Category: General news

Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on

Download Westender – July 2014

Geoff Ebbs /5 July, 2014

Read the Westender on your phone, tablet or computer. Download a full copy of the latest edition and read it at your leisure. COMMUNITY 4 Have your say – feedback from our readers 6 Community news 8 Joe Hurley has left the House – Jan Bow 10 Rallying for refugees – Sam Navin 18 What’s Continue Reading →

Courage to Care

admin /4 July, 2014

The Courage to Care exhibit recently at the Brisbane Square Library remembers those that helped Jewish people during the Holocaust. People like Indigenous Australian William Cooper who even though his people were engaged in their own battle for rights and protections went to the German Consul-General in Melbourne to protest against the treatment of Jews throughout Europe. People like Berthold Beitz that ran an oil refinery that Continue Reading →

Street Hoops build community

Geoff Ebbs /4 July, 2014

      This is a street hoop and it belong to your Street. It represents all the people who live in this street.  It is a circle of identify, safety, and a way to show that we care about our stret and about each other. Feel free to add something that represents you and Continue Reading →

Museum commissions Moreton Island artwork

media /4 July, 2014

Museum of Brisbane’s latest exhibition will showcase the majesty of Moreton Island with new works by Archibald Prize-winning artist Euan Macleod from 4 July to 12 October 2014. Euan Macleod: Moreton Island will showcase a group of acrylics and oils by the eminent painter, comprising new works commissioned by the Museum. Venturing to Moreton Island during the year Continue Reading →

New coin for NAIDOC Week

media /3 July, 2014

In the lead-up to NAIDOC Week, Australia will see a new special 50 cent coin enter circulation to mark 50 years of ongoing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research and collection of information which has assisted our country in becoming more knowledgeable about its people and cultures. The coin was officially launched last week by Continue Reading →

Free Happy Hour in the Gabba tonight

media /3 July, 2014

The Art of Living is offering a free happiness workshop at the Senior Citizen Hall in Qualtrough St, Woolloongabba tonight. That’s a hop step and a jump from where the M3 crosses over Ipswich Rd. Westenders may know the Art of Living from the Davies Park markets. Happiness Hour’- free workshop 3rd July Time : 6pm Continue Reading →