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    Hazel Lekkas

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    How the west was won over by a southern cowboy

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    In March’s issue, I posed the question about what is in a suburb’s derogatory nickname, deciding head-on to own ‘Scumshine’. As a former resident,...
    Literature

    Women and nature: a synergy to be reckoned with in the west and beyond

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    Among the influencial females of the West, Alyssa Huynh’s tells of her journey to combat racial prejudice in her debut book Safe Space.
    Literature

    Stories from Sunshine’s Vietnamese community journey back to where they all began

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    Moving to Sunshine West from Vietnam in 2022 to study photography, Phuong Nguyen has captured the experiences of Vietnamese locals in his book Sunshine.
    Community

    Who and what makes Sunshine ‘shine’? 

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    I have come to the conclusion that what makes Sunshine shine is its residents, many of whom are working class migrants with roots from all continents of the world. Of course I will not gloss over the fact that some people associate Sunshine with characters who have a shady past. These folks simply have not quite found the light within them try as they might. Some Sunshiners are clouded by thick, dark clouds. They are who they are. Their sunlight just cannot be seen or we have to look a little harder for it in them. 
    Local places

    A much loved hardware shop falls victim to underworld arson attack

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    An arson attack destroyed the hardware shop but the memories escaped the heat and flames. 
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