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The Age
27-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Age
Life in the 'Burbs interactive map of Melbourne
Opinion pieces from local writers exploring their suburb's cliches and realities and how it has changed in the past 20 years. See all 53 stories. How many stories are there to be told about Melbourne? To adapt an old line, there are at least 5 million of them in this city, one for each of us. In The Age' s hit series, Life in the 'Burbs, we invite ordinary Melburnians to share their story of what it's really like where they live, and they have embraced the opportunity. Whether they are a professional writer, a food truck owner, an accountant, a schoolteacher, a speech pathologist, a singer-songwriter, a nurse, an interior designer, a horticulturalist, an organist or a game designer, in this series everyone has the opportunity to celebrate and affectionately poke fun at the streets that surround their homes. This week, we proudly celebrate the 100th instalment of Life in the 'Burbs with a new interactive feature for readers to easily search our story archive. Take a look at the map below to see which of Melbourne's hundreds of suburbs have so far been featured, and type your suburb's name into the search bar to find the story. How it all began In February 2023, we published an impassioned opinion piece by writer Lyndall Thomas in defence of her home suburb of Frankston. The beachside neighbourhood was, she wrote, much more than a place full of bogans driving Monaros. Thomas' affectionate and mocking defence of her community instantly struck a chord. Loading The good-natured rivalry between Melbourne's suburbs has been a distinctive feature of the city almost since its inception – name a well-known suburb and most Melburnians can instantly reel off a reputational cliche or two. As Thomas wrote, a defining feature of this city is 'that it matters where you live. I've known Melburnians who care whether people live on the wrong side of the river, the wrong side of the highway and even the wrong side of a creek.' We asked 10 more Melburnians to write about their suburb, whether the cliches about it are true and how life has changed there in the past 20 years. We titled the limited series 'Life in the 'Burbs'.
The Age
26-05-2025
- General
- The Age
Life in the 'Burbs interactive map
How many stories are there to be told about Melbourne? To adapt an old line, there are at least 5 million of them in this city, one for each of us. In The Age' s hit series, Life in the 'Burbs, we invite ordinary Melburnians to share their story of what it's really like where they live, and they have embraced the opportunity. Whether they are a professional writer, a food truck owner, an accountant, a schoolteacher, a speech pathologist, a singer-songwriter, a nurse, an interior designer, a horticulturalist, an organist or a game designer, in this series everyone has the opportunity to celebrate and affectionately poke fun at the streets that surround their homes. This week, we proudly celebrate the 100th instalment of Life in the 'Burbs with a new interactive feature for readers to easily search our story archive. Take a look at the map below to see which of Melbourne's hundreds of suburbs have so far been featured, and type your suburb's name into the search bar to find the story. How it all began In February 2023, we published an impassioned opinion piece by writer Lyndall Thomas in defence of her home suburb of Frankston. The beachside neighbourhood was, she wrote, much more than a place full of bogans driving Monaros. Thomas' affectionate and mocking defence of her community instantly struck a chord. The good-natured rivalry between Melbourne's suburbs has been a distinctive feature of the city almost since its inception – name a well-known suburb and most Melburnians can instantly reel off a reputational cliche or two. As Thomas wrote, a defining feature of this city is 'that it matters where you live. I've known Melburnians who care whether people live on the wrong side of the river, the wrong side of the highway and even the wrong side of a creek.' Loading We asked 10 more Melburnians to write about their suburb, whether the cliches about it are true and how life has changed there in the past 20 years. We titled the limited series 'Life in the 'Burbs'. Readers loved it, and our city's writers were inspired, so we kept the series going, publishing a new piece online every Monday night and in print on Tuesday. We anticipated it might last another month or two, but Life in the 'Burbs continued to grow, quickly becoming one of The Age 's most read and talked about pieces each week. How it works
Sydney Morning Herald
26-05-2025
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Life in the 'Burbs interactive map
How many stories are there to be told about Melbourne? To adapt an old line, there are at least 5 million of them in this city, one for each of us. In The Age' s hit series, Life in the 'Burbs, we invite ordinary Melburnians to share their story of what it's really like where they live, and they have embraced the opportunity. Whether they are a professional writer, a food truck owner, an accountant, a schoolteacher, a speech pathologist, a singer-songwriter, a nurse, an interior designer, a horticulturalist, an organist or a game designer, in this series everyone has the opportunity to celebrate and affectionately poke fun at the streets that surround their homes. This week, we proudly celebrate the 100th instalment of Life in the 'Burbs with a new interactive feature for readers to easily search our story archive. Take a look at the map below to see which of Melbourne's hundreds of suburbs have so far been featured, and type your suburb's name into the search bar to find the story. How it all began In February 2023, we published an impassioned opinion piece by writer Lyndall Thomas in defence of her home suburb of Frankston. The beachside neighbourhood was, she wrote, much more than a place full of bogans driving Monaros. Thomas' affectionate and mocking defence of her community instantly struck a chord. The good-natured rivalry between Melbourne's suburbs has been a distinctive feature of the city almost since its inception – name a well-known suburb and most Melburnians can instantly reel off a reputational cliche or two. As Thomas wrote, a defining feature of this city is 'that it matters where you live. I've known Melburnians who care whether people live on the wrong side of the river, the wrong side of the highway and even the wrong side of a creek.' Loading We asked 10 more Melburnians to write about their suburb, whether the cliches about it are true and how life has changed there in the past 20 years. We titled the limited series 'Life in the 'Burbs'. Readers loved it, and our city's writers were inspired, so we kept the series going, publishing a new piece online every Monday night and in print on Tuesday. We anticipated it might last another month or two, but Life in the 'Burbs continued to grow, quickly becoming one of The Age 's most read and talked about pieces each week. How it works
