The Age photos of the week, August 9, 2025
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The week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age
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Reverend Father George Frangos at the Greek Orthodox Church in ThomastownCredit:Simon Schluter
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Dial M For Murder, Bridget Bourke will play as Margot WendiceCredit:Joe Armao
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Bruce Lancashire (c) with Neil Hunichen and Richard Carthew, members of Brimbank Progress Association at Solomon Heights is a 99-year-old “zombie subdivision” which remains undeveloped after almost a century, due to a tangle of planning hoops and a lack of services (power, water). Its roads exist on paper only, its 440 industrial lots are still sold on the open market for hundreds of thousand each, although they cannot be developedCredit:Wayne Taylor
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The Forster family. Mum Sinead, Dad Alex and their little 5-month-old son, Noah. The family lost their firstborn, Teddy, last year while Teddy was waiting for a heart transplant. Their son Noah is now at the RCH being treated for the same condition and may need a heart transplant one day.Credit:Joe Armao
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Ola Ominiyi and his children Samuel 10, Marvella 6, Abraham 10 and Ashanti 16. Melbourne’s fertility rate is in decline, and the issue is linked to housing affordability. The only suburbs where the birth rate is high are outer growth suburbs where people can afford to buy a three to four-bedroom house. Cobblebank-Strathtulloh (near Melton) is a classic example and is statistically the city’s most fertile suburbCredit:Wayne Taylor
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Twin sisters Gemma (L) and Claudia Hollingsworth. Gemma is a stage performer and Claudia is an Olympic runnerCredit:Paul Jeffers
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Residents of the new elephant habitat at the Werribee ZooCredit:Eddie Jim
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Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles and UK Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey MP, in Geelong to sign the Geelong Treaty for the bilateral Nuclear-Powered Submarine Partnership and Collaboration Treaty.
The Ministers enjoy a beer at Little Creatures Brewery (after signing)Credit:Justin McManus
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A distraught woman is consoled by friends after a fatal shooting in Champions Parade, WollertCredit:Jason South
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Melbourne vixens coach coach Simone McKinnis and captain Kate MoloneyCredit:Eddie Jim
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Struck with grief, Ethan and Vicky with their two-year-old son who survived the crash. The Grandparents were fatally struck by an out of control car while going for a walk.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Sherri received a positive result notification from the bowel cancer early detection initiative in October 2024. Werribee Mercy Hospital has notified her that she is ‘priority one’ but she has had to wait eight months for a colonoscopy to see if she actually has cancer. It’s been an agonising wait that defeats the purpose of a screening programCredit:Justin McManus
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‘Distraction’ is a major new exhibition at Science Gallery, University of Melbourne focusing on interactive games, attention, play and technology, exploring the ways we navigate the ever-expanding torrent of digital content.Credit:Justin McManus
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Maddy Bermann says all ride-share drivers should have working with children checks.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Amore Cheese cafe and deli. Staff member Greg Marazita with small goods at the deliCredit:Simon Schluter
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Mum Sally Wighton uses the canteen at Rowville Primary School once a week and is impressed with the healthy options available to her children Finley, 9, and Edith, 7.Credit:Joe Armao
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Former Melbourne lord mayor Sally Capp with a Moomba sceptre and portraits of Moomba monarchs.Credit:Jasn South
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Nathan Yin in his parents’ garage where he has set up his barber business Yinny Fadezz.Credit:Simon Schulter
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Toi Shan owners Kok Hem “Peter” Chee and Sai Yoke “Sue” Wong have now closed Australia’s oldest Chinese restaurant in BallaratCredit:Simon Schluter
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New Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush.Credit:Justin McManus
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Rugby Victoria CEO Aaron Bailey at the sport’s unfinished centre of excellence in Bundoora.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Moorabbin Rugby Club Junior team players. At front Emilia Iosefo and Ewan SmithCredit:Jason South
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Lissanne Oliver is a professional organiser offering opinions on the most popular decluttering methodsCredit:Joe Armao
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Gwen at Brighton Beach Primary School with six-year-old preppies Pia, Aston, Billy and Florence.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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David Kenwood and David Connoley strolling the shore of Lakers Cutting, at Swan Bay across the water from where a local property developer has won permission to build a private helipad on his property despite protests from various local groupsCredit:Joe Armao
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Cast members of The Orchard, Claire Bird, Ava Campbell, William Strom, Dominic Weintraub, Hugo Williams.Credit:Jason South
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The house at 148 Ballantyne Street in Thornbury, which sold at auction for $1 million. Locals angered at the proposal to remove two massive eucalypts from the blockCredit:Justin McManus
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Attendees at Labor’s state conference last Saturday raise digital versions of the Palestinian flag on their electronic devices.Credit:Eddie Jim
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Joseph Lovell and Stephanie Burton inside their Carlton Cottage.Credit:Wayne Taylor
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Carolynne Burgess Blackwell has been fighting to save the town’s beloved Old Goulburn Bridge in SeymourCredit:Justin McManus
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James Laskie outside his Barton Milk Bar in Hawthorn.Credit:Simon Schluter
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Pro-Palestinian protesters march towards the King Street Bridge last SundayCredit:Luis Enrique Ascui
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Brenden Campbell the Fitzroy and Brisbane Lions Historical Society Archivist at their Marvel Stadium Museum in Docklands, Melbourne, holding his duffle coat that he first wore in 1981Credit:PENNY STEPHENS
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Clara was homeless when she was younger. New data is coming out from Melbourne City Mission which shows many young people who experience family violence homelessness leave school before 16Credit:Justin McManus
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Deanna Carr, 26 is 37 weeks pregnant having undergone numerous IVF cycles, with increasingly expensive and extreme add-ons, with no success. She eventually turned her back on all the unproven stuff, changed Doctor, and became pregnant though standard IVFCredit:Joe Armao
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Kate Reid outside Mecca’s new Melbourne store, where she is opening a cafe serving her sought-after croissants.Credit:Jason South
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Stephanie Zhu exploring barriers to dating for Gen ZCredit:Simon Schluter
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Kylie Kittelty, left, with parents Sara and Angelos Sidhom, looking at photos of their son Leon (dec)Credit:Simon Schluter
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Judy Wolff, a retired librarian, and Alex Ruschanow, a retired tradesman, have been together for 30 years. They have never lived together.Credit:Justin McManus
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Simon Goodwin was not helped by internal divisions at Melbourne Football Club. A press conference at the MCG announced the coach and club would part waysCredit:Jason South
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Mary Bronstein is the writer and director of If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, the opening night film at MIFFCredit:Joe Armao
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Joanne Gilson says research that can alleviate the worry of cancer relapse is very welcome for patientsCredit:Jason South
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“Jane” is a sexual assault survivor and is calling for changes to working with children checksCredit:Eddie Jim
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79A Raglan Street, Daylesford is land the council has deemed surplus and has good potential to be sold off for affordable housing. Mary-Faeth is among the community advocates who have been fighting for more local affordable housingCredit:Joe Armao
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Badiucao with a work from his new exhibition, Disagree Where We Must.Credit:Jason South
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