Latest Contributions

By Latest Contributions
Latest Contributions We are sure you will agree that waiting around to get the good stuff has got knobs on it.  This post will give you an early glimpse of some of the articles we will be including in the next two-monthly edition of the newspaper. We will continually refresh...
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Local neighbourhoods

By Local Neighbourhoods
We live in a region where there are many interesting and attractive neighbourhoods.  We have received many articles from people living in these areas . Some are published here.  Many more are published as separate items within our Eastsider Extra Blog. Go to the Eastsider Extra Blog here, scan the...
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Food waste

By Mitigation strategies, Sustainability

Food waste Sal Dugan If food waste were a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after the US and China. It’s quite a statement isn’t it; makes you think, makes you curious. The quote was writ large in a recent Medibank Private magazine, Full of…

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Autism support services

By Health and wellbeing, Support groups
A community collaboration helping Autistic adults thrive Aspect Adult Community Services Local Hawthorn café, Sonny Ray is part of a life-changing new program for Autistic adults, helping them to gain important workplace and life skills. The contribution the program makes to improved self-esteem and overall wellbeing is significant considering approximately...
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The right to protest

By Democratic rights
The right to protest - what are the limits? The case of Deakin University Leigh Naunton Recent student protests including one at the Burwood campus of Deakin have raised this question. The students are protesting universities’ alleged links to military equipment manufacturers who supply Israel.  They set up an encampment...
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