Cassandra Morgan

The contentious Salvation Army project was billed as Footscray’s “missing piece”. There is no new location lined up for the project.

A western suburb has long been billed as Melbourne’s next big thing. Some believe data centres could turn that vision into a reality.

Strata managers pocket thousands of dollars from insurance companies they present to apartment owners – to date, perfectly legally.

Mirik Milan says nighttime in cities is seen as a blight of “mischief and mayhem”. His vision transformed Amsterdam’s outskirts – and it could do the same for Melbourne.

On day three of The Age’s Melbourne Assembly civic forum, experts and industry leaders debated critical issues for sport and the arts, and our city’s health and wellbeing.

Follow live as shaping the city and innovation and education are in focus at The Age’s landmark civic forum.

A Melbourne council is trying to wrestle back control of the site of the former VicRoads headquarters from the state government.

In a lecture theatre inside one of Melbourne’s premier design schools, Jeremy McLeod took the podium – and rattled the room.

Leanne was laying flowers at the cemetery. Then, the influencers descended.

Victoria boasts about being home to Australia’s sports and arts capital. We explore what it needs to do to retain this status and attract more international visitors.

Melbourne’s cultural scene is thriving. That doesn’t mean artists don’t face challenges – even when they’re homegrown superstars.

Posters plastered on bathroom walls. Staff worried about safety. The Zoos Victoria redundancy battle has been ugly and public – and staff say it’s not over.

As temperatures rise, Melbourne will shift towards a nighttime economy. We trial a new app which makes walking safer and more comfortable.

Sydney’s deputy mayor shares her vision for the future of Melbourne, where she grew up, as she prepares to take part at The Age’s Melbourne Assembly civic forum.

Despite its prime inner-city location, much of Footscray’s prime real estate is sitting empty. Experts say it’s symptomatic of a much bigger problem facing Victoria.

The aged care service trying to buy this public park says the site is seldom used and uninviting. Locals say its plan sets a disturbing precedent for wider Melbourne.

Katie Hall has personal experience of violence in Footscray’s Nicholson Street. A walk with the MP reveals her proposed solution has caused division in the suburb.

Lawyers for one of three women involved in the case say their client alleges she was the victim of “multiple sexual assaults”.

Suburb design, home building standards and the walkability of our city will be themes at the upcoming Melbourne Assembly. We want to hear your ideas about our city’s future, too.

As the state government moves to keep pace with the fastest-growing region in Australia, locals fear infrastructure isn’t keeping up, and they have demands ahead of the November election.