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Life in the ’burbs highlights the good, bad and beautiful of Brisbane suburbs. Writers are penning love letters (mostly) to their suburbs every week. See all stories .

In a city constantly chasing the next trendy postcode to call home, West End has somehow remained mine.

It’s where I’ve grown up, changed careers more than once, and found my place. Over the years, I’ve watched businesses come and go, monolithic apartment blocks rise where weatherboard houses once stood, and rents climb high enough to push many of the people who made this…

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