Melbourne's 250km Tram Network Faces Major Modernisation Challenge
Transport planners, union figures and urban experts are clashing over how to modernise 250 kilometres of track without gutting a system that defines the city.
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Melbourne Residents Cut Phone Time, Boost Focus With Device-Free Hours
Melbourne residents are carving out device-free blocks each evening to cut stress and sharpen focus after long days at work.
First-Home Buyers Deploy Smarter Strategies to Beat Melbourne's $920K Market
With the Victorian median now sitting at $920,000, first home buyers need a smarter game plan, not just a tighter budget.
Melbourne's Best Walking Trails: Distance and Difficulty Rankings Revealed
Ratings place the Yarra River paths and Tan Track among the clearest options for residents tracking distance and effort levels this winter.
Off-the-Plan vs Established: The First Home Buyer Comparison That Could Save You $30,000
With Victoria's median house price sitting at $920,000, the choice between a brand-new apartment and an established home is now the most consequential financial decision a first buyer will make.
Stamina Melbourne 2026 Returns to Banana Alley Vaults This July
Stamina Melbourne 2026 is coming to Banana Alley Vaults on Flinders Street this July.
Under $600k and Under Pressure: How Melbourne's Rental Crisis Is Reshaping Its Most Affordable Suburbs
In the suburbs where buyers can still get in for under $600,000, a brutal rental market is both pushing tenants toward ownership and squeezing the landlords who remain.
Melbourne houses surge ahead of units, reshaping buyer strategies
Melbourne houses have pulled ahead of units by a widening margin this year, reshaping buyer strategies across established suburbs.
Melbourne's AI Boom Creates Jobs While Raising Ethics Questions
The city's expanding AI and startup activity highlights opportunities while prompting consideration of responsible development.
Bendigo shopping complex sold to overseas investor in major regional property deal
An international buyer has acquired Lansell Square, a major retail precinct anchored by three supermarket giants, marking a significant foreign investment in regional Victoria.
Melbourne's Diversity Built Over Decades Now Faces 2026 Pressures
Decades of deliberate immigration policy, postwar necessity and shifting political winds have shaped the city we live in today, but the pressures of 2026 are testing that foundation like never before.
Sweat Together, Stay Together: How Fitness Challenges Are Rebuilding Melbourne's Community Bonds
From the Tan Track to Fitzroy's side streets, group exercise events are doing something gym memberships never could, getting strangers to show up for each other.
Melbourne grassroots networks reshape arts access through local programs
Grassroots networks in Melbourne are reshaping arts access through coordinated local programs that connect residents directly with creators.
Melbourne International Film Festival 2026 Debuts VR Works Across City Venues
The annual event brings new screenings and VR work to venues across the city centre and inner suburbs starting later this month.
'We feel invisible': Melbourne parents and students speak out as NAPLAN pressure and housing costs reshape school life
From Footscray to Fitzroy, families caught between rising rents and underfunded schools say the system is leaving their children behind.
Melbourne Galleries Champion Emerging Artists, Shifting Focus to Next Generation
As the city’s creative institutions recalibrate, a new generation of artists is moving from the margins to the main gallery walls.
Schools and Education in Melbourne: Universities, Schools and Training
A plain-language guide to how Melbourne's universities, TAFEs and school systems fit together, and how families navigate them, with details that shift over time.
Melbourne Property Prices Defy Logic as Auction Activity Plummets Sharply
Low clearance rates are failing to deliver bargains as stubborn vendor expectations, persistent migration, and a two-speed market keep would-be buyers on the back foot.