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    The Westsider: November, 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.

    Politics

    A CASE STUDY: TECHNO PARK DRIVE RESIDENTS EVICTED

    RMIT special feature -
    The housing crisis in Melbourne’s west continued: A special feature by RMIT journalists Annelise Ireland and Peter Whelan In May this year the residents of...
    Politics

    WHO’S DISRUPTING COUNCIL MEETINGS IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS?

    RMIT special feature -
    RMIT SPECIAL FEATURE: far right councils: By RMIT Students Tiarna Condren, Eliza Freeman, Declan Bailey, Jack O'Shea-Ayres If you’ve tried to attend a local council...
    Edition

    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Contributor -
    Having sat through countless Council meetings and having seen everything one can imagine; I cannot help but be horrified by Hobsons Bay Council's latest behaviours.
    Edition

    EDITOR’S NOTE

    Editor Barbara Heggen -
    The Westsider recently attended the Community News Association of Victoria Awards and has walked away with six accolades!
    Opinion

    HOW TO AVOID PERPETUAL GRIDLOCK IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS

    Contributor -
    A well-connected network of safe bike lanes brings other benefits too.
    Politics

    PEDESTRIAN HIT BY TRUCK DUE TO MISSING TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT INFAMOUS YARRAVILLE INTERSECTION

    Barbara Heggen -
    ‘If it weren’t for Andria (his first responder) I don’t think I’d be here’.
    History

    MEET THE LOCAL ELDERS OF ENVIRONMENTALISM WHO ENVISIONED A GREENER, CLEANER INNER WEST

    Peter Dewar -
    In Harris’ compelling autobiography The unwanted Aussie, the reader returns to a bygone Australia and the making of a politician willing to go to extraordinary lengths to promote his anti-pollution cause. 
    People

    FOOTSCRAY TO HOST MELBOURNE’S FIRST EVER LANGUAGE IN COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

    Contributor -
    The festival includes a wide range of community language groups, with music and dance performances, children's book readings, badge making, kite making, and other workshops and displays. 

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