City to plan out vaping ‘scourge’
FREMANTLE councillors have moved to clamp down on the spread of vape and tobacco shops, amid mounting frustration that the state government has been slow to act on what many […]
Uni forced to halt all nursing enrolments
THE University of Notre Dame has been forced to cancel enrolments into its nursing and midwifery degrees this semester after reportedly overloading the system with graduates. The university confirmed to […]
Cafe taps local skills and saves
REPAIR Cafe Inglewood is a volunteer-run community organisation taking shape in Inglewood. We draw on local creative and technical skills, to help residents fix everyday items instead of replacing them, […]
‘Bold’ upzoning call to protect heritage
A PANEL discussion looking at preserving Fremantle’s heritage has heard a new planning scheme should consider a “dramatic upzoning” for housing to the city’s north and west in order to […]
Why two words matter more than ever: Support Local
FREMANTLE has always been a city that adapts. With the Fremantle Traffic Bridge works now well underway, many feared the worst. Gridlock. Grid despair. A city brought to a standstill. […]
Once proud Leo a dumping eyesore
THE once-lively Leopold Hotel has become a dumping ground, with rubbish, broken fixtures and debris now littering the abandoned Canning Highway landmark. Locals say the former pub — a long-standing […]
Resonance: It’s Fringe at a stretch
A FREO Fringe show is inviting audiences to lie down, stretch and even fall asleep as part of an unusual performance blending opera, breathwork and live music. Local trio Resonance […]
Chamber reset for ‘hotspot’
THE Melville Cockburn Chamber of Commerce’s new leadership team has launched an ambitious program to match what it describes as a southern suburbs growth “hotspot” over the next 50 years […]
Why Fringe still matters for newbies
JESSICA CLANCY is a local independent artist participating in the Fringe. I RECENTLY read the Fremantle Herald’s Thinking Allowed questioning the trajectory of the Perth Fringe Festival (“Why Fringe is […]
Fantasy fun
OVER-PRICED food, Cupid-themed cocktails, inflatable pink hearts. If you’re sick of all the usual Valentine’s Day tropes, then try something a bit alternative for the mass-market abomination—go to a free, […]