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An artist impression of Lendlease’s new Averley Estate near Pakenham.
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The Melbourne regions set to grow up to 141 per cent as population booms

Three fast-growing areas of outer Melbourne will have to take in more than 840,000 new residents while middle-ring suburb populations stall, new projections show.

  • by Adam Carey
Stefan Eracleous has been charged with criminal damage
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Neo-Nazi charged over antisemitic graffiti in library bathrooms

  • by Simone Fox Koob and Nick McKenzie
Riding in the city can be a scary proposition.
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CBD congestion charge needed as city grows: Infrastructure Victoria

  • by Cara Waters and Adam Carey
A new Infrastructure Victoria report calls for strategies to end Melbourne’s sprawl.
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Double the high-rises: Why density should be Melbourne’s destiny

  • by Cara Waters
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Big bang theory: Scientists sound out cause of Melbourne’s mysterious loud noise

  • by Alex Crowe

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Federation Square East
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State shelves dream to fix eyesore dubbed the ‘black hole of Melbourne’

The government has quietly abandoned the idea of decking the Jolimont rail yards next to Federation Square, after successive state leaders have struggled with costly plans for a century.

  • by Jewel Topsfield and Royce Millar
Federation Square has been the site of many public gatherings since it opened 21 years ago.
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Loved, hated, soon to be updated: The next chapter for Federation Square

Jeff Kennett was no fan of Fed Square, but like many Melburnians, has grown to love it. But challenges with Melbourne’s civic space remain.

  • by Jewel Topsfield and Royce Millar
The Melbourne Landmark Competition was shelved after many controversial proposals for what is now Federation Square.
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‘We were seeking an opera house’: Melbourne’s quest for a monument of its own

  • by Jewel Topsfield and Royce Millar
In 1978, the Victorian government launched an international competition for a landmark to put Melbourne on the map. Here are some of the entries.
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Breasts, crocodiles, UFO restaurant: What could have been on the Federation Square site

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Graham Sullivan has seen Werribee’s population surge.
City life

The Melbourne regions set to grow up to 141 per cent as population booms

  • by Adam Carey

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