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Helping drowsy drivers stay alive

media /30 March, 2014

Shift workers and tired drivers will have a better chance at arriving home safely thanks to a new safety kit. Safety products distributor, Dawn Page, said “Statistics show that shift workers and long distance drivers are at a high risk in being involved in a drowsy driving accident.” “I was on a personal mission to find Continue Reading →

Berwicks provides social media tips

Geoff Ebbs /28 March, 2014

Local family company Berwicks, shouted local business owners and managers breakfast on March 27, to catch up on the latest trends in social media. Speaker, Simon Dell is an implant from the UK and runs a full service marketing agency known as Two Cents. He emphasised the importance of content as the tool for engaging Continue Reading →

Fishy research into fish oils

Geoff Ebbs /27 March, 2014

Nutritionist and researcher, Rachel Arthur says that fish oils may be more use in treating mental health current individual clinical research trials suggest, especially if you do your homework. In a recent piece, published on her web-site, she queries the findings of many literature reviews, including the highly regarded 2012Cochrane review into the use of fish oils in bipolar Continue Reading →

Local business backs the arts

Wan Kerr /27 March, 2014

When the Westender decided to celebrate World Poetry Day at the end of March, our first port of call was the local small business community, to seek sponsorship for the minimal costs involved. We were overwhelmed by the response, proving that we all appreciate the arts in West End. Our hearfelt thanks go to: Archives Continue Reading →

Wharf Casino on Track

media /27 March, 2014

The 12 companies who have expressed interest in developing the government precinct at Queens Wharf opposite South Bank were putting the finishing touches on their formal expressions of interest as this issue of Westender went to print. Due at 5:00pm AEST on Friday 31st March this is their final chance to pitch to the government Continue Reading →

Be ready to govern, or die: Socrates now

Geoff Ebbs /26 March, 2014

Socrates was in West End last Friday, at the Greek Club reminding us all that originally democracy was the government of peers, in which officials were regularly and randomly selected, not by voting, but by lot. Random chance selected the leader among equals, in the army, the executive, in the judiciary, for the jury that Continue Reading →