Category: News

Add your news
You can add news from your networks or groups through the website by becoming an author. Simply register as a member of the Generator, and then email Giovanni asking to become an author. He will then work with you to integrate your content into the site as effectively as possible.
Listen to the Generator News online

 
The Generator news service publishes articles on sustainable development, agriculture and energy as well as observations on current affairs. The news service is used on the weekly radio show, The Generator, as well as by a number of monthly and quarterly magazines. A podcast of the Generator news is also available.
As well as Giovanni’s articles it picks up the most pertinent articles from a range of other news services. You can publish the news feed on your website using RSS, free of charge.
 

Busting the Budget – Brisbane style

Sam Navin /7 July, 2014

One day before the senate sits to vote on key budget measures proposed by the Liberal National Abbott government, thousands of Australians all over the country,  protested to bust the budget. In Brisbane, over a thousand men, women and children took to the streets yelling chants such as “ Stop Corporates getting fatter, workers rights Continue Reading →

Westender TV Channel

admin /6 July, 2014

Westender has just launched an online YouTube channel. So please take a look and subscribe to it and comment and share and we will upload videos as often as we can. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwJZZfEfUHCCkk_hXQwTq5w

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 →