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    The Westsider: September, 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.

    The power of celebration in building stronger communities

    Explore the role of community celebration in regenerative development and placemaking. Discover how celebration can enhance human and ecological well-being.

    Editor’s Note – September 2024

    Well, we made it. One hundred issues. A mighty achievement for a little community newspaper powered by volunteers.

    Your Voice – September 2024

    This month's letters: 'Solidarity Cup for Palestine fundraiser' and support for last month's letter about Footscray shopping district disgrace.

    Dog parks, a mowing dispute, a spat of two, and a Councillor retires

    A reporting of August's meetings for Hobsons Bay, Brimbank, Wyndham and Maribyrnong local governments.

    Flemington Racecourse floodwall in doubt after report finds future floods will be bigger

    The Westsider has put together a primer of key findings and recommendations from the State parliament's final report into the flooding and it's impact on communities along the Maribyrnong.

    Could the wall come tumbling down? Fate of Melbourne Cup racetrack flood wall uncertain

    A parliamentary inquiry into the 2022 floods found the flood wall around the Flemington Racecourse raised water levels in the Maribyrnong river and slowed the passage of the flood's peak.

    Report finds SES west’s flood heroes are under resourced and underfunded

    The state government has been called to urgently support the SES, who are responding to more and larger emergencies while lacking volunteers and resources.

    Flood warning service updates for Maribyrnong ‘underway’

    The EPC report found residents along the Maribyrnong did not receive enough warning when the area was in danger of flooding.

    Government to give future floodplain advice

    Two recently released reports found that currently floodplain modelling needs updating.

    Rivervue planning decision in Ombudsman’s sites after govt report

    Government planning decisions leading to the go-ahead for Rivervue Retirement Village lacked transparency, a report into 2022’s Maribyrnong River floods has found.

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