Collingwood
- Review
- Good Weekend
This all-day wine bar and its handwritten little black book has our reviewer hooked
Lunch, dinner or snacks and drinks at Bar Local Drop can stretch happily from “a quick one” to “one more” to “we might as well”...
- Dani Valent
Latest
- Analysis
- Restaurant news
Is Melbourne’s one-time hottest food strip losing its grit?
Smith Street has long been defined by its diversity and grungy energy. But things are changing, with decade-old fine diner Ides closing and fast-food chains moving in.
- Quincy Malesovas
- Review
- Ides
It may have dropped the degustation – and a hat – but this fine diner is still a winner
As customers look to spend less on dining out, Peter Gunn has traded the set menu for a la carte after 10 years at his hatted Collingwood restaurant Ides.
- Dani Valent
‘Revs Express’ tram push as live-music venues to be shielded from noise complaints
City of Yarra will soon mandate soundproofing for new builds in five live-music precincts to allow venues to a turn a deaf ear to complaints. It’s also pushing for a direct Fitzroy-to-Prahran tram line to service nighttime revellers.
- Rachael Dexter
Accused Easey Street killer to stand trial for 1977 double murder
Perry Kouroumblis has pleaded not guilty to the murders of housemates Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in Collingwood almost 50 years ago.
- Erin Pearson
- Exclusive
- Healthcare
Community health centre will keep its doors open – for now – after last-minute reprieve
Melbourne’s cohealth clinics are safe for eight months following a federal cash injection which secures access to free medical checkups for 12,000 patients.
- Broede Carmody and Rachael Dexter
Buyers’ advocates go toe-to-toe over $915,000 Fitzroy apartment metres from Lune
Those waiting in the infamously long line at the celebrated bakery were treated to some light entertainment on Saturday, as two advocates bid for first home buyers.
- Jim Malo
‘Worst-case scenario’ occupation on the cards over clinic closures
The fight to keep the doors open at some of Melbourne’s oldest healthcare services may end up reviving inner north tactics that saved a school and a pool.
- Rachael Dexter and Broede Carmody