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The Melbourne suburb both southsiders and northsiders agree on
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (829+ words) The Yarra has always been a cultural boundary separating Melbourne's north and south, but there's one suburb that property hunters from both sides of the river willingly pursue in their search for a home " Richmond. Richmond now attracts house buyers…...
Australian comedian Judith Lucy escapes her nightmare rental
2+ week, 4+ day ago (440+ words) Australian stand-up comedian and actress Judith Lucy is moving on from her horror rental. Best known for her laconic, sharp-minded monologues, Lucy revealed in March this year that she was living in a home she candidly referred to as "the…...
Essendon: The airport suburb that's also a shopping and activity mecca
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (491+ words) It was dethroned with the opening of Tullamarine in 1970. However, today Essendon Airport serves a different but still vital role, handling freight, charter flights and regional travel to destinations such as King Island and Flinders Island. Surrounding it, Essendon Fields…...
Paynesville: Get away from it all in Victoria's boating capital
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (374+ words) It's the Venice of East Gippsland, minus the gondoliers (business opportunity, anyone?) but with a colony of koalas adding to the allure of a town dedicated to the pursuit of boating, fishing and getting away from it all. Built around…...
The type of Melbourne property that's cheaper than five years ago
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (902+ words) A first home buyer in Melbourne can buy an entry-level unit at a lower price than five years ago, but the weak prospects for price growth could make it difficult to upsize to a house in the future. In 2020, the…...