Renew Fitzroy Street is a local project to revive St Kilda’s main street

Culture. Petty crime. Charm. Sex work. Night life. Problematic drug use. Throughout its history, St Kilda’s Fitzroy Street has been a lot to a lot of people. But even those with an undying love for stripping would agree that it has seen better days. According to one estimate, the current vacancy rate is... Read More

Best neighborhoods to explore in Melbourne

Like many cities, Melbourne is more of a collection of villages than a single unified city. Each suburb has its own distinct character, from its architecture to the streetscapes that have developed over the city’s varied history. The city center and Southbank have the highest concentration of major sites. While other crowd pleasures are... Read More

The Great Northern Hotel in Byron Bay sold by the Mooney family after nearly 30 years of ownership

The Great Northern Hotel in the heart of Byron Bay has been bought by two Melbourne businessmen for what would be around $ 80 million, one of the biggest hotel sales to date in 2021. Longtime owners, the Mooney family, landed the iconic pub and adjoining 51-room hotel after receiving a constant stream of... Read More

Get ready, the Hawthorn Hotel is back

A night out at the Hawthorn Hotel was a rite of passage for many Melbourne students. Pool tables and pinball machines provided hours of entertainment, while an array of draft beers and classic pub fare fed the masses. So it was like a nostalgic kick in the gut to hear that the Hawka was... Read More

Ousia Investments will overthrow the estate’s multi-level parking lot

The move, delayed by COVID-19 last year, will combine Dan Murphy’s bottle shops and ALH’s pokie and pub businesses into one alcoholic monster. The seventh to hit the market this year is The Tudor Inn at 1281 Nepean Highway, Cheltenham, which is expected to gross over $ 12 million. It currently sits at $... Read More

Dry Jane Harper author puts St Kilda apartment up for sale

It’s a long way from the drought-stricken farming town of Kiewarra to the St Kilda waterfront, but fans of Jane Harper’s The dry might want to see if their imaginations can take the plunge with the sale of the apartment in which she wrote the international bestseller. Just listed by Belle Property, the two-bedroom... Read More

Outlander’s Richard Rankin to Feature in New Musical Drama Podcast on Remote Scottish Island

A new 8-part musical drama podcast inspired by true stories from Scotland’s most remote and forgotten island, St Kilda, is set to launch later this month. With a scintillating cast including Outlander star Richard Rankin, veteran Scottish actor David Hayman and Taggart star Blythe Duff, the new series will feature real recordings from St... Read More

restaurants board with birria, bottomless brunches and more

Eleven years ago, Mamasita raised her proverbial hands and started the Mexican wave from Melbourne. A flood of recent openings has renewed momentum, supported by a trio of trends: vegan-friendly menus, all-you-can-eat brunches and tacos quesabirria. For the uninitiated, the birria is a stew from Jalisco, the quesa refers to melted cheese, and... Read More

Developer pays 20 homeowners $ 21 million for apartment block

Boutique developer Samuel Property will be testing St Kilda Road apartment buyers after securing a $ 21 million off-market deal for a 1950s apartment block at 8 Louise Street. The three-story block with 20 units on a small cut-off street that runs between Melbourne’s famous Boulevard and Queens Road bordered by Albert Park will... Read More

Plan to protect Scotland’s coast and seas from the Great Barrier Reef

The COALITION OF environmental groups is pushing for special protection of large stretches of the Scottish coast and seas in the same way as the Great Barrier Reef. They say national marine park status should be conferred to protect Scotland’s coastal ‘crown jewels’. They say the coast and islands of Argyll could be a... Read More

A guide to food in the metro

It’s finally summer and this one in particular we’re ready to go out and try new restaurants after an era of home cooking, take out and tired cooking trends. Even with the odds against them, the restaurants in the Des Moines metro have found creative ways to survive. New food options have appeared... Read More

home confinement or hotel quarantine

Geelong players and staff will have to decide whether to put their entire family in home containment or quarantine in hotels without them before Thursday night’s trip to Adelaide to face power. Starting at 5 p.m. on Monday, Cats players and staff will have only one reason to leave home – to go to... Read More

Hipster hotels take over Melbourne’s lifestyle suburb

He plans to start construction on the structure designed by Cox Architecture early next year. Close to Johnston Street in Collingwood, luxury developer Tim Gurner is building a 95-room hotel with ground-floor shops and 65 upscale apartments. Goldfields Group is the latest to set a construction date after obtaining planning approval for a 12-story... Read More

Negligence in hotel quarantine led to 2020 lockdown, class action lawyers say

Government-acting lawyer Rachel Doyle, SC, said her guests cannot be held accountable for the political decisions on which the hotel quarantine program was based. The legal arguments were inconsistent and indeterminate, she said. Powers have been exercised, Ms Doyle said, for the benefit of public health and that obligation to all Victorians would be... Read More