Cara Waters
@carawaters.bsky.social
City editor, The Age. I write about all things Melbourne, planning, councils, housing, architecture, art, events, urbanism, travel and food. Contact me: cara.waters@theage.com.au
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The Port of Melbourne is rapidly expanding, subsuming neighbouring land as it prepares for double an already record-breaking number of containers. How big is too big for Australia's busiest port, right in the middle of the city? Report with @adamlcarey.bsky.social www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Has the Port of Melbourne outgrown its prime slice of the city?
Australia’s busiest port plans to handle even more containers from even more mammoth ships. But some think its time in the inner city might be nearly over.
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April 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The Port of Melbourne is rapidly expanding, subsuming neighbouring land as it prepares for double an already record-breaking number of containers. How big is too big for Australia's busiest port, right in the middle of the city? Report with @adamlcarey.bsky.social www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Our election coverage continues with this story from @rachaeldexter.bsky.social www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two properties
Amelia Hamer, the Oxford-educated grandniece of former premier Rupert Hamer, has said she empathises with tenants’ struggles.
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April 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Our election coverage continues with this story from @rachaeldexter.bsky.social www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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The proposed F2 freeway in Melbourne would have been wild, four-lane dual carriageway running right down Merri Creek
April 3, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The proposed F2 freeway in Melbourne would have been wild, four-lane dual carriageway running right down Merri Creek
We are blogging the battle for Goldstein and other key Victorian seats here: www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Zoe Daniel, Tim Wilson campaign on Frankston line; The electorates that will gauge the mood during 2025 federal election
Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.
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April 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We are blogging the battle for Goldstein and other key Victorian seats here: www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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Great story by @carawaters.bsky.social on questions being raised about how Robbie Williams - whose film distributor company’s owner made a $10k donation to the mayor’s election campaign - got the keys to the city www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Pop superstar Robbie Williams sparks council review over keys to the city honour
The British singer received the key to Melbourne before a crowd at Federation Square. But a donation to Lord Mayor Nick Reece’s election campaign and the late notice to councillors have raised questio...
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March 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Great story by @carawaters.bsky.social on questions being raised about how Robbie Williams - whose film distributor company’s owner made a $10k donation to the mayor’s election campaign - got the keys to the city www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Cat curfew 🐈⬛ www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
City considers 24/7 cat curfew for Melbourne
The City of Melbourne is aiming to reduce the number of wildlife killed and pets lost or hurt on roads.
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March 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Cat curfew 🐈⬛ www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Hemmes plans huge hospitality and hotel venue for Melbourne carpark site www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Mimi’s and a ‘sky garden’: Sydney billionaire Justin Hemmes’ grand plan for Melbourne CBD car park
Merivale Group has bought a City of Melbourne car park to build a precinct with restaurants, cafes, bars, a hotel and retail.
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February 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hemmes plans huge hospitality and hotel venue for Melbourne carpark site www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Fruit and veg traders at Queen Vic market on strike www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Queen Vic Market fruiterers in first strike for 147 years
The famed market’s fruit and vegetable traders say they will shut their stalls on Tuesday in the dispute over rising costs.
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February 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Fruit and veg traders at Queen Vic market on strike www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
But Kylie’s still in mothballs www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Can’t get you out of my shed? Kylie is back in town but her statue is stuck in storage
The pop star will return to the stage in Melbourne on Thursday. Now there’s a push for her statue to reappear too, after almost a decade in hiding.
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February 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
But Kylie’s still in mothballs www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
King George’s statue head turns up on a BBQ www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
George V statue’s lopped head shown alight on barbecue
Victoria Police and the City of Melbourne are searching for the head after footage was posted on Australia Day.
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February 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
King George’s statue head turns up on a BBQ www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
If you read one thing today make it this by @rachaeldexter.bsky.social and Royce Millar on the decision to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers and its impact www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
How the ex-premier’s housing gambit created Labor schism
Daniel Andrews’ final promise was pitched as visionary urban renewal, but it has left many Labor figures livid.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If you read one thing today make it this by @rachaeldexter.bsky.social and Royce Millar on the decision to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers and its impact www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
The last of the corner milk bars: www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
‘A dying breed’: The last of the corner milk bars
The once ubiquitous corner stores selling milk, newspapers and mixed lollies are struggling to survive, leaving behind volumes of nostalgia and rich memories.
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February 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The last of the corner milk bars: www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
New story: how vapes became the problem child of waste www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
‘New problem child of waste’: The hazard increasingly littering Melbourne’s streets
Discarded vapes make up a growing part of the mess as e-waste moves into the top 10 types of litter found in Victoria for the first time.
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February 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
New story: how vapes became the problem child of waste www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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Riders will not be able to park rental e-scooters in 50 per cent of streets in the Yarra council area within weeks, after a vote on Tuesday night where the Mayor Stephen Jolly likened hire operators to naughty children who needed detention:
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‘Naughty child’: Mayor slaps parking ban on hire e-scooters
The Yarra council’s new mayor lectured hire operators, likening them to naughty children who needed detention at school.
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December 17, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Riders will not be able to park rental e-scooters in 50 per cent of streets in the Yarra council area within weeks, after a vote on Tuesday night where the Mayor Stephen Jolly likened hire operators to naughty children who needed detention:
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Big tower planning application lodged www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
‘Plan-busting proposal’ for 57-storey tower in North Melbourne
Arden could be home to a towering apartment block containing 609 apartments, if the proposal is approved by the state government.
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December 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Big tower planning application lodged www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Lindsay Fox is out, and the premier’s a no: Guest list juggling at the NGV Gala www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Lindsay Fox is out, and the premier’s a no: Guest list juggling at the NGV Gala
The gallery’s biggest donors won’t be among the NGV Gala’s 1400 guests on Saturday night, but the gallery expects plenty of Melbourne’s movers and shakers.
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December 14, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Lindsay Fox is out, and the premier’s a no: Guest list juggling at the NGV Gala www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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One week after receiving the Marriner donation, Reece pledged to sell COM’s share of the Regent Theatre if elected. Marriner, which owns the Comedy Theatre, Princess Theatre and Forum Theatre, and operates the Regent,would be a likely potential buyer. @carawaters.bsky.social @adamlcarey.bsky.social
Lord Mayor Nick Reece accepted tens of thousands of dollars from donors with property interests in the City of Melbourne, including some with pending developments, despite promising he would not allow property developers to bankroll his mayoral campaign. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Donation revelations prompt fears Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece could be ‘mired in conflicts of interest’
Reece accepted tens of thousands of dollars from donors with property interests in the City of Melbourne despite pledging he would not allow developers to bankroll his mayoral campaign. See the full l...
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December 12, 2024 at 9:28 PM
One week after receiving the Marriner donation, Reece pledged to sell COM’s share of the Regent Theatre if elected. Marriner, which owns the Comedy Theatre, Princess Theatre and Forum Theatre, and operates the Regent,would be a likely potential buyer. @carawaters.bsky.social @adamlcarey.bsky.social
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Lord Mayor Nick Reece accepted tens of thousands of dollars from donors with property interests in the City of Melbourne, including some with pending developments, despite promising he would not allow property developers to bankroll his mayoral campaign. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Donation revelations prompt fears Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece could be ‘mired in conflicts of interest’
Reece accepted tens of thousands of dollars from donors with property interests in the City of Melbourne despite pledging he would not allow developers to bankroll his mayoral campaign. See the full l...
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December 12, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Lord Mayor Nick Reece accepted tens of thousands of dollars from donors with property interests in the City of Melbourne, including some with pending developments, despite promising he would not allow property developers to bankroll his mayoral campaign. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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I was on a #Melbourne #MetroTunnel station naming advisory panel. Arden was a very popular suggestion... but we didn't know about the deeply problematic views of George Arden.
The State Govt should seriously consider changing the name, and do it now, before the tunnel opens. www.theage.com.au/na...
The State Govt should seriously consider changing the name, and do it now, before the tunnel opens. www.theage.com.au/na...
The shocking racist history behind this Metro Tunnel station name
George Arden was a racist who called Indigenous people violent, ignorant savages. The state government is naming a train station after him.
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December 12, 2024 at 1:21 AM
I was on a #Melbourne #MetroTunnel station naming advisory panel. Arden was a very popular suggestion... but we didn't know about the deeply problematic views of George Arden.
The State Govt should seriously consider changing the name, and do it now, before the tunnel opens. www.theage.com.au/na...
The State Govt should seriously consider changing the name, and do it now, before the tunnel opens. www.theage.com.au/na...
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St Kilda’s Beaconsfield Pub to re-open as a bar 20 years after death of David Hookes- six votes to two at Port Phillip council last night: theage.com.au/national/victo…
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December 12, 2024 at 2:02 AM
St Kilda’s Beaconsfield Pub to re-open as a bar 20 years after death of David Hookes- six votes to two at Port Phillip council last night: theage.com.au/national/victo…
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"Murdoch departed in a Range Rover alongside Sky News presenter and Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt."
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Rupert Murdoch spotted in Melbourne after losing family trust bid
The media magnate has made his first public appearance since failing to change the terms of his family trust in court, a dispute that has split the billionaire’s family.
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December 12, 2024 at 6:49 AM
"Murdoch departed in a Range Rover alongside Sky News presenter and Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt."
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Donation revelations prompt fears Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece could be ‘mired in conflicts of interest’ www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Donation revelations prompt fears Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece could be ‘mired in conflicts of interest’
Reece accepted tens of thousands of dollars from donors with property interests in the City of Melbourne despite pledging he would not allow developers to bankroll his mayoral campaign. See the full l...
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December 12, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Donation revelations prompt fears Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece could be ‘mired in conflicts of interest’ www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Kouta spent how much on his lord mayoral campaign? www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Kouta’s $449,000 cash splash on failed lord mayoral campaign
The campaign to elect the former AFL star as Melbourne lord mayor spent a hefty amount with limited success. One of his supporters has called for electoral reform.
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December 9, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Kouta spent how much on his lord mayoral campaign? www.theage.com.au/politics/vic...
Bourke street mall is getting a glow up www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Inside the Bourke Street Mall redevelopment and the big new store going into the Walk Arcade
The neglected southern side of the Bourke Street Mall is undergoing a transformation with redevelopments at Melbourne Walk and in the former David Jones store almost complete.
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December 8, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Bourke street mall is getting a glow up www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
This 116-year-old pool is baked into Melbourne’s inner north cultural psyche @rachaeldexter.bsky.social on the Fitzroy Pool www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
How people power, John Clarke and Julian Assange saved Fitzroy Pool
Thirty years ago, a Herculean community effort led by an unlikely band of campaigners stopped the site from being turned into a block of flats.
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December 7, 2024 at 2:04 AM
This 116-year-old pool is baked into Melbourne’s inner north cultural psyche @rachaeldexter.bsky.social on the Fitzroy Pool www.theage.com.au/national/vic...