“Geolocative media” contributes to gentrification, study finds.
A Brisbane study has identified the location-tagging “geolocative” ability of social media as a...
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Riding the Omicron roller coaster in West End
By now, if it hasn’t happened to us personally, we all know someone who is COVID positive or a...
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Boundary Street retail strip bouncing back
Business confidence is building again along West End’s Boundary Street as businesses change...
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Metro Arts Wins Performing Arts Award
In April, the Sidney Myer Foundation announced Metro Arts the Queensland winner of its 2020...
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Community reacts to proposed new towers over Davies Park
In December 2020, Henroth Investments and Manly Properties submitted a revised development...
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Public Places: Contested Spaces – Who decides what next for Boundary Street?
Several community groups and individuals have told The Westender that they have serious concerns about a new Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)[1] audit of the Boundary Street precinct in West End. Among the concerns raised are what appears to be a limited consultation process, lack of a clear evidence-base for the identified issues, and narrowly focused recommendations.
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Rally fights for public parks in the West End
Over 100 local Westenders attended a Fight for Public Parks rally in Davies Park on Saturday 7...
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