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The Westsider

STREET ART

  • Online editor 3 | December 14, 2017

    BEFORE AND AFTER: HOW ART BECAME THE ANSWER

    Turning hot spots into art spots

  • Online Editor2 | November 15, 2017

    JULIA BOTH ON ‘StreetWORKS’

    Brazilian-born artist Julia Both on creating

  • Online Editor2 | August 5, 2017

    FOOTSCRAY LIGHTS THE WAY

    Not to be missed!

  • Online editor 3 | April 19, 2016

    MIKONIK – THE WESTSIDE PUZZLER

    MiKoniK - As told to... Mario Varricchio

  • Online editor 3 | November 12, 2015

    MONGO HUSTLE WITH HEESCO (HIS-KOH)

    Mario Varricchio does the 'Mongo Hustle' with well known western suburbs artist Heesco

  • Online editor 3 | February 27, 2015

    STREETWORKS IN 2015

    Street art is popping up everywhere in the West

  • Online editor 3 | February 27, 2015

    WET PAINT – FOOTSCRAY

    Wet paint visits Footscray in March

  • Online editor 3 | February 2, 2015

    WET PAINT – YARRAVILLE

    Wet Paint visits Yarraville

  • Online editor 3 | December 5, 2014

    WET PAINT – SUNSHINE

    Some of the latest pieces of street art in Sunshine.

  • Online editor 3 | November 10, 2014

    GUERRILLA IN OUR MIDST

    Baby Guerrilla is driven by a desire to reclaim public places, and find an alternative to bland walls....

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    "...one must always have a travel shortlist ready to go in their top drawer."

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    Online Editor 1 | February 20, 2018

    Williamstown local and reading advocate leaves job in literacy to become author of children’s books

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    Online editor 3 | February 16, 2018

    A family beach holiday ....

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The Westsider is a monthly community newspaper for the western suburbs of Melbourne. It is powered by citizen journalism and publishes articles written by people who live and work in Altona, Footscray, Yarraville, Seddon, Kingsville, Sunshine, Williamstown, Newport, Spotswood, Point Cook, Melton, Werribee and nearby suburbs. We distribute to all of those areas and beyond.

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