Avon Descent races towards August
A HERALD & PERTH VOICE PROMOTIONAL FEATURE Email matt.eeles@fremantleherald.com to promote your business. Western Australia’s iconic Avon Descent returns on 8 and 9 August 2026, bringing two days of intense […]
Freo first for respite centre
FREMANTLE is poised to become the first local government in WA to convert one of its own buildings into an overnight respite centre for people sleeping rough. The proposal, endorsed […]
Path injury angers family
THE family of a woman who suffered a serious shoulder injury on a path at Fremantle’s port says it’s “mind blowing” it wasn’t fixed more than a year and a […]
Beach pines saved
PEOPLE power has saved two large pine trees (“Deep roots,” Herald, June 27, 2026) which had been flagged for removal to upgrade a pedestrian crossing near South Beach. In a […]
A special Freo farewell
FREMANTLE is preparing for a final celebration of one of its most colourful characters, with a weekend of events planned to honour the life, creativity and generosity of Horatio T […]
Society pushes HUL plan
THE Fremantle Society has urged Fremantle council to embed a UNESCO-backed heritage model into its planning scheme to better protect the city’s urban fabric, and particularly its West End. Adopted […]
End of the line for cafe
IT was the end of an era last week with Fremantle council demolishing the old Carriage Cafe on the Esplanade Reserve. The council had been asking former owner David Furness […]
Oval plan rejigged
PLANS for large apartment buildings at Fremantle Oval have been abandoned. A revised vision for the Oval endorsed by Fremantle council’s Strategic and General Services Committee this week instead pins […]
Golden day for Bon
WHILE the pollies gathered under AC/DC singer Bon Scott’s statue to mark what would have been his 80th birthday with commemorative bars from the Perth Mint, octogenarian Helen Griffiths quietly […]
An inconvenient monopoly
AN award-winning urban planning expert from the Australian National University has warned that Fremantle council’s latest move to combat illegal tobacco and vape sales from convenience stores could protect existing […]