The 5 stories, places and openings Melbourne locals are talking about. Written by named writers. No paid editorial.
CBD + inner-ring Melbourne — the dense grid.
Moreland + Darebin + Banyule + northern growth.
Boroondara + Whitehorse + Manningham.
Stonnington + Glen Eira + Bayside + Kingston.
Maribyrnong + Hobsons Bay + Brimbank + Wyndham.
Yarra Ranges, Knox, Casey, Cardinia, Mornington Peninsula.
High-growth corridors — new builds, new schools, moving families.
Toorak’s history isn’t the gentrification story that defines most Melbourne inner suburbs. There was no working-class-to-trendy transformation, no waves of affordable housing replaced by …