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Winter is peak season for some of Victoria's most nutritious produce, and the city's farmers markets are stacked with reasons to ditch the supermarket.
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Winter is peak season for some of Victoria's most nutritious produce, and the city's farmers markets are stacked with reasons to ditch the supermarket.

With unemployment holding steady at 4.4% and thousands of new workers expected in health, education and professional services, here is a practical guide to what is happening in Melbourne's labour market.

Behind the glossy renders and ministerial press releases, the figures shaping Melbourne's two most contested precincts tell a more complicated story about who benefits and who gets left behind.

New bathhouses, studios and clubs are expanding local options for recovery and fitness.

Melbourne auction clearance rates climbed to 74% in early July. Inner East suburbs like Kew and Frankston corridor show strongest demand as winter listings slow.

Market dynamics shift as sellers opt for pre-auction certainty over the unpredictability of the weekend bidding floor.

Melbourne's flat bay trails, hilly Dandenong Ranges routes and lively criterium scene make it one of Australia's best cities for cyclists of every level.

A crucial week for Melbourne's housing landscape as the Victorian government pushes forward with reforms amidst community debate and concerns over affordability and sustainability.

A closer look at the numbers driving the debate on Melbourne's housing future

As the Allan government touts its renewable energy targets and urban greening programs, community members in Melbourne's outer suburbs say the benefits are landing everywhere except where they live.

Innovative screenings and digital installations at local festivals are sharpening Melbourne's reputation as a hub for boundary-pushing arts.

After years of pandemic-era stagnation, the city has reinvented its night-time economy and public infrastructure to attract a new wave of global arrivals.

Explore Melbourne's 8 universities and 200,000+ students. Compare UniMelb, Monash, RMIT and find the best university for your needs in Australia's academic capital.

Ratings place the Yarra River paths and Tan Track among the clearest options for residents tracking distance and effort levels this winter.

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.

From the Tan Track to Docklands, the city's network of free outdoor gyms and fitness circuits has never been better, here's where to find them.

With the Victorian median now sitting at $920,000, first home buyers need a smarter game plan, not just a tighter budget.

Melbourne residents are carving out device-free blocks each evening to cut stress and sharpen focus after long days at work.

Stamina Melbourne 2026 is coming to Banana Alley Vaults on Flinders Street this July.

The city's expanding AI and startup activity highlights opportunities while prompting consideration of responsible development.

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 have pulled ahead of units by a widening margin this year, reshaping buyer strategies across established suburbs.

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.

Grassroots networks in Melbourne are reshaping arts access through coordinated local programs that connect residents directly with creators.

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.

The annual event brings new screenings and VR work to venues across the city centre and inner suburbs starting later this month.

As the city’s creative institutions recalibrate, a new generation of artists is moving from the margins to the main gallery walls.

From Footscray to Fitzroy, families caught between rising rents and underfunded schools say the system is leaving their children behind.

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.

With 74% of city businesses classified as small, the Lord Mayor’s Small Business Awards highlight the resilience, diversity and opportunity among Melbourne’s independent owners.
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