Margaret Paul

When Jacquilyn Richie first moved from Brisbane to Torquay in 2023, she was excited to learn a hospital would open the following year. Now it could be scrapped.

You may have seen machines driving along beaches, making the sand look clean and smooth — but could they be doing more harm than good?

Victoria’s independent infrastructure advisory body is calling on the government to put a dollar value to carbon emissions stemming from major construction projects.

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, the amount of outstanding road toll fines continues to climb in low-income areas in Melbourne’s south-east.

Nicole Chester has gone for a 1.5km swim in Port Philip Bay in Melbourne’s outer south-east, every morning – and today it’s her 1,000th consecutive swim.

Councillor Jasmine Hill has been suspended for alleged misconduct including ‘screaming’ at staff.

More than a third of Melburnians have never caught a local bus, according to the state’s peak infrastructure body, which has recommended an overhaul of the city’s network.

The power of community advocacy is being celebrated in Melbourne’s booming outer north, where a newly built slip lane is shaving off an average of 30 minutes from the morning drive. The locals who championed the change say there are lessons for other growth areas.

The only GP clinic in a town just outside Melbourne is facing possible closure because it does not have enough doctors. Advocates say it's an example of an urgent national crisis.

La Trobe University’s plan to clear trees for a solar farm in Melbourne’s north has raised questions about renewables coming at the cost of native habitat.