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Our content is a labour of love, crafted by dedicated volunteers who are passionate about the west. We encourage submissions from our community, particularly stories about your own experiences, family history, local issues, your suburb, community events, local history, human interest stories, food, the arts, and environmental matters. Below are articles created by community contributors. You can find their names in the bylines.

Snakes alive! My favourite season of the year

Right now, across the western suburbs, you are never more than a couple of hundred meters away from a highly venomous snake. You just don’t know it.

In hospital at twilight

A poem by Ted Logan

Werribee’s new cliff walk a dazzling display of changing colours

Stage one of the K Road Cliff Walk above the Werribee River floodplains is complete and visitors have been wowed by the spectacular views, with some comparing them to Kakadu.

It’s never really about the Christmas ham

Marie Vakakis discusses the pressure of good intentions around the Christmas and what you can do to help manage the season.

Teaching kids to handle ‘no’ in a healthy way

Teaching children to see rejection as redirection helps them grow stronger and more confident.