The Melbourne Snap⚡- Thursday 12 June
Bungled road repairs causes chaos, locals unhappy about new swingers club, the inner suburbs with soaring house prices, Strawberry Moon above city, Kendrick Lamar
G’day and welcome back to The Melbourne Snap. Chilly start to the day this morning. It was 4C outside when I started the Snap today. The good news is today should be bright and dry. Here’s Thursday’s edition.
🚧 There was gridlock yesterday on the Princes Freeway after a botched road repair caused a truck rollover, multiple crashes and massive delays.
➡️ Transport Victoria blamed human error and apologised for the disruption. All lanes are now open. - Jacqui Felgate, 3AW
☀️ Thursday weather
😡 An internationally renowned Melbourne Uni professor has launched legal action against a British academic whom he claims trolled him with allegations of plagiarism. - Herald Sun
🍣 Locals have been rallying to save Dragon Sushi at Prahran Market, which faces closure after 11 years due to unaffordable fit-out demands from management. - Change.org
➡️ The shop has been granted an 11-month lease extension after the backlash. - Lachlan Abbott, The Age
📈 Brunswick East tops Melbourne’s inner-city growth suburbs, with house prices up 30.7% over five years. Alphington, Hawthorn East and Northcote also made Domain’s list of strongest capital growth within 5km of the CBD. - Lisa Marie Corso, Domain
🌕 Did the moon look different last night? Melburnians (and indeed all Australians) were treated to a rare sight last night as the Strawberry Moon reached its highest point in the southern sky - a once-in-19-year lunar standstill. - Simone Mitchell, Escape
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