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    The Westsider: April, 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.

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    Editor’s note 

    Editor Barbara Heggen -
    The western suburbs of Melbourne is possibly the worst place for catching a bus that I’ve ever lived.
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    Letters to the editor

    Editor Barbara Heggen -
    Letters concernging safety bollards, Newport hazard facilities and HBCC council behaviour.
    Politics

    The bill of bickering

    Josie Vine -
    Irrelevant, vexatious, obscene, improper, incorrect, collusive, and garbage! These are just some of the words our elected councillors use to describe each other.
    Climate

    How rising sea levels caused by climate change will impact the west

    Contributor -
    A lack of green space and green infrastructure in the western suburbs of Melbourne makes our region especially prone to flooding.
    Education

    Digital sisters & artificial intelligence for good

    Yarraville Community Centre -
    Digital Sisters is a new free digital inclusion program for refugee and migrant women aged 18 to 50.
    Sustainability

    What can nature teach us about creating thriving communities?

    Contributor -
    What can we learn from our place about resilience, adaptability and thriving?
    Local places

    Cherry Lake Red Watermilfoil

    Mario Pinti -
    The bloom on Cherry Lake is not the effect of pollution, it’s the native Red Watermilfoil.
    Local places

    A much loved hardware shop falls victim to underworld arson attack

    Contributor -
    An arson attack destroyed the hardware shop but the memories escaped the heat and flames. 
    Businesses

    Our electorate thrives because of the local businesses that call it home. 

    Melissa Horne -
    Local traders play a vital role in keeping Spotswood vibrant and lively.
    Literature

    Have the western suburbs created a world first?

    Contributor -
    Channelling an inner steampunk Fairy Godmother to help stressed young adults and those who love them.

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