“When the fire burns on the hills ... you get a lot of wind. On top of the hill ... it makes it burn fast ... makes it big. It also makes place for new fresh grass to grow.” Samantha Hobson

The Fiveways is inspired by the urban myths surrounding Brisbane’s many “Fiveways”- the geographical meeting points in Wooloongabba, West End, Stones Corner, the Normanby and Chardon’s Corner

With a flood of new residents and business owners moving into our neighbourhood, a special welcome pack has been prepared to introduce them to the features, services and amenities that can be found...

West End’s Local Power Buying Group has become the first in Australia to deliver 100 PV Solar installations to its members

“We expect ... other pilgrim groups will also wish to use our facilities and this provides us with an opportunity to share our vision of the Church in action on behalf of justice”

“Australia has found itself in the middle of increasingly complex and tense rivalry in the Asia-Pacific region.”

“Following the collapse of the American Empire, there will be a rare window of opportunity for radical reform where progressive, pioneering people … can play a significant role in creating … The...

Australia’s waste management and resource recovery sector is achieving more than any other industry when it comes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction

Multi-award winning photojournalist Paolo Pellegrin will give Brisbane audiences a very intimate glimpse of life and death with his exhibition As I Was Dying at Brisbane Powerhouse from 5 - 24 August

Queensland Health has prosecuted an employee of a West End retailer for failing to restrict the availability of tobacco products to children.

A parade through Brisbane streets on June 28th marking the return of last Australian Battle Group from Southern Iraq is being falsely heralded as a withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq

New images show ice in newly dug trenches over the course of four days by the Phoenix lander on Mars.

“It is time that we draw the line and say clearly that we know the money is there and that we insist that Rudd deliver not for the rich but for those who really are in need.”

Twelve artists have created jewellery and wearable pieces out of salvaged materials to make up the collection titled; ‘Adorn Me’. Curator Julie Hauritz opened the to a warm crowd enjoying a drink...

Frogs, junior philosophers, chickens and nature tours will feature at this year’s Buranda State School Fete. Fete Convenor Roy Sargent said the 2008 Frog Fete at the school would celebrate the...

“The Rand Corporation has accused the secret agencies of Pakistan of having maintained links with the Taliban extremists in Afghanistan.”

"Team spirit, hard work and relentless insistence on quality brings out the best in a person and a group."

A Traffic Report for the modified Hale Street Link project design predicts worsening traffic flows in South Brisbane, according to local Councillor Helen Abrahams.

Premier and South Brisbane MP Anna Bligh has announced a major raft of State Budget health funding for her electorate, along with millions of dollars for child safety, disability services and...

At the community sector budget breakfast, QCOSS President Karyn Walsh said state funding continues the imbalance between spending on prisons and prevention services.

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, more than 90 human rights and other organizations urged the UN "to fulfill their long-standing commitment to see that justice is done for crimes...

Craft, once considered old-fashioned and conservative, will be given a radical new lease on life with a new exhibition coming to QUT Art Museum from 5 June to 13 July.

After an incredible journey of almost 700 million kilometres, the most sophisticated spacecraft ever sent to another planet has landed safely on the icy north pole of Mars.

Queensland unions will target Queensland Health to force the government to up its sub-inflation wages offer to government workers. QPSU general secretary Alex Scott said workers would not accept a...

The two new drafts for negotiations in agriculture and industrial goods (Nama) issued by the WTO on May 19 make a mockery of the current situation. The two drafts do not accommodate the concerns of...

Catholic Health Australia’s CEO Martin Laverty (pictured) says that the risk of excluding the needs of financially disadvantaged Australians in the reform of the Australian health system can be...

Kicking off National Reconciliation Week, Australia’s premier rock band Powderfinger congratulated all Australian schools who have signed up for Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) and encouraged...

Brisbane arts enthusiasts are about to get “Nolan Fever” as three major exhibitions open in June that celebrate the work of Sidney Nolan, widely regarded as Australia’s finest twentieth-century...

mecu has been announced as ‘Best New Entrant’ in the 5th Australian New Zealand Corporate Responsibility Index announced before Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at the National Business Leaders Forum on...

“ …oil producers such as the Saudis, on long-term supply contracts, get around $3 per barrel for their oil at the wellhead. The oil companies … take it from there.”

The Raytheon Corporation is the world’s larger producer of guided missiles including the infamous cruise missile, which was used heavily in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the 2006 Israeli invasion of...

Queensland Health’s Senior Director of Population Health Dr Linda Selvey said the colder temperatures during winter months made absolutely no difference to the harmful effects of UV rays.

The Wildlife Protection Association of Australia has initiated a new campaign to reward and encourage urban dwellers to provide essential habitat for wildlife.

The West End Community Association (WECA) is planning a unique “wheelchair derby”, designed to celebrate members of the community who rely on wheelchairs (motorised or otherwise) for transport.

The Westender pays tribute to the anonymous philosopher who has been visiting letterboxes all over West End with his words of wisdom.

Brisbane/Australia: In a unique experiment, physicist Walter Gith BSc, engineer Uwe Aloé BSc, and economist Bernd Siebler are going to prove whether time travel is feasible.

Motorists are advised to take care when driving around West End. At least one pair of native Scrub Turkeys (Alectura lathami) have been seen crossing the road in areas such as Orleigh Park,...

Nasrudin was a Sufi saint, the archetypal wise fool, who lived in the Middle East over 600 years ago. Read and enjoy.

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For most of the European period of history of Queensland, the majority of the Muslim population has lived in the northwest regions of the state.

A commentary on the life of the Buddha, and the meaning of his story in modern times by noted Buddhist scholar and Westender contributor Dr Peter Nelson

Excerpts from the recently published memoirs of noted Westender Dr Noel Preston

Kurilpa is the indigenous name for those suburbs surrounded by the Brisbane River just south of the CBD - South Brisbane, West End, Highgate Hill, Hill End, Dutton Park and parts of Woolloongabba...