Sign-0ff
A SHOPFRONT stoush over window posters has landed Fremantle in the middle of a free speech flap, with Greens MLC Sophie McNeill claiming she was threatened with eviction unless political […]
Harbour heritage
FISHING BOAT HARBOUR has been formally recognised as one of Western Australia’s most significant heritage places. The harbour has been added to the WA Heritage Council’s register of heritage places, […]
US Navy chief docks
THE highest-ranking officer in the US Navy was in Perth this week to scope out facilities for US sailors and families settling in the Rockingham area as a result of […]
Mayor: We’re helping
FREMANTLE mayor Ben Lawver has defended the city’s response to the North Fremantle bridge closure, after a café owner told the Herald support had fallen short “NF SOS,” Herald, March […]
Gas pisstake
AN artist, an economist, a brewer and a conservationist will walk into a Fremantle winery this Tuesday — and if organisers are to be believed, big gas won’t be laughing. […]
Call for youth work in Cooby
THE City of Cockburn has been urged to expand its youth engagement in Coolbellup following a community crime forum held last month. Community group Voice of Cockburn president Marcus Burnett […]
Point St progress
AN eight-storey, $70 million student accommodation project has been approved for the Point Street car park site in the heart of Fremantle. Developer Sirona Urban plans to replace the centrally […]
Soft ‘rock’
SINGER-SONGWRITER Emily Barker will kick off a new intimate concert series at the “geomorphological spiral” in Booyeembara Park. Held in the picturesque park as the sun goes down, the atmospheric […]
Teenage kicks
SICK of jugglers, mime artists, and people who dress up as Roman statues? Don’t worry the Freo International Street Arts Festival has lots of surprises up its sleeve, including KICKFLIP. […]
Heading back
FROM Perth to the global film industry, Aminah Hughes is returning home to premiere her latest short film, We Can Never Go Back. The film marks the latest chapter in […]