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[Bear]

Always thought "westie" was a Sydney thing.

And Billy and Gary are both country boys.

[DJC]

On a side note westie is something my wife has introduced me too and to do with a specific part of Heidelberg (West). 

Is that where you got it Paul!?

I think the term 'westy' or 'westie' originated in NSW and is a stereotypical reference to residents of Greater Western Sydney.  Victoria's 'bogan' is an equivalent but isn't geographically based; bogans can live anywhere 

[PaulP]

On a side note westie is something my wife has introduced me too and to do with a specific part of Heidelberg (West). 

Is that where you got it Paul!?

No, it's just a term that is in the "public domain".

At any rate, it was a dopey choice of word on my part, which I regret.

The point was we all know "stuff happens", but there's some things that really should be kept private, at least IMO.

[kruddler]

On a side note westie is something my wife has introduced me too and to do with a specific part of Heidelberg (West). 

Is that where you got it Paul!?

Westie is definitely used for Heidelberg West types in Northern Victoria. I'm sure its used for types west of melbourne too.
However, Westie i used in Sydney for GWS types.
Westie is even a derogatory term in Perth.

I'm sure every city has their 'westies'. Doubt any of them are good.

[ElwoodBlues1]

I think the term 'westy' or 'westie' originated in NSW and is a stereotypical reference to residents of Greater Western Sydney.  Victoria's 'bogan' is an equivalent but isn't geographically based; bogans can live anywhere 

Yep...my wife is a Sydney girl and Westies are anything past Liverpool and having a core around Mt Druiit, Cabramatta.etc....if you want a night out to experience " Westies" at their finest then go
to a place called " Mounties".....some very interesting people frequent that establishment... :-X

re: Heidelberg West...cleaning its act up and for anyone wanting to look at an inner area that will grow in property value then this is a place to buy now while its still semi reasonable in price..

[cookie2]

@EB1
West Heidelberg was literally the wild west show when I first arrived in Melbourne in the 1970s. I know as I lived very close in the early days and we used to sometimes go there to shop - until we learned better! A very different place these days and agree, likely to keep improving due to its location not too far from the city.

[ElwoodBlues1]

@EB1
West Heidelberg was literally the wild west show when I first arrived in Melbourne in the 1970s. I know as I lived very close in the early days and we used to sometimes go there to shop - until we learned better! A very different place these days and agree, likely to keep improving due to its location not too far from the city.

Cookie, Yep funny place is Heidelberg....you have the extreme wealthy extending to Eaglemont, Ivanhoe and then you have the West end where probably the Olympic Village area is the poorest with
a high crime and violence rate. There was a little shopping centre near the village that always had the shops bordered up with tin sheets and looked like a scene from Northern Ireland at its worst.
We sometimes shop at Warringal as we have some friends who live in the area and you get to see the blend of people from all areas and its a real contrast..
Give it a few years and the west part will be a nice place to live IMO and I hope they look after the 2000 or so residents who live in public housing, we did it tough when I was a kid and
I dont like seeing the less fortunate forgotten about or just discarded into another poor housing estate somewhere else...

[PassIt2Carrots]

Could be a great investment EB, being so close to the city it will eventually come good.

[DJC]

One of my schoolmates lived in West Heidelberg and it was always an interesting experience staying at his place.

The butcher at the old Olympic Village shopping centre sells camel meat if anyone's interested.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Could be a great investment EB, being so close to the city it will eventually come good.

It will Carrots..already developer's are moving in and building unit complexes etc and being so close to Northland shops, hospitals, rail etc it has all the facilities you need....
Reckon its a gold mine in the making and all those old housing commish homes will be sold off to developers and the Govt will make squillions...