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    The Westsider: March, 2022

    The Westsider is a not-for-profit, monthly community newspaper, written by volunteers and delivered to hundreds of pick-up points across the inner west each month.

    PROGRAMS AND SERVICES PROVIDED AT YARRAVILLE COMMUNITY CENTRE TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

    Currently, there are many community services and resources offered by Yarraville Community Centre that may assist you with your day-to-day needs. Read more to find out how can benefit

    EDITORS NOTE

    In this issue, The Westsider’s focus is on ‘Women of the West’, to tie in with International Women’s Day on March 8. There will be several events held celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women in the west throughout March.

    GET IN LINE! GORDON ST BAKERY RELAUNCHES ACROSS THE ROAD

    The bustling Gordon St Bakery, indispensable for their viennoiserie, fat almond croissants and otherworldly cheese sticks, re-opened in roomier premises directly across the road at 142 Gordon St.

    PICK YOUR OWN SUNFLOWERS DUNNSTOWN IS READY AND IN FULL BLOOM!

    Sunflowers are at the peak of their season right now, you can go and pick one in the the western region of Victoria at a farm in Dunnstown

    HOW THE WEST WAS ONE – A MEMOIR GROWING UP IN MELBOURNE’S INDUSTRIALISED, WORKING CLASS WESTERN SUBURBS

    ‘How the West was One’, edited by Karyn Howie and Sue O’Brien, is a superb collection of post World War II stories from prominent Australians who grew up in Melbourne's western suburbs.

    WESTSIDE MUSICIAN PROFILE ‘FREE’ – ADRIANO PRUSCINO

    During one of the most creatively stagnant times for the arts in 2020, Adriano Pruscino was carefully handcrafting a rupture of neo soul electronica between night shifts.

    INNER WEST FESTIVALS COME ALIVE IN MARCH

    Inner West comes alive with festivals.

    STALL HOLDER SPOTLIGHT: THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING

    Pudding Nana is made with love and using traditional recipes passed down four generations, one bite will transport you to the warm embrace of Grandma’s kitchen.

    WINE VS WINE

    Wine vs Wine: Coriole Fiano 2021 vs Tamar Ridge Riesling 2021

    DAIKON – THE ALBINO CARROT

    The daikon, revered in Japanese cooking and for its value for pickling, which is essentially an oversized radish.

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