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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.

Businesses

Engineering interns kick start their careers with Transurban

Transurban - Advertorial -
For the fifth year running, Victoria University students – tomorrow’s engineers, builders, and designers of mega projects – have accelerated their careers through an internship with Transurban.
Sport

Strong not skinny: Women’s wellbeing in the west

Kel Rowe -
‘Strong not skinny’ is the catch cry of Lauren Hines, owner of West Footscray’s newest women’s strength and fitness studio Athena gym.
Gardening

A little help from my friends

SLOW GARDENING -
As a kid, I vividly remember how the sight of roaming chooks in her ornamental garden would ruffle my Mum’s feathers.
Gardening

The heat is on

DIGGIN' IT -
I love the way a brick wall soaks up heat, holding it fast all day, then radiating it out into the air as the evening cools.
E-Gen

Dreams

Contributor -
For senior students preparing for university, it’s exactly this time of year that the question starts to surface with renewed weight: what do you want to be? 
Education

Industries in demand – Study nationally recognised courses at YCC

Yarraville Community Centre - Advertorial -
Yarraville Community Centre is a registered training organisation, offering Nationally Accredited courses within the community services, education, and care sectors.
E-Gen

Know your worth — What you deserve as an employee

Contributor -
While working a job can be an enriching experience for teenagers, it is important to be aware of our rights and legal obligations before entering the workforce.
E-Gen

Oil, oil and a bit more oil

Contributor -
Why is oil and other minerals so important to Australia, and why does it matter so much what it’s trading at?
Literature

Some very short fiction from the Brimbank Library Youth Microfiction Competition

Contributor -
Four short stories: The Taste of Icarus, The New Sun, Light in the Dark, Sunshine in the Future
Puzzles

Westie crossword

Eliesha Rae -
The Westie crossword for March

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