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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.

Arts

Snapshots of Seddon 2024 is now open for entries! 

Community Bank Seddon – Advertorial -
Photography entries open on 01 July 2024 and close 01 September 2024. The competition is open to all ages
Arts

Selene Mathews: Breaking barriers to the Beyond

Contributor -
Selene's latest EP delves into themes of physical limitations, morality, and alternate realities, inviting listeners to open their minds and look beyond what they can see, believe, or are told.
Literature

Women and nature: a synergy to be reckoned with in the west and beyond

Hazel Lekkas -
Among the influencial females of the West, Alyssa Huynh’s tells of her journey to combat racial prejudice in her debut book Safe Space.
Literature

Recommended reading from local bookshops – August

Contributor -
Reviews of the books James, Detective Beans & the Case of the Missing Hat, Here One Moment and A Language of Limbs.
Literature

Stories from Sunshine’s Vietnamese community journey back to where they all began

Hazel Lekkas -
Moving to Sunshine West from Vietnam in 2022 to study photography, Phuong Nguyen has captured the experiences of Vietnamese locals in his book Sunshine.
Literature

Tom Cho’s ‘Look Who’s Morphing’

Contributor -
This refreshing collection, published in 2009 by Giramondo Publishing, is a compilation of punchy, quick-witted short stories.
Parenting

Do we need parenting courses for multicultural families?

Kalpana SK -
The Parenting Better program is run by people of colour for people of colour and addresses common parenting issues faced by multicultural families.
Health

Some patients can really test your patience

HEALTH -
A patient begrudgingly places his mask on before describing his “non-viral illness” symptoms such as sore throat, blocked nose, some mild cough and muscle aches and pains which had only started the day before.
Wellbeing

New Deer Park support group to combat rising levels of anxiety

Contributor -
Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria (ARCVic) and Comm Unity Plus are proud to announce the new Anxiety Support Group starting on Wednesday 14 August.
Reviews

A full belly makes a happy heart – Papelon brings fresh flavours to Footscray

Gary Lee -
Papelon’s menu celebrates food from Latin America and the Caribbean, from Mexico to Patagonia. There is so much to try.

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