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The Westsider: February, 2025

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.

Nine tips to keep your home cool without air conditioning

In Melbourne, summer can bring some seriously hot days that make staying indoors uncomfortable. As we know the West gets hotter than the east, so...

Tackling tricky conversations

Discover a roadmap for having tricky conversations with your kids. Learn effective approaches to open, meaningful communication.

Fostering emotional intelligence in boys and why it matters

By Deborah Sugirthakumar As 2025 begins, addressing family violence remains a pressing challenge. At the heart of this mission is fostering emotional intelligence (EI) in...

How to instil good sportsmanship in young athletes

Seeing sport as comprehensive and holistic allows us to grasp the arena with all its glory and set our kids up for success. 

Gary Lee: Community champion empowering young people

From humble beginnings since arriving in Melbourne as an international student, Gary Lee has become a community champion.

Sometimes bad news is all the inspiration we need 

I recognised the next name on my consultation list and excitedly checked the previous entry. I had not seen Matthew for close to 10...

Free CPR courses with St John Ambulance Victoria in Sunshine

St John Ambulance Victoria is providing free CPR training to residents of Sunshine and people with a strong connection to the area through family, work, study or leisure as part of Defib In Your Street.

Thrive in 2025 – Ageing stronger together

Discover Thrive in 2025, an upbeat, free 10-week exercise program for people aged 60 and older.

C. Ebeling & Sons: Engineering and Trugo

Claus Ebeling, a pioneering blacksmith and engineer, left a lasting mark on Yarraville’s history. 

Robur Tea ad in Kingsville

Robur Tea, born in Melbourne in 1891, was plastered on every brick wall, wooden fence, and corrugated iron shed in every corner of the city and its suburbs.

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