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The Westsider: May, 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.

I Want Everything

Australian author Dominic Amerena, a former Westie now living in Greece, chats about his latest work, I Want Everything.

NOMADIK: Brimbank community art in motion

NOMADIK is a community-driven art initiative that invites participants to explore spontaneous creativity while emphasizing sustainability as a core value for collective well-being.

Screens – May 2025

Film reviews this month: The Wedding Banquet, With or Without You, Ocean with David Attenborough, La Cocina, The Salt Path and Universal Language.

Recommended reading – May 2025

Book reviews this month: Your Asian Veggie Patch, I am an Amazing Asian Girl and Time Together.

Youre going to be ok

Darby Hudson's book is a deep mine of ideas to challenge a dispassionate and complacent response to life in the 21st century.

What a Netflix drama reminded me about parenting teens

Examine what Adolescence can reveal about being a parent.

Making space for uncertainty

Understanding the circle of control – noticing what’s actually in your hands and what isn’t – can help manage uncertainty.

Improving youth mental health requires input from the whole community

Research in developmental psychology has long underscored that mental health is as essential as physical health.

Why ‘quiet quitting’ does not achieve a work-life balance

What is quiet quitting, why is it rising in popularity, and is it the answer to balance our work and personal lives.

Ela na Fame! Come and Eat – a celebration of Greek food, made in Yarraville

A new cookbook full of recipes, family photos, anecdotes and wisdom, celebrates a love of Greek food.

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