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Jenny Tate and her husband bought an apartment in Safety Beach after falling in love with the area during Covid lockdowns.

Melbourne suburbs where property values doubled fastest – and slowest

We often hear that property prices double every decade. But some neighbourhoods have taken nine years, and others 37.

  • Caroline Zielinski

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Sam Astafi is leading a push for the southern part of Docklands to break away from the suburb.

Docklands divide: South side in push for secession from rest of suburb

Some residents in the southern part of the suburb want to break away and change the name from Docklands to Yarra’s Edge.

  • Cara Waters
The Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, pictured in 2014, is set to spin again.

The Wheel of Misfortune will spin over Docklands again, and I’m excited

Ablaze with LED lights, the wheel is as much a gateway to the city as the magnificent cheese grater and carrot sticks in Flemington. You might say it is symptomatic of Docklands itself. It should work, but somehow it doesn’t.

  • Karl Quinn
Jane and Jay Jones are the new co-owners of the Melbourne Star.

Melbourne Star to turn again after four-year closure – but keen riders will have to wait

After years of dormancy in Docklands and nearly being demolished, the massive attraction will soon undergo a facelift and shine again.

  • Rachael Dexter
AFL clubs stand to collect a better return from their home games at Marvel Stadium.

More cash, more seats, more signs: How AFL clubs will benefit from new Marvel Stadium deal

The long-term deal between the AFL and its Docklands tenants is not yet official, but details are starting to emerge.

  • Jake Niall
Mains, such as inside skirt steak, come with a salad, Colombian-style sauces – one a lemony sour cream, the other a zesty tomato – and a choice of fries, rice, plantain fritters, cassava chips or golden potatoes (pictured).
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This surprising steakhouse serves limousine food at rust-bucket prices

Juan Berbeo of Berbeo Bar & Grill isn’t our best-known steak specialist, but it’s hard to imagine many local chefs have cooked as much meat as he has.

  • Dani Valent
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Milkbar is a new cafe in Docklands doing all-day breakfast, hearty salads and more.

Milkbar

All-day breakfast and grab-and-go lunches in Docklands.

  • Emma Breheny
Voters queue at Docklands polling centre.

‘Election day fail’: Long queues at polling booths in inner Melbourne

Some voters said they faced a wait of up to two hours to cast their ballot, prompting Melbourne’s lord mayor to lash the AEC.

  • Sophie Aubrey, Gemma Grant and Ashleigh McMillan
Cyclist Pierre Vairo on the new bike bridge over Footscray Road.

Green bike bridge’s overdue opening a welcome sight for cyclists in Docklands

The elevated crossing over Footscray Road is part of the new and upgraded bike paths funded through the West Gate Tunnel project. But cyclists say safety concerns remain in Melbourne’s western suburbs.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Chashu pork, nori and bamboo shoots top the original bowl.

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Serving aburasoba (soupless ramen) inside a busy train station.

  • Emma Breheny