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Paul and Abi Jolley enjoy a meal at the RSL with Darcy, 2, and Andie, 4.

Pokies out, playtime in: How RSLs are reinventing themselves

With events including live music performances and a mobile petting zoo, this local sub-branch is attracting new customers of all ages.

  • Gemma Grant

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Life in Oakleigh’s Eaton Mall.

My suburb wanted to beat Chadstone. So it banned traffic

But the game-changer arrived in 2008, bringing evening crowds and turning our suburb’s heart into a dining precinct and community meeting place.

  • Victoria Kyriakopoulos
Josh Kalender auctions 458 Albert Street, Brunswick West.

Two couples go head-to-head over $1.38m Brunswick West terrace

The Victorian was liveable, but had the scope to be extended. Auctioneer Josh Kalender said the home’s potential inspired two bidders to compete for the keys.

  • Jim Malo
Caffe Greco gives equal billing to Greek and Italian dishes on its menu.

Caffe Greco

A revived Melbourne dining icon from the ’90s.

  • Emma Breheny
Greg and Bronwyn Burgess celebrate winning the auction, as their daughter takes a selfie.

The Fitzroy ‘unicorn’ that won its vendors $2.9m, more than $400,000 over reserve

A pair of downsizers dropped the sum on the unique property, and planned to move from a larger home in the inner east to be closer to the inner-city buzz.

  • Jim Malo
A new housing estate in Pakenham in Melbourne’s outer south-east, one of the areas targeted in the 10-year plan.

The six new places you’ll be able to build a home in Melbourne

The government is opening up Melbourne greenfields sites to build up to 180,000 homes and will release land around two major suburban train stations.

  • Adam Carey and Broede Carmody
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The karpouzaki, frozen margarita and sunset voir cocktails.

Olympia

An old car park above Oakleigh Market is now a double-decker ode to the Greek Islands.

Monash City Council.

Monash City Council: What your candidates said

Voters in Monash will choose 11 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.

Olympia Wine’s rooftop is all blue and white.

This hidden rooftop bar is a dose of Greek island heat during a bitter Melbourne winter

It’s out with sedans and SUVs, in with saganaki croquettes and spritzes, at this former car park in the city’s Greek heartland.

  • Dani Valent