with a dramatic final bid.

  • Abbir Dib
An artist impression of the area around Cheltenham’s Suburban Rail Loop station.

Housing height plans for six Suburban Rail Loop stations revealed

The state government has scaled back height limits for apartments along key rail loop stations at Cheltenham, Clayton, Glen Waverley, Burwood, Monash and Box Hill.

  • Kieran Rooney
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