Glen Waverley
Melbourne's Chinese at home in Glen Waverley
Sunday Age photographer Craig Sillitoe visited Glen Waverly where 22.4% of the suburb's population is Chinese.
Buses replace trains on Glen Waverley line
Mex Cooper Rail commuters on the Glen Waverley line face a long trip home with buses replacing trains.
Mystery person may hold clue to Asian handbag scammers
Chris Hingston Police want to hear back from a person who phoned in with information on a trio of women scammers allegedly targeting Asian women.
Husband admits strangling, burying wife
Mark Russell A father of two who claimed a receipt for a packet of Cheezels proved he was innocent of murdering his wife and burying her in the backyard has today pleaded guilty to killing her.
Asian scammers pray on more victims
Stephen Cauchi and Catherine Chisholm A notorious group of Asian women who have scammed more than $1 million from their victims by praying about evil spirits may have struck again.
Slash-and-grab gang may have struck again
Nino Bucci An organised crime gang that has stolen almost $1 million from victims in Melbourne and Sydney may have struck again, months after Interpol arrested the group's alleged king-pins in Singapore.
Asian handbag scam hits Melbourne
Catherine Chisholm Police are looking for a group of Asian women who are targetting victims and stealing cash and jewellery in Melbourne's CBD and the eastern suburbs as part of a $1 million international scam.
Woman jailed over international credit card scam
Mark Russell She helped catch a corrupt Victorian fraud squad detective, but a woman recruited by an international crime syndicate to help steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from Melbourne businesses has ...
Woman charged with $86m fraud
Nino Bucci A woman has been charged with an $86 million fraud after a police investigation into the collapse of the Viking Group transport company.
Lobby urges tram extensions to avoid dead-end trips
Adam Carey It's mid-morning in East Malvern, and another route three tram lumbers into the terminus at the small shopping strip at the intersection of Waverley and Darling roads, just as they have for the past...
Man hit in face with bottle
Stephen Cauchi Police are seeking witnesses to a glassing attack in Fitzroy.
Breath test leads to unlikely arrest
Steve Butcher A random interception in suburban Melbourne to breath-test the driver of a Porsche four-wheel-drive proved negative for alcohol - but extremely positive for police investigators in two other states.
Explicit tweeter quits classroom
Kristian Silva A teacher at a leading Melbourne high school has reportedly quit her job after posting raunchy pictures of herself and making explicit sexual references on a public Twitter account.
New priests see sunshine in a difficult climate
John Elder Yesterday, to a packed house at St Paul's Cathedral, Archbishop Philip Freier ordained 15 new priests in a long and formal ceremony that was broken now and then by wild applause and even vibrant...
Boom towns
Shane Green In the darkness of the pre-dawn, Cristin Smith would crawl out of bed and make her way from her Airport West home to Watergardens train station. From there, she would catch a train just after 6.
Richmond grassfires disrupt city commute
Stephen Cauchi Trains between East Richmond and Burnley were disrupted by a series of grassfires on Thursday afternoon, resulting in long delays for Glen Waverley, Lilydale and Belgrave passengers.
Danger warning on stolen rail sleepers
Cameron Houston Hundreds of timber sleepers have been stolen from Melbourne's rail network and used as firewood, despite concerns they contain traces of asbestos.
Chadstone station and tunnel on $2b shopping list
Adam Carey New train line connecting the Glen Waverley and Dandenong railway lines would stop at Chadstone Shopping Centre as part of a bold $2 billion plan to bury part of the Glen Waverley line.
Body under the deck case: man reported dead wife missing, court hears
Mark Russell Two days after he had strangled his wife with a cord and buried her in the backyard, father of two Nasir Ahmadi went to the police to report her missing, a court heard today.
The land dragons
Royce Millar, Melissa Fyfe and Marika Dobbin Jeff Xu is outgrowing Melbourne. Xu, 35, is one of the city's new wave of wealthy Asian property developers dominating Melbourne's apartment and hotel market.
