Arts
Five-year-old Westie wins art contest to exhibit with Ken Done at Australian Museum
Discover the incredible story of five-year-old Inara Wilson, the youngest winner in the National Fantastical Shark & Rays children's art competition.
Local places
Toxic industries still growing in the west. When will it stop?
Discover the dark side of the west: toxic industries and their impact on the community.
Local places
Flemington Racecourse floodwall in doubt after report finds future floods will be bigger
The Westsider has put together a primer of key findings and recommendations from the State parliament's final report into the flooding and it's impact on communities along the Maribyrnong.
People
The rest of the world has forgotten this war. Tigrayans living in Melbourne’s west have not.
A group of young Tigrayan-Australians, finally achieve a long-held goal: they’ve filled an entire four-tonne shipping container to the brim with medical supplies.
Environment
Forever chemicals pollute the west’s tap water. What can you do about it?
Since the 1940s, over 4700 poly and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been produced, for widespread use in the manufacturing of surfactants, dispersants, lubricants, non-stick cookware, fire suppressants, and aviation hydraulic fluid.
Environment
Werribee River home to Australia’s most unique platypus colony – but for how much longer?
Unfortunately, while the platypuses of Werribee are 'moderately healthy', their already low numbers are declining, and the colony needs protection to survive.
Politics
Residents fear the GreenLine bike path promised by Hobsons Council has become a (pipe) dreamline?
In 2018, an idea for a network of shared bike paths to improve ‘active transport’ was adopted by Hobsons Bay City Council but little has happened since.
Sport
THE EXERCISE ROOM
A lot of us are having trouble getting off the couch and back into the gym, here are a few ideas to get you started.
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