Torbreck, Highgate Hill – a history from the @TroveAustralia archive
Torbreck In 1876 Simon Fraser and his wife Lucy Anne nee Simpson built their house “Torbreck” on...
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Maeve Lejeune’s passion for the Houses of West End.
Maeve Lejeune’s roots run deep into West End – it inspires, and is the subject for her...
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Local History: Dornoch Terrace Bridge, Highgate Hill
The first Dornoch Terrace bridge Dornoch Terrace, a principal thoroughfare of Highgate Hill,...
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A Fresh Vision for Boundary Street – John Mongard, Landscape Architect
Local landscape Architect, John Mongard, spoke to The Westender about a new vision for Boundary...
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West End Film Festival (WEFF) celebrates its 10th year with an exciting line up of short films
The West End Film Festival (WEFF) has been showcasing short films created by Australians since...
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Questions for Mayor on green bridge plan. #WestEnd
Local Community group, Kurilpa Futures, has written to Brisbane’s Lord Mayor, Adrian Schrinner,...
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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...
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Parking a key challenge for West End Traders
One of Brisbane’s longest running business associations says it is “going through a renaissance”...
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Putting the voices of youth first in #GriffithVotes
On the 15th of March this year, an estimated 10,000 Queensland students defied the Prime Minister...
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Our heritage places make West End unique
Westenders have a history of celebrating and protecting their heritage, from the re-purposing of...
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Brand new #StreetArt Festival for West End
A brand new West End Street Art Festival will be taking off on 22nd of October with some of...
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Greening the verge at West End State School @KurilpaFutures
As part of Kurilpa Future’s ongoing Youth Engagement Strategy, West End State School (WESS)...
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