OBITUARY – BILL DIACOS, A VIRTUOUS MAN IN A WORLD OF TOXIC MASCULINITY
Bill Diacos was married to my wife Ange’s cousin Val. For many years we lived in the same street...
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Category: Local legends
West End’s leading Entomologist talks about the Paradise Street Butterfly Garden
Most people would love to see more butterflies in their gardens. But even if they grow butterfly...
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THE NEXT ADVENTURE FOR MR WEST END – CLARRY’S OFF TO NEW YORK
Clarence Evans has always loved adventure. By the age of 21, he had already seen the world having...
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From one local legend to another – Joe Hurley on Phil Heywood
Local legend Joe Hurley had the great pleasure of introducing another local legend in Phil Heywood...
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West End aged care icon BlueCare turns 70.
BlueCare, proudly part of the West End Uniting Care family, will celebrate its 70th anniversary on...
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The End of an Era – so long Sunny.
Vikki Uhlmann’s farewell to Norma Morgan’s beloved dog, Sunny. You might remember a...
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Celebrating Fiona Stager’s OAM for services to literature.
There were celebrations at Avid Reader on Monday evening. We all knew something was up, but Kevin...
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Community Friends founder, Mark McDonnell, recognised in King’s first Birthday Honours.
Today, founder of West End’s Community Friends, Mark McDonnell, was awarded the Order of...
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Senior Constable Sandi: “we will miss you”.
After eight years in West End as part of her nineteen years with the QPS, Senior Constable...
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Donnie ‘Blind Dog’ Burke, ‘bringer of truth and joy’.
“You know, you and I are amongst the happiest people in the world. We are poor, not Favella...
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Darren Godwell: the disruptive effect of Indigenous success.
Darren Godwell is a Kokoberren man from North Queensland. He grew up in Mt Isa and went to...
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Old Westender turns One Hundred.
West End born Joycelyn Munro worked at cinemas in her youth and in March was the big star of the...
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