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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.

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    EDITORS NOTE

    Editor Barbara Heggen -
    What I don’t like so much is all the plastic crap that comes with the occasion.
    Politics

    Questions, questions, interjections, and more questions

    Josie Vine -
    But is it the process the people want? 
    History

    TROCADERO THEATRE

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

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

    Peter Dewar -
    Trips to Footscray shopping centre were part of the fabric of living out west.
    History

    DRINK CINZANO VERMOUTH

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

    CHAMPIONS OF THE WEST – WESTJUSTICE

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

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

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

    LEAVING SOMEONE OUT OF YOUR ESTATE

    McManus & Co Lawyers - Advertorial -
    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.
    Entertainment

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

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

    ENJOY SOBER OCTOBER AT THE PUB WITH NO BOOZE

    Contributor -
    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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