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    The Westsider: March, 2024

    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.

    People

    Q&A with local wrestler and Western Rainbow Award recipient Chris Gooden

    Contributor -
    Chris Gooden is well known in the west as the owner and friendly front man of Seddon Deadly Sins, which is more to Chris than just a cafe.
    History

    Will downtown Footscray ever really change?

    Contributor -
    A brief (personal) history of ‘The ‘Scray’ via shopping
    Local places

    Scumshine, Smelltona, Fear Park – What’s in a name?

    Contributor -
    Returning to Sunshine, where I spent my childhood through to my early twenties, brings with it much pride. At times though, I get a slap in the face. The name I am referring to is ‘Scumshine’.
    Literature

    Undefeated: Stories of migrant women living in the west

    Contributor -
    The Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival is an annual event that encourages a love of reading and literature, celebrates creativity and diversity, and promotes lifelong learning in Brimbank. 
    Literature

    Your cultural heritage is a strength when writing authentic YA narratives 

    Contributor -
    Most writers begin by writing what they know, and their first novels tend to be autobiographical, and I was no different.
    Legal

    The softer side of estate planning

    McManus & Co Lawyers -
    People assume estate planning is all dry, legal documents, but we encourage our clients to consider a more personal Letter of Wishes.
    Entertainment

    LP Corner

    Rhys Pearson -
    Reviews for The House is Burning and Vultures1
    Entertainment

    THE REST OF US: A fresh creative response to marginalisation

    Contributor -
    Disappointed by the lack of events created by and for disenfranchised young folk, a group of like-minded souls) decided to take matters into our own hands.
    Arts

    Eat Your Heart Out: Lack of venues forces theatre from the west to move north

    Mario Pinti -
    A comedy concerning sisters facing difficulties for the first time in their privileged life over weekly lunches.
    Entertainment

    SummerSapphic a cool respite for hot Sunday arvos

    Contributor -
    The brain-child of Littlefoot co-owner Liana Lucca-Pope, SummerSapphic is a series of fortnightly gatherings centred on queer women, featuring performances by queer artists.

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