City life
Electric scooters are everywhere, but many are still illegal
Several states have legalised privately owned e-scooters, but Victoria only permits those used in an inner-city share scheme. Not all Melburnians are waiting for the state government to catch up.
- by Patrick Hatch
Latest
‘It’s another world’: NGV volunteer guide receives Queen’s Birthday honour
Judy Davey was one of the National Gallery of Victoria’s first tour guides in 1969.
- by Carla Jaeger
Opinion
Opinion
Put down your phone: Saying hello can be the antidote to loneliness
While we have become more socially connected by our phones and gadgets, we still sadly feel more isolated. Living alone in a foreign country, I know how loneliness feels.
- by Maida Pineda
The big U-turn: Residents of ‘island’ suburb frustrated at missing overpass
To get to his job in the city, Vinod Gakhar first has to go back before he can go forward. It sometimes takes half an hour just to drive past his own house.
- by Tom Cowie
Getting steamy at the bathhouse, all in the name of body positivity
At the Sense of Self bath house in Collingwood men and women wander around in their bathers and robes grabbing respite from the wintry weather. Sometimes the bathers are optional.
- by Cara Waters
One year after storms, some residents still cannot live on the mountain
It’s been 12 months since storms ripped through the Yarra Ranges, damaging 177 properties. But many homes remain unrepaired, and residents are walking away.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Capp’s latest pet project makes some dog owners hot under the collar
Melbourne’s dogs could be getting eight new parks where they’d be allowed to play off leash, but some pet owners have a bone to pick with council over the locations chosen.
- by Cara Waters
Aussies in with a shot at world title as dodgeball goes mainstream
Thousands of adults now play the schoolyard sport nicknamed “slaughter ball” - and 60 of Australia’s finest are heading to Canada for the world championships.
- by Matilda Finn
Opinion
Opinion
Can we cycle through the outrage to imagine a better Melbourne
Is there anything more parochial than arguing over narrow strips of asphalt? When the future of the city itself is at stake, could there be anything more mundane than fighting over bike lanes?
- by Dan Hill
The big bucks of small change: Counting the cost of new tipping trends
Cash is dying, but Melburnians are being prompted to tip more than ever before. Will the push to pay tips electronically succeed?
- by Rachael Dexter
Opinion
Cycling
Melbourne City Council’s bike lane backflip a disappointing manoeuvre
I’ve lived in the city for more than 15 years, and the City of Melbourne’s decision to pause building bike lanes is bizarre and short-sighted.
- by Alice Clarke