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Westender Community stories, news and events from Brisbane's West End. First published in 1992. Independent, ad-free news, by and for the local West End community.

Hyper-local, independent, and community-based with an inclusive vision for the local community.

05/10/2025

Help us provide wrap-around support to more than 260 families that we're supporting in Brisbane motels right now.
❣️We’re asking our community to stand with local families who don’t have a home, by helping to fund a temporary roof or crisis food bundle.
>$64 provides a family food bundle, suited for motel facilities
>$230 provides one night of motel accommodation for a family
❣️If you are able, please show your support and donate at > https://www.givenow.com.au/supportingfamiliesincrisis

Our outreach teams are facilitating wrap-around support for more than 260 families in temporary motel accommodation right now, walking alongside them and connecting them with support services, information and advocacy, and daily essentials, while they wait for social or affordable housing to become available.

04/10/2025

Since 1987 Peter and Maria Marinelli have been behind the counter of West End’s iconic Swiss Deli.

It’s become part of the fabric of their community - along with West End’s other incredible locally run shops, outlets and restaurants.

Small and family businesses back Queenslanders and our Government is backing them.

Today we’re proud to deliver on our Secure Communities Partnership that will make small business precincts safer across the State.

The first round of the program will provide critical safety upgrades including CCTV, alarm systems, security lighting and fencing to drive down crime.

We promised it before the election and we’re delivering it today so small businesses like Peter and Maria’s can thrive into the future.

https://westender.com.au/laid-back-easy-listening-lime-cordiale-with-the-qso/
29/09/2025

https://westender.com.au/laid-back-easy-listening-lime-cordiale-with-the-qso/

“Lime Cordiale”, a Sydney band, on Saturday 27th September, lured West End’s Queensland Symphony Orchestra across the river to perform with them at the Fortitude Music Hall, down the Valley. The concert started with “Money”: “all you want is money”.. “you know you’ll never reach th...

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Vale Charlie

Our community said goodbye in a very West End way- with story, music, joy,laughter , cheeky digs ,tears and gratitude .

10/09/2025

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The Westender was first published in 1992. It is an independent, ad-free, community-based online-newspaper which promotes a caring, socially inclusive vision for the local community.

It has always highlighted the good works of the many not for profit and community groups which contribute so much to the social capital of West End and surrounding suburbs, and works closely with such organizations as West End Community Association, West End Traders Association, Kurilpa Futures Group, Spiral Community Hub, Micah Projects, West End Uniting Church, Community Plus (West End Community House) and many more. The Westender relies heavily on the support of the local community, especially for story leads and columns from the community. The Westender has provided mentoring and encouragement to many journalism students and citizen journalists, and allowed them the opportunity to be published.

The Westender has conducted numerous Community Forums to discuss contentious issues within the local area.

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