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The club was engulfed in flames just after 2am on Thursday.

After a decade of violence, Melbourne’s most notorious nightclub may have met a fiery end

Melbourne nightclub Love Machine, renowned for its history of violence, has been gutted by what police suspect was a deliberately lit fire.

  • Isabel McMillan, Cameron Houston and Marta Pascual Juanola

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Felipe Strahovsky and Jonathon Kelly attended a rally aiming to “reclaim” the community in Prahran, South Yarra and Windsor.

This was once one of Melbourne’s best shopping strips. Locals are fed up with crime and empty shops

Residents in this well-off suburb say antisocial behaviour and crime are on the rise, and they are pushing to reclaim the community.

  • Rachael Ward
A 28-year-old Newport man being led away by police on Tuesday morning.

Four charged over fatal Prahran blaze

Four people have now been charged over an alleged arson attack in Chapel Street last year which resulted in the death of a 52-year-old man.

  • Alexander Darling
Nadia Bartel, founder of fashion label Henne.

Influencer Nadia Bartel lists Windsor home for $3m to $3.2m

Melbourne fashion designer Nadia Bartel is selling her four-bedroom, red-brick Edwardian residence that she bought in 2020.

  • Wes Mountain
The scene of the arson attack on the Chapel Street business in January 2025.

Man charged over Prahran fire that killed arsonist

A man who allegedly deliberately set fire to a Chapel Street store, injuring another arsonist who later died, has been charged with causing his death.

  • Jackson Graham
Sutasinee McGuigan (centre) and husband Patrick McGuigan.

Revolver bookkeeper accused of fleecing nightclub out of almost $4.5m

Sutasinee McGuigan is accused of funnelling the funds from two accounts linked to the famed nightclub into bank accounts owned by her and members of her family.

  • Cameron Houston and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Wagyu bresaola crumpets with bone marrow butter at the High St Hotel in Prahran.

High St Hotel

Ralph Lauren meets Prahran design at this fresh-faced, old-school-style pub.

  • Tomas Telegramma
Hopper set at Hopper Joint.
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Hopper Joint

A richly detailed homage to a culture of hands-on eating.

Chirashi bowl.
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Uminono

Modern sushi served in a light-filled, monochromatic setting.

Gigi’s grand dining room.

Gigi

A slinky spin-off bar to big sister Entrecôte.