![]() Westender, first edition October 1992 Westender 1992 Westend July 2000 The Westender soon became awash with posts, and deciding what material to publish was always a difficult decision. Local small businesses have been behind the paper from the start, and the local artistic, cultural and political communities have also welcomed their arrival with open arms. (If he tried these days, he’d probably get shot.) John was a self-published poet who dressed up as Guy Fawkes and stood with a hissing fake bomb at the gates of Parliament House on George Street every November 12 to recite political poetry. Ian Cunningham was a bright young computer genius and graphic designer and musician in a popular cover band called Tickled Pink. ![]() He helped edit an alternative weekly newspaper, The Northcoaster, and published his own alternative magazine, Incredible Times. Kerrod Trott had gained experience with independent publishing while living in the hills outside Lismore in the 1980s. While hoping to showcase their design and publishing expertise, both partners were also dismayed by the tedious media landscape that prevailed in Brisbane at the time. The two partners in a Thomas Street desktop publishing business decided to publish a local community newspaper. Kerrod and colleagues, 1992 Kerrod Trott in 1992 Rupert Murdoch’s News Ltd dominated the Brisbane newspaper scene and enjoyed a vertical monopoly that included the national newspaper The Australian, the Brisbane Courier Mail/Sunday Mail and a whole range of local newspapers in the Quest Community Newspapers group. The population grew rapidly, mainly due to interstate migration attracted by comparatively low property prices and taxes. Over on George Street Wayne Goss was Prime Minister of Queensland and in Canberra Paul Keating was Prime Minister.īrisbane was still basking in the success of Expo 88 and the consequent liberalization of licensing laws. The Westender turns 30 this month, and founder and publisher Kerrod Trott takes us back to the heady days of October 1992, when The Westender dared to challenge the Murdocracy with a vision for hyperlocal news.Īt City Hall, Jim Soorley was Lord Mayor.
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