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The Westsider Newspaper

Explore the funding issues challenge EAL services in Melbourne’s diverse community and their impact on learning.

The Westsider Newspaper

Find out how creating an energy-positive, cosy, healthy home contributes to a sense of belonging for displaced families.

The Westsider Newspaper

Discover how a simple program with profound results is improving children’s literacy by encouraging reading to dogs.

The Westsider Newspaper

Watch the new Westgate Bridge live stream and avoid traffic surprises. See real-time updates built by a local Westie.

The Westsider Newspaper

Flying foxes are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat. A deeply alarming mass mortality event unfolded at Brimbank Park in the heatwave.

The Westsider Newspaper

The Queen Garnet plum is being trialled for its efficacy as a topical treatment for eczema. You may be able to participate in this important research.

I Never Thought I Would

In 2024, Ned McVicar, then 21, enrolled in a Bachelor of Comedy. Seriously! As told to Vicki Milliken

I Never Thought I Would

After a hiatus of 30 years, Pete Robinson is ticking music goals he’s harboured since he was a teenager. As told to Vicki Milliken

Wines in the West

With Christmas around the corner, Charlie and Will sample a classic French champagne and sparkling from Macedon.

Wines in the West

One of The Westsider’s wine reviewers, Grant Foulkes, steps into the studio to challenge WIll and Charlie to a blind tasting.

Wines in the West

Keeping things in the West this episode, Will and Charlie talk to Billy Smith, wine list curator at Fifth wine bar in Newport, discuss wines from the Werribee region and taste a 2021 K Road Shiraz from Shadowfax.

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