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An aerial view of the sinkhole at AJ Burkitt Oval in Heidelberg.

Tunnelling on North East Link paused after 7.5-metre sinkhole appears

The company tunnelling for the North East Link has taken control of the Heidelberg site, conceding its machines could be responsible for the sinkhole.

  • Alexander Darling and Isabel McMillan

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Levriero Italiano is a panini kiosk in Heidelberg.

‘The bread is excellent’: Train station panini kiosk nods to Melbourne’s Italian food culture

Family-run takeaway window Levriero Italiano offers a tight menu focusing on panini, salads and soft serve-style gelato sundaes. 

  • Sanka Amadoru
Joe Coultas and Steph Clinch just sold their Moorabbin villa, and said the change in momentum was noticable.

The Melbourne suburbs where house prices rose most this year

Some suburbs rose more than 25 per cent amid rate cuts and the expectation of more help for first home buyers.

  • Jim Malo
Sign of the times: The Leo’s sign in Princess Street, Kew.

Beloved gourmet supermarkets in Kew and Heidelberg to close

“It’s just very sad,” said one shopper in response to the news.

  • Carolyn Webb and Simon Johanson
Banyule City Council.

Banyule City Council: What your candidates said

Voters in Banyule 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
Suburbs series

Where we live: The changing face of Victoria’s neighbourhoods

In this series, The Age profiles Victorian suburbs and towns to reveal how they’ve changed over the decades.

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Diana Tamis and the white fence that was built on council land.

The ‘great wall of Heidelberg’ that swallowed up a chunk of council land

To some, it’s an eyesore that needs a fresh coat of paint or even bulldozing. But for the fence’s owners, it’s just a mix-up over 14 square metres of dirt.

  • Tom Cowie
The Austin Hospital in Heidelberg.

Patient seriously harmed after equipment fails during heart surgery

Between July 2021 and June 2022, 151 people died because of preventable errors in Victorian hospitals, according to data obtained by The Age.

  • Aisha Dow
Mum Madeline Leahy with her baby girl Amelia, born 12 hours before International Women’s Day.

Madeline met Amelia just hours before International Women’s Day

Born just 12 hours shy of International Women’s Day, Amelia Ostrowsky was warmly welcomed by her doting parents and adoring big sister.

  • Hannah Kennelly
Serial con artist Samantha Azzopardi has admitting she pretended to be an abused French teenager living in Sydney, prompting a multi-agency nine-hour search.

Samantha Azzopardi accused of lying to gain $18k from family violence support services

Police allege Azzopardi dishonestly obtained nearly $20,000 by pretending to be a vulnerable woman from Europe in need of family violence support.

  • Erin Pearson