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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Local residents in Melbourne's east suffer amid Box Hill's 'painful transformation'

ABC

Jin Zi has enjoyed life in Box Hill for more than a decade. The disruptions stem from major works on a new underground station in Box Hill that will form part of the $35 billion dollar eastern section of the Victorian state government's controversial Suburban Rail Loop Project. But Box Hill's construction woes are not limited to the Suburban Rail …

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6 months ago

In Melbourne's east, shops and homes are giving way for the controversial Suburban Rail Loop

ABC

In short: Construction is underway on Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop, which aims to connect all of the city's major rail lines. Wayne Yu's shop sits on Whitehorse Road, in the middle of what used to be a main shopping strip opposite Box Hill Station in Melbourne's east. While the Victorian government's contentious and expensive Suburban Rail Loop continues to spark …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Victorian government unveils plans to build more than 70,000 homes above Suburban Rail Loop precinct

ABC

In short: The Victorian government says it plans to build more than 70,000 additional homes above and around six Suburban Rail Loop precincts. The Victorian government says it plans to build more than 70,000 additional homes above and around six Suburban Rail Loop precincts. The Victorian government has unveiled plans to build more than 70,000 additional homes above and around …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Four men arrested for allegedly laundering $39million to China from Melbourne

Daily Mail

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available They alleged laundered millions of dollars to China A criminal syndicate is accused of laundering more than $39million in cash to China using a network of associates in Melbourne. Four alleged members of a Chinese gang have been charged by the Australian Federal Police The criminal syndicate is …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Tributes for Box Hill doctor identified as man who died after home invasion

ABC

In short: Ash Gordon, a Melbourne doctor, has been named as the man who died after a home invasion in Doncaster in the city's east on Saturday. Ash Gordon, a Melbourne doctor, has been named as the man who died after a home invasion in Doncaster in the city's east on Saturday. A medical centre in Melbourne's east has identified …

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1 year, 6 months ago

'We're building our own history'

ABC

As Chinatown struggles to return to its pre-COVID golden age, younger generations have been busy creating cultural hubs of their own. "It will end up more like a tourist precinct than a serious place — I think it's going to lose the heart that I would say was Chinatown," she says. And it's not just in Melbourne in suburbs like …

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2 years, 6 months ago

The suburbs bucking the trend of falling house prices

ABC

While Australian home owners may be feeling a tad nervous after hearing house prices have fallen for the first time in 20 months, buyers will be sitting up and taking notes. Greater Perth Suburb Median Value Annual Change Watermans Bay $1,276,719 14.9 per cent Ocean Reef $990,680 14.5 per cent Carine $1,107,087 14.5 per cent The best-performing suburbs in Greater …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Chisholm is one of the most marginal seats in the country, but many in the Chinese community remain undecided

ABC

In a busy Box Hill shopping centre in Melbourne's east, former prime minister Kevin Rudd and local Labor candidate Carina Garland walk surrounded by cameras, microphones and a sea of volunteers in red. But the "Chinese community" covers a broad range of experiences and views, and three weeks out from election day, many are still undecided. Dr Liu said while …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Chinese businesses still suffering after-effects of COVID-19 as Lunar New Year dawns

ABC

On this day last year, there had only been a handful of confirmed coronavirus cases in Victoria. Mr Zheng is vice president of the Asian Business Association of Whitehorse and, as part of the committee organising the 2020 Chinese New Year celebrations in Box Hill, he and his team had to decide what to do. As Chinatown prepares for muted …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Victoria records 12 new coronavirus cases as Premier Daniel Andrews suggests social restrictions might ease

ABC

Premier Daniel Andrews has teased the easing of social restrictions in Melbourne and business rules in regional Victoria from next Sunday instead of the widespread changes earlier hoped for. Key points: Mr Andrews says it is more likely Melbourne will take step "three minus" while regional Victoria moves to "three plus" Mr Andrews says it is more likely Melbourne will …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Bachelor star from Richie Strahan's season welcomes her first child