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    The Westsider: October, 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.

    Can VFL clubs survive without pokies?

    Uncover the implications of sporting clubs' reliance on gambling for financial viability and the resulting community risks.

    Editor’s note

    Community-led solutions to community challenges and needs will be discussed at the Regenerating Communities conference.

    Your voice

    Letters this month cover public toilets, military equipment as local landmarks and council delays.

    Increased police and compliance officers in both Footscray and St Albans 

    September reviews from Brimbank City Council, Maribyrnong City Council, and Hobsons Bay City Council.

    The Westsider wins Gold!!

    The Westsider and RMIT Journalism have won a gold-level Global Youth & News Media Prize Award for Journalism.

    Cairnlea’s proposed ‘Toxic Hill’ housing development shrinks in size

    Advocacy by Cairnlea locals appears to have successfully shrunk a future housing estate by 40 per cent.

    The oFoHo Park! A community proposal for the former Footscray Hospital site

    The inner-west community has an exciting opportunity to lead, partner and deliver a new park on the soon-to-be-former Footscray Hospital site.

    Trucks off local roads? The tunnel slogan that’s a cruel hoax

    Find out why projections show that trucks increase on Williamstown Road, contradicting expectations for local road relief.

    Is the Willy Beach Lifesaving Club set to become one of Australia’s most expensive?

    Jason Bryce asks community to become engaged in the discussions over the new plans for the Williamstown lifesaving club.

    More trees needed in the West to avoid ‘scary heat impact’ of climate change

    Learn about the importance of trees to reduce heat in urban areas and an initiative to plant 500,000 new trees.

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