Roving far and wide, Westside Spotlight goes in search of the best of what’s happening in the west.
New episodes every month.
Inner West Art Fair 2026
Julia Bevis, Founder and Director of the Inner West Art Fair, joins Carmel Cosgrove, one of this year’s featured artists, down at the Stony Creek backwash to talk about the inspiration Carmel derives from such places, places that are often overlooked but where nature continues to assert itself.
Westside Spotlight // Klezmer music with Ostralishe Kapelye
St Albans based musical ensemble Ostralishe Kapelye talk about the Yiddish origins and rumbunctious joy of Klezmer music, with five songs recorded especially for Westsider Radio.
Symphony of Stories 7
Primary students in Melbourne’s west come together to celebrate the 81st National Book Week of Australia with 81 of their own original stories – one for each year. Each day during Book Week (22-28 August) collections of these stories will be broadcast at 11.00am and repeated later in the day at 5pm.
Symphony of Stories 6
Primary students in Melbourne’s west come together to celebrate the 81st National Book Week of Australia with 81 of their own original stories – one for each year. Each day during Book Week (22-28 August) collections of these stories will be broadcast at 11.00am and repeated later in the day at 5pm.
Symphony of Stories 5
Primary students in Melbourne’s west come together to celebrate the 81st National Book Week of Australia with 81 of their own original stories – one for each year. Each day during Book Week (22-28 August) collections of these stories will be broadcast at 11.00am and repeated later in the day at 5pm.
Symphony of Stories 4
Primary students in Melbourne’s west come together to celebrate the 81st National Book Week of Australia with 81 of their own original stories – one for each year. Each day during Book Week (22-28 August) collections of these stories will be broadcast at 11.00am and repeated later in the day at 5pm.
Symphony of Stories 3
Primary students in Melbourne’s west come together to celebrate the 81st National Book Week of Australia with 81 of their own original stories – one for each year. Each day during Book Week (22-28 August) collections of these stories will be broadcast at 11.00am and repeated later in the day at 5pm.
Symphony of Stories 2
Primary students in Melbourne’s west come together to celebrate the 81st National Book Week of Australia with 81 of their own original stories – one for each year. Each day during Book Week (22-28 August) collections of these stories will be broadcast at 11.00am and repeated later in the day at 5pm.
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Symphony of Stories 1
Primary school students in Melbourne’s west come together to celebrate the 81st National Book Club Week in Australia with 81 of their own original stories – one for each year. Each day during Book Week (22-28 August) collections of these stories will be broadcast at 11.00am and repeated later in the day at 5.00pm.
Gather For Good at Victoria University 26 June 2026
Westside Spotlight reports from the Gather for Good conference held at Victoria University. Sponsored Delivered by Local Impact and proudly sponsored by Community Bank Seddon, the day brought together not-for-profit- and social enterprise organisations from across Melbourne’s west and beyond to hear about and collaborate on programs that seek to build community connection and resilience.