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The Westsider: October, 2023

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.

EDITORS NOTE

What I don’t like so much is all the plastic crap that comes with the occasion.

Questions, questions, interjections, and more questions

But is it the process the people want? 

TROCADERO THEATRE

The Trocadero Theatre witnessed almost a century of transformations in the inner-west suburb.

HOW A SHOPPER’S PARADISE HELPED FOOTSCRAY OVERCOME A STINKY REPUTATION

Trips to Footscray shopping centre were part of the fabric of living out west.

DRINK CINZANO VERMOUTH

The Cinzano sign was most likely painted in the late 1950s, when Mr. E. S. Jean ran the grocery.

CHAMPIONS OF THE WEST – WESTJUSTICE

While MSV began as a pilot project in 2016, its success attracted state government funding and support is now available for people throughout Victoria.

TRANSURBAN AND WESTERN CHANCES PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTS TALENTED STUDENTS IN MELBOURNE’S WEST

Transurban will contribute $55,000 each year for the duration of the partnership to support Western Chances’ scholarships program. 

LEAVING SOMEONE OUT OF YOUR ESTATE

Whether it’s by choice or not, leaving someone out of your estate to whom you have a duty to provide is not risk-free.

GET READY TO PLAY UP! AT THIS YEAR’S FRINGE FESTIVAL

The Fringe is renowned for celebrating voices from the margins, artistic risk-taking and unrestrained imagination, and this year it's getting playful.

ENJOY SOBER OCTOBER AT THE PUB WITH NO BOOZE

The Pub With No Booze event is poised to be a celebration of lively connections, great company, and tantalising non-alcoholic beverages.

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