The Western Echo

22/07/2024

National Tree Day celebrations this Sunday 28 July at Paten Park Native Nursery…

22/07/2024

In case you missed the advice notice for today: Council planned burn Mt Coot-tha Reserve 23 July 2024. Avoid smoke.

Info www.brisbane.qld.gov.au https://wz.com.au/rc1e

This advice was sent out a couple of days ago!

Brisbane City Council -- Brisbane Severe Weather Alert Service -- Login Page

15/07/2024

Hi Everyone! Just a reminder - today is the deadline to book your August edition ad or send your editorial submission to us.

Please contact Melanie for all ads and editorial bookings or questions. Email: [email protected] or call 0409 440 501.

Thanks! Mel & Kym

13/07/2024

Still a few days left to celebrate National NAIDOC week - and what better way than with some fantastic First Nations films… available to stream till 21 July:

First Nations Film Festival 2024

11/07/2024

⏰✨ Final Reminder for our Competition: Win swimming lessons from Fish n Flips swim school! ✨⏰

DON'T MISS your chance to win swimming lessons prizes - 3 x prizes to giveaway. Each prize includes 2 months of free swim lessons. The competition ends on 15 July at midnight. ⏳💎

Make sure to submit your entry before it's too late!
Submit your entry now: https://www.westernecho.com.au/competition/

Fish N Flips Upper Kedron

09/07/2024

Hello everyone! Just a friendly reminder that the deadline to book your August edition ad or send your editorial submission to us by the 15th of July.

For all ad and editorial bookings or inquiries, please reach out to Melanie. You can contact her via email at [email protected] or call 0409 440 501.
Thank you! - Mel & Kym

07/07/2024

NAIDOC Week 2024 (7-14 July) is here!

NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. National NAIDOC

Join in the celebrations by attending a local event: Musgrave Park Family Fun Day, Fri 12 July from 9am-5pm - FREE event. For more details: https://www.musgraveparkffd.com/

This year's theme: Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud & Proud.
The theme honours the enduring strength and vitality of First Nations culture – with fire a symbol of connection to Country, to each other, and to the rich tapestry of traditions that define Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

"Blak, Loud and Proud" invites all Australians to listen, learn and engage in meaningful dialogue, fostering a society where the wisdom and contributions of Indigenous peoples are fully valued and respected.

06/07/2024

We love supporting our community - which we both do in a few different ways, including as The Western Echo, and through our own businesses SpotArt (Kym) and Planet Marketing (Mel). We were really thrilled to receive an acknowledgement of our support this week from The Gap Creative Inc. - thank you Colin Bushell and your Team, we really apprecaiate it! - from Mel + Kym

03/07/2024

What local & independent news means to us… check out our thoughts from the recent LINA - Local & Independent News Association summit… thanks for an amazing event & the opportunity to meet other publishers from around the country!

30/06/2024

We would like to say a big heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our recent fundraising campaign! We received generous donations from many local individuals and local community groups - and we are extremely grateful for this.

The good news to report is that we achieved our target and we received the matching funding from LINA - Local & Independent News Association - so we are thrilled! Thank you LINA for this amazing support and contribution to keep our publication thriving!

If anyone has any specific questions about the campaign, please just ask us.
Thanks again - from Mel + Kym

27/06/2024

Our avid reader and author Sarah Krause offers up some suggested book clubs in our local area.

📖 Check out the local book clubs on our blog: https://www.westernecho.com.au/2024/06/01/for-the-love-of-books-local-book-clubs/

Do you have a book club you'd like to suggest to our audiences? Comment below!

25/06/2024

⏰✨ Win swimming lessons from Fish n Flips swim school! ✨⏰

DON'T MISS your chance to win swimming lessons prizes - 3 x prizes to giveaway. Each prize includes 2 months of free swim lessons. The competition ends on 15 July at midnight. ⏳💎

Make sure to submit your entry before it's too late!

Submit your entry now: https://www.westernecho.com.au/competition/
Fish N Flips Upper Kedron

23/06/2024

📸 Can You Guess Where This Is? Join in The Western Echo's Monthly Photo Quiz! 🕵️‍♂️🌿

Our PHOTO QUIZ is featured in The Western Echo. Each photo captures a unique spot within our Western Suburbs of Ashgrove, The Gap, Bardon, Paddington, Rosalie, Red Hill, Newmarket. 🏞️

Sponsored by the award-winning Colin Bushell Photography, celebrating the essence and stories of our community through his lens. 📷✨

Ready to guess? Submit your answer by 30 June: https://www.westernecho.com.au/photo-quiz/

22/06/2024

On the Blog 🚂

Brisbane Tramway Museum Update - It’s the old story – the deeper you dig, the more problems you encounter. At the time of writing this article, the team were still melting out litres of 80-year-old bitumen so they can get to the actual problem components.

The Brisbane Tramway Museum is still open every Sunday but only as a static display.

Find out more about the restorations on our blog, or in the print magazine:

Unfortunately, sub-station repairs are taking longer than originally predicted on the Brisbane Tramway Museum.

15/06/2024

Hi Everyone! Just a reminder - today is the deadline to book your June edition ad or send your editorial submission to us. Please contact Melanie for all ads and editorial bookings or questions. Email: [email protected] or call 0409 440 501. Thanks! Mel & Kym

07/06/2024

Yay! What a great week!! Our fundraising day has now concluded at The Gap Village!

We have drawn a winner for our hamper: Ray S! We have called you to let you know the good news.

Thanks to everyone for a great day again! We will provide more details about the success of the campaign shortly.

Photo: Sarah K pulling the winning entry 👍

Thank you everyone!! 🙏
Mel + Kym

07/06/2024

PLEASE POP BY:
We’re at the The Gap Village again today for the final day of our fundraising campaign!

Please pop by to say Hi, enter our competition to win a lovely hamper full of goodies, and donate to our campaign.

Thank you so much to Lois S who popped by with their generous donation from The Gap Probus Club!! We really appreciate your support.

Thanks - Mel + Kym

LINA - Local & Independent News Association

05/06/2024

DONATE TODAY!
We are asking for the community's support please by donating $$ to our fundraising campaign from 3-7 June - to help cover the costs of printing and distribution of The Western Echo (which are considerable each month).

THANK YOU to everyone who has already donated - we really appreciate your support!

Every dollar we raise will be generously matched by funding from LINA - Local & Independent News Association - in recognition of the importance of independent news in our local community.

Please jump on our website today to Donate - every dollar will count thank you!!

STAND AT THE GAP
The Gap Village: we will be at The Gap Village again on Friday 7 June - please pop by to say Hi and enter our Competition to WIN a hamper filled with goodies!!

The Western Echo is a free community news magazine in the Western Suburbs of Brisbane, independently owned by locals to support our community.

03/06/2024

Please pop by to see us today at The Gap Village - enter our hamper competition and donate to our fundraising campaign. We’ll be here till 5pm today! Mel + Kym https://westernecho.presspatron.com/

02/06/2024

DONATION WEEK IS HERE! We are asking for the community's support please by donating $$ to our fundraising campaign starting TODAY (3-7 June) - to help cover the costs of printing and distribution of The Western Echo (which are considerable each month).

Advertising income does not fully cover our publishing costs, so to keep the publication alive and thriving, we seek your help.

From 3-7 June, every dollar we raise will be generously matched by funding from LINA - Local & Independent News Association - in recognition of the importance of independent news in our local community.

STAND AT THE GAP The Gap Village: we will be at The Gap Village today 3 June and Friday 7 June - please pop by to say Hi!

Please jump on our website today to Donate - every dollar will count thank you!!

The Western Echo is a free community news magazine in the Western Suburbs of Brisbane, independently owned by locals to support our community.

29/05/2024

SAVE THE DATE (NEXT WEEK)! We are asking for the community's support please by donating $$ to our fundraising campaign next week (3-7 June) - to help cover the costs of printing and distribution of The Western Echo (which are considerable each month).

Advertising income does not fully cover our publishing costs, so to keep the publication alive and thriving, we seek your help.

From 3-7 June, every dollar we raise will be generously matched by funding from LINA - Local & Independent News Association - in recognition of the importance of independent news in our local community.

As many of you will know, both Kym and I volunteer our time and skills to publish The Western Echo, and to support many of our local groups, businesses, and NFPs. We don't pay ourselves. We are asking for the community's suport please to help us continue printing The Western Echo for all to enjoy.

Please jump on our website next week (between 3-7 June) to Donate - every dollar will count thank you!!

NOTE: the "Donate" page will not be active for donations till 3 June.
www.westernecho.com.au

26/05/2024

Congratulations to our 3 prizewinners from our recent competition (April edition of The Western Echo); you have all won an amazing beauty treatment prize from local day spa Harmony Beauty and Day Spa in The Gap Village.
1st prize winner: Nada V.
2nd prize winner: Gayle K.
3rd prize winner: Wendy G.
We have emailed the prize winners today with congratulations. And thanks again to Liz and her Team at Harmony Beauty!

23/05/2024

Local Business Shoutout! 🌟

TriCare Ashgrove's brand-new, contemporary Aged Care Residence has everything you need to live in comfort, set in luxurious surrounds overlooking Ithaca Creek, and offering beautiful views of Brisbane City. Learn more about Tricare by visiting their website, www.tricare.com.au.

20/05/2024

NEW BLOG 🪴 Save Our Waterways Now Goes to Prison

Save Our Waterways Now, Enoggera Bushcare has joined forces with the Department of Corrections to grow plants for distribution to SOWN members. P***n Creek Correctional Centre has started propagating and growing plants to be used for revegetation and restoration of the Enoggera Catchment and in other areas.

Read more here: https://www.westernecho.com.au/2024/04/20/save-our-waterways-now-goes-to-prison/

Save Our Waterways Now

18/05/2024

Struggling with back or neck pain? 🤕

Physiologix in The Gap can help!

Give them a call or visit the website today.

Physiologix Therapy Solutions

16/05/2024

What a great event! Thank you to Brisbane Inner West Chamber of Commerce for co-hosting together with Westside Business Heart. Great presentations from Jonty Bush - Member for Cooper & Dominique Lamb, Queensland Small Business Commissioner. Congrats to all the door prize winners! And our lunch catered by Zegatos Restaurant was delicious as always. Thanks everyone for a very successful event!

16/05/2024

NEW BLOG 🤩

Donna Dyson’s story is a flowing testimony to the love, dedication and pursuit of excellence. But life was also to present her with both a challenge, and an opportunity to triumph over adversity when she lost her sight suddenly.

Read more here: https://www.westernecho.com.au/2024/04/27/cols-chat-locals-through-my-lens-donna-dyson/

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