Our December edition is out now! Pick up a free copy from key locations around the area, and letterbox delivery to selected Western suburb streets occurs beginning the 2^nd week of December.

We wish all our readers, advertisers, community groups, and our entire community a very Happy Christmas and Festive Season! This year has flown by – and 2025 is just around the corner. We hope you all have a successful and happy New Year.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us through the year – and especially a big thank to our wonderful community who so generously donated to our fundraising campaign this year. Without this support (both financial and non-financial assistance) we would not be able to keep The Western Echo alive and thriving.

We sincerely thank you – as we really love creating this publication for our community every month.

This edition features our local festive season events, and a special story (part 2) by local Maurice Serico – this time talking about local Aboriginal cultural sites and history – made possible by a grant from LINA. 

Our regular columns include ‘For the Love of Books’ by volunteer writer Sarah Krause, and ‘Col’s Chat’ is about local writer and podcaster Ky Garvey. The ‘Out and About’ column this month is about Paper Boat Press in Ashgrove – featured on our cover. 

Don’t miss our monthly fun Photo Quiz, guessing where Colin Bushell (photographer) has been this month with his camera.

Our next edition will be February 2025 – as we take a break in January.

Happy Christmas everyone! See you in the New Year.