Farewell and Gratitude: Reflecting on Four Years as Editor at the Westender.
With a mix of sadness and a sense of anticipation for what comes next, I have decided to step away...
Read Moreby Jan Bowman | Jan 17, 2024 | Community News | 5 |
With a mix of sadness and a sense of anticipation for what comes next, I have decided to step away...
Read Moreby Phil Heywood | Mar 16, 2023 | Community News, Developments, Opinion | 0 |
Twenty eight of the 29 pages of the Brisbane City Council’s Brisbane City’s Sustainable Growth...
Read Moreby Jan Bowman | Mar 6, 2023 | Community News | 0 |
Last year, St Lucia residents, Miriam Prystupa and Elizabeth Hirst supported by the St Lucia...
Read Moreby Michael Tansky | Jan 10, 2023 | Environment, Environment and Climate | 7 |
Come for a walk down Ferry Road, West End and you will encounter an amazing little rainforest...
Read Moreby Jan Bowman | Dec 20, 2022 | Community News, Developments | 0 |
South Bank is a permanent legacy of Expo ’88. Now 30 years on, it is still one of Brisbane’s most...
Read Moreby Jan Bowman | May 19, 2022 | Developments, Gabba, Gabba Ward | 0 |
The Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner, announced yesterday that rebuilding roads, bridges, bikeways,...
Read Moreby Jan Bowman | Dec 20, 2021 | Community News, Developments | 0 |
In a blow to the campaign to save the East Brisbane Bowls Club, Chair of Brisbane City...
Read Moreby Jan Bowman | Dec 20, 2021 | Politics, South Brisbane | 0 |
Amy MacMahon had her last face-to-face interview with The Westender on 3 December 2020 during her...
Read Moreby Jan Bowman | Dec 7, 2021 | Community News, Developments | 0 |
Concerned residents rallied at City Hall today, on Brisbane City Council’s final sitting day...
Read Moreby Jan Bowman | Aug 24, 2021 | Community News, Environment and Climate, Local legends | 0 |
When the news about the global climate emergency is bleak, there is no better antidote to despair...
Read Moreby Jan Bowman | Jul 16, 2021 | Developments, Gabba Ward, Griffith, South Brisbane | 3 |
Brisbane City Council has united Labor, the Greens, and many in the community against its proposed...
Read Moreby Jade Macbeth | Apr 27, 2021 | Community News, Developments, Environment and Climate | 0 |
As various new forms of public infrastructure are needed to cater for population growth, the result is often removal of our urban green spaces to make way for it. Reporter Jade Macbeth set off to understand what these losses actually cost us. In conversation with Dr Tony Matthews, it became clear the scope of benefits extends far beyond the simple enjoyment of a picnic in the park, or a pleasant walk home from the bus stop.
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