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.

Australia’s “car economy” costs at least $316 billion a year, a new study estimates – and non-drivers are among those bearing half the cost.

The council removed a roundabout to make the intersection safer for pedestrians. Parents and teachers say it’s done the opposite.

Lime has accused the council of a “vendetta” as a six-year Melbourne trial comes to a halt.

After back-to-back closures across the state, RSL Victoria is reckoning with its identity and drawing a hard line under sub-branches it says have strayed too far.

Though the number of live music venues across the city has dropped by 20 per cent in five years, The Corner Hotel is celebrating a milestone few others have reached.

A beloved son was given another resident’s medication at a Melbourne group home. His family says questions remain over his death and Footscray facility’s closure.

Yarra City Council claimed e-bike operator Lime is “taking the mickey” out of ratepayers by failing to punish illegal parking, footpath riding, and drunk users.