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Go west
In this special series, The Age focuses on Melbourne’s western suburbs to see how life could improve in Australia’s fastest-growing region.
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Marelen wastes thousands of hours commuting to work. She wants two things to change
In a new series, The Age focuses on Melbourne’s western suburbs, where high-skilled jobs are scarce and transport links often poor, to see how life could improve in Australia’s fastest-growing region.
- by Sophie Aubrey and Adam Carey
Young tradies like Dylan and western suburbs professionals have this challenge in common
In a special series on Melbourne’s west, The Age explores how to attract high-skilled jobs, get more youths into work and improve transport links.
- by Adam Carey and Sophie Aubrey
These students’ superpower guarantees VCE success, but the western suburbs need more schools
In a special series on Melbourne’s west, we reveal the top VCE schools in the booming region where many students have fewer choices and face long commutes.
- by Noel Towell and Craig Butt
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