Thornbury
Welcome to Thornbury: Boarded up windows, graffiti and run-down cars
Thornbury’s abandoned Le Pine Funerals site is defying High Street’s recently bestowed status as the world’s coolest street.
- by Tim Boreham
Latest
Downsizers compete to pay $4,325,000 for double-fronted Middle Park terrace
The home’s high-spec renovation prompted two bidders to push the price well beyond the quoted price range. It was one of 1028 auctions scheduled on Saturday.
- by Tom Carey
Review
Ballard’s
Meet the meaty main that’s so convincing, vegans have sent it back to the kitchen
Restaurant-bar Ballard’s, and its plant-based food, is anything but bland.
- by Dani Valent
Empty church ignites tension between heritage and housing
The fate of a church in Melbourne’s inner north raises questions about preserving the past and meeting the needs of the community.
- by Tom Cowie
Opinion
Tips & advice
Is this Australian street really ‘the world’s coolest’? Not for me
My dream street has good and diverse food; classy, creative boutiques; bars that are friendly and unpretentious. Some cities have them.
- by Ben Groundwater
Updated
Crime
Gang taskforce charge man over wedding venue arson attack
The 20-year-old has been charged with several offences relating to the fire at Emerald Reception Centre in Thomastown and car theft.
- by Alex Crowe and David Estcourt
Updated
Crime
Wedding venue torched hours after underworld figure’s fight club went up in flames
Taskforce Lunar is investigating whether a fire where “The Punisher” had been scheduled to fight is linked to a second fire in Melbourne’s north.
- by Alex Crowe
Review
StreetDogz
You’ll need two hands and 200 napkins for these Colombian-style fully loaded hot dogs
Soft and crunchy, salty and sweet, meaty and tangy... a StreetDogz puppy is a don’t-talk-I’m-eating immersion.
- by Dani Valent
Review
Taita’s Breakfast
This new Lebanese milk bar cafe in the backstreets of Thornbury has community at its heart
Taita’s Breakfast is the new brunch offshoot of Taita’s House on nearby St Georges Road. And owner Xena Abbouchi has thought of everything you might need.
- by Dani Valent
‘Absolutely stoked’: Overseas buyer spends $1.29 million on Thornbury home
A dad acting on behalf of his overseas son made the winning bid on the two-bedroom home. The result was more than double the property’s 2012 sale price.
- by Sarah Webb
Looking for your next home? Here are some of the best for sale in Victoria
We’ve got you covered, from a luxurious family home to a stylishly renovated cottage and a beachside townhouse.
- by Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien