Truganina
Health, transport, postage a problem for residents of community that ‘feels invisible’
Melton councillors have abandoned moves to split Mount Atkinson from Truganina, spurning residents’ pleas about missed health appointments and redirected mail.
- Adam Carey
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Developer fighting to avoid restoring native grassland he helped destroy
A council’s legal bid to compel a developer to revegetate endangered grassland on an $11 million Melbourne property has been likened to the fight to rebuild the Corkman pub.
- Adam Carey
Harveen’s daily trips will be 40 minutes shorter. Here’s how the Metro Tunnel will change your commute
Many journeys will be quicker and easier. Some people face slightly longer commutes. Find out all you need to know about Melbourne’s new cross-city rail line.
- Patrick Hatch
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- Bukhara Indian Cuisine
Bukhara Indian Cuisine
Heaving address for regional subcontinental cooking.
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Western suburbs rail boost pushed back to 2030s and beyond
Electrification of the Melton line will not begin until the Sunshine Superhub is built, with upgrades to the booming Wyndham Vale corridor delayed even further.
- Adam Carey, Chip Le Grand, Gemma Grant and Patrick Hatch
Marelen wastes thousands of hours commuting to work. She wants two things to change
In a new series, The Age focuses on Melbourne’s western suburbs, where high-skilled jobs are scarce and transport links often poor, to see how life could improve in Australia’s fastest-growing region.
- Sophie Aubrey and Adam Carey
Western Melbourne council pays for private security patrols – but only in this suburb
Wyndham City Council voted on Tuesday to adopt a 12-month trial for private security, allocating $372,000. One councillor called it “an absurd use of council resources”.
- Lachlan Abbott
Melbourne’s tobacco war claims the life of ‘completely innocent’ house sitter
A woman who died trapped in a burning home became the first civilian fatality in the gangland war over control of Melbourne’s illicit tobacco trade.
- Cassandra Morgan and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Katie’s world was full of sparkle. Now her light has gone out in a ‘despicable’ arson attack
Katie Tangey was dog-sitting for her brother when two men set fire to his Truganina home. Her friends and loved ones are mourning “a force, an icon, a star”.
- Melissa Cunningham, Angus Delaney and Marta Pascual Juanola