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Opinion pieces from local writers exploring their suburb’s cliches and realities and how it has changed in the past 20 years. See all stories .

We got famous. When Hughesy put down the winning bid of $3,067,000 on The Block in 2017 (a generous price we locals thought), our suburb’s reputation hit a tipping point. Despite the area being a cultural centre of the south-east for some time, people finally seemed to notice, or even just remember, Elsternwick. It hasn’t felt the same since.

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