WEBThe Westender turns 30 - Westender. by Kerrod Trott Oct 25, 2022 | 4101, Community News | 0 |. 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. Brisbane, 1992. It was thirty years ago.