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The Westsider: December, 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.

Remembering Dr Mary Burbidge: A visionary who helped create Newport Lakes

By Dominique Hes A plaque has been unveiled at Newport Lakes honouring the late Dr Mary Burbidge – a much-loved doctor, fighter for Newport Lakes, birder...

Join the ‘Litterati’ to clean up the West and improve your wellbeing

Discover the rewarding practice of picking up rubbish in local area and improve your mental health.

The Derrimut Hotel fit for a Prince

Discover the Derrimut Hotel's historical connection to royalty.

Sunshine: Melbourne’s second CBD? 

By David Ettershank, Member for Western Metropolitan Region Have you ever been to Parramatta, west of Sydney? It’s the cultural, commercial and administrative capital of...

How to plan a safe summer getaway in the age of climate extremes

By Bridget Sheehan Nothing beats a summer break, out of the city, to a different place and pace, with beautiful natural surrounds. But with increasingly unpredictable...

New Footscray Hospital

Get the latest news on the Footscray hospital, set to open in February next year.

I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD … become an international tennis official

Tony's love of tennis led him to train as a line umpire and begin a rewarding career.

Café Philosophique – A philosophical hospital situated in the West

Café Philosophique connects community through poetry, music, and conversation.

Westside Open Studios – how Hobsons Bay Youth Services put young musicians on the map

A stacked lineup of homegrown talent takes over Newport’s Substation in December as Westside Open Studios celebrates its first year of monthly studio sessions.

Your favourite scene? It didn’t survive the adaptation

By Qaima Chatha “The book was better.” It’s the phrase that haunts every screenwriter, director, and producer. And the readers who pause the movie every...

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