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    Dear Westie – July 2025

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    This month, Sleepless in Spotswood asks Dear Westie for advice on curbing their live-at-home son's night time activities.
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    To all the cafes I’ve loved before… third places and weathering the storms

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    Cafes play an important community role in creating spaces for connection and cultural exchange.
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    Dear Westie – June 2025

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    Mowing disputes feature in this month's Dear Westie.
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    Dear Westie – May 2025

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    This month's letter features a caravan debacle.
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    Trading at school: A life lesson, not a problem

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    Do we need to rethink ‘petting farms’?

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    Dear Westie – March 2025

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    Help, My Boyfriend is a Squidger! Cleanliness is Next to Godliness of Tottenham writes: Dear Westie, my new boyfriend is a squidger. I showered at...
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    Make Yarraville Great Again: I’m with Donald on this one

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    He's got the beanies and no one knows more than he does about the renaming of suburbs. Welcome Marrowville.

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