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Strength without the strain: The case for pilates in your weekly routine

If your body has started sending invoices for every workout, you're in familiar company. The running that used to clear your head now comes...

The shipping container home trend: Why more Melbournians are building with steel boxes

Shipping containers, once confined to ports and freight yards, are increasingly turning up on residential blocks across Melbourne. What began as a niche building...

A new cultural heart for Melbourne’s West is revealed

Learn how Creative West aims to enrich Footscray with a contemporary library and vibrant arts, responding to community needs.

How Waste-to-Energy united the Sunbury community

Discover the challenges faced by the No Sunbury Waste Incinerator Campaign in their fight against pollution and community safety.

Forget everything you think you know about death – this is a real eye opener

Who says conversations about death have to be gloomy? This August, The West Talks Death: A Dying to Know Day Expo is throwing open the doors to an afternoon that’s equal parts fascinating, inspiring and empowering. 

New wetlands transform Footscray’s industrial past into green community space

Celebrate the opening of the new wetlands in Yarraville, a vibrant addition to the community featuring paths for walking and cycling.

As The West Grows, Can New Neighbours Find Your Business?

As Melbourne's west grows toward 1.1 million residents, local businesses relying only on Facebook are becoming harder to find. Why a proper website still matters.

What the engineered stone ban means for your kitchen

You have been saving for a new kitchen, and you had the look sorted long before the paperwork. Then engineered stone left the market. A...