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    The Westsider: August, 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 – August 2024

    Editor Barbara Heggen -
    I want to say thanks to all of our volunteers and give a special shout out to our team of E-Gen writers.
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    Your Voice – August 2024

    Contributor -
    This month's letters: 'Don’t forget Council’s contribution to saving Henderson House', 'Who pays for Paisley Street?', 'Footscray shopping district a disgrace' and 'Memories of the Newport Quarries'
    Politics

    Redactions, apologies, speed limits and intersections

    Josie Vine -
    A reporting of July's meetings for Hobsons Bay, Brimbank, Wyndham and Maribyrnong.
    Politics

    MPs push for law reform to stop persecution of working people

    Advertorial -
    Legalise Cannabis Victoria will bring the debate on legalising cannabis back to Victoria’s Parliament in late August, because thousands of people are needlessly being funnelled into the criminal justice system.
    Businesses

    More jobs for the western suburbs, but too many people still face a tough commute!

    Daniel Brace -
    WoMEDA employment research shows that the west of Melbourne has experienced a rapid surge in employment, with an increase of 100,000 jobs in just six years but the daily commute is costing us jobs.
    Local places

    Victoria University investigates cracking problems for houses in the west 

    Contributor -
    With the aim of gaining an understanding of the seasonal changes of soil behaviour below foundations, our team constructed a fully instrumented model waffle-raft foundation on a highly reactive site in Sunshine North.
    Our world

    Air pollution kills: What you can do to mitigate your risk 

    Contributor -
    The Westsider reached out to Dr Nima Izadyar and A/Prof Elmira Jamei, scientists at Victoria University, to ask just how dangerous air pollution is, and what you can do to reduce the impact.
    Local places

    Tree vandals strike at Newport Lakes nature reserve

    Dr Dominique Hes -
    After 30 years of the community working together with Hobsons Bay Council, some of the more mature trees along with some samplings have been vandalised. 
    Local places

    Techno Park offers a regenerative spark!

    REGEN WEST -
    What if, instead of being a ‘problem place’ full of danger and risk, Techno Park becomes a place of regeneration, addressing the issues of housing affordability and cost of living, while offering a sustainable, energy-positive future?
    Sustainability

    A Great Forest National Park in Victoria will boost regional economies far more than the logging industry ever did

    David Hill -
    The cessation of logging Victoria’s old growth forests on 1 January 2024 provides the opportunity to create the Great Forest National Park (GFNP) to permanently protect our magnificent forests and their endangered wildlife.

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