Wharfie Time: The Chook charts the rise of the Fremantle Dockers
WE dived into the Herald archives this week to chart the history of the Fremantle Football Club. From the day inaugural coach Gerard Neesham was snapped by our photographer Shane […]
Wharfie Time: Row over Dockers grand final ‘drive-by’
FREMANTLE businesses face a “slap in the face” if the Dockers simply drive a bus down the Cappuccino Strip before taking the premiership cup to Cockburn, Fremantle Chamber of Commerce […]
Chaos as Perth sacks CEO
THE City of Perth has sacked chief executive Michelle Reynolds after an independent investigation, just days after a formal inquiry into the council’s governance began. Ms Reynolds’ employment was terminated […]
Street Kitchen for women and kids
FREO Street Kitchen has launched a new offshoot this month for women and children to receive free meals in a safe environment. The charity, which has been operating since the […]
One Nation help for ALP?
A ONE NATION candidate in the next federal election could potentially give Labor a slight buffer from the challenge posed by Independent Kate Hulett in Fremantle, political commentator Peter Kennedy […]
Rolls Royce for cockies
A $35,000 watering tower described as the “Rolls Royce of the cocky trough” has been installed at Clontarf Hill in Beaconsfield to provide endangered black cockatoos with a safe and […]
Wharfie Time: Purple is proving very good for Freo’s economy
By Chrissie Maus CEO Fremantle Chamber of Commerce THERE are some things in economic development you can plan for. Then there are the Fremantle Dockers making a Grand Final and […]
Wharfie Time: Pre-game buzz
WITH the Grand Final looming, the Chook delved into its glittering list of contacts to see what Freo’s movers and shakers were doing for the big game. Well, we flicked […]
Wharfie Time: Epic tribute
AS you reach for another party pie during the Grand Final, spare a thought for Mel Koch. The 43-year-old Beaconsfield local is getting ready to run two marathons, two weeks […]
Bach to the future
TAYLOR Swift, Pitbull and Flo Rida’s “Apple Bottom Jeans”. Pfft, forget about all that. A group of child musicians are debunking the myth that classical music is for old fuddy-duddies […]