ArtistsCreative peopleSurrey Hills

Chalk Graffiti in Surrey Hills

The surprising pleasures one can discover on walks around Surrey Hills.  Thank you, Gill for these lovely little pieces and your photos alerting us to the work of this anonymous graffiti artist.  A beautiful gift from the creator. Chalk talk corner Gill Bell Over the past weeks there have been…
8 November 2024
Upcoming Events

Exhibitions, festivals and other extended events

On this page, we will publish details of festivals, exhibitions and upcoming events that cover more than one day. Greythorn Gazette.  A free public exhibition taking you on a journey back to the 1960s to the daily life of Balwyn North Yolanda Torrisi An exhibition chronicling the life and times…
7 November 2024
Local heroes

Local Heroes

Local Heroes We all know people who make valuable and substantial contributions to our community.  If you have a story you want to tell about somebody who you think should be recognised, please email us at eastsidernews1@gmail.com. But, don't forget to ask them first - it is important that we…
1 November 2024
Climate changeEnvironment

We are on the edge of what!

We are on the edge of what!  Carolyn Ingvarson We are on the edge of a disaster, the like of which we have not seen since we have been humans on this planet. We risk leaving a completely unviable future for our kids. No wonder they say to us ‘How…
15 August 2024
EnergyLatest Contributions

Latest Contributions

Latest Contributions We are sure you will agree that waiting around to get the good stuff has got knobs on it.  This post will give you an early glimpse of some of the articles we will be including in the next two-monthly edition of the newspaper. We will continually refresh…
5 August 2024
Local Neighbourhoods

Local neighbourhoods

We live in a region where there are many interesting and attractive neighbourhoods.  We have received many articles from people living in these areas . Some are published here.  Many more are published as separate items within our Eastsider Extra Blog. Go to the Eastsider Extra Blog here, scan the…
7 July 2024
Mitigation strategiesSustainability

Food waste

Food waste Sal Dugan If food waste were a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after the US and China. It’s quite a statement isn’t it; makes you think, makes you curious. The quote was writ large in a recent Medibank Private magazine, Full of…
6 July 2024