Signs of trouble for Bibra Lake traders
BIBRA LAKE shopkeepers say weeks of confusing road closures have slashed trade, with some businesses reporting their quietest weekends in years as frustrated motorists turn back before ever reaching the […]
Park delays anger residents
BEACONSFIELD residents say they’ve been locked out of their local park for more than four months, despite promises it would reopen by the end of March. Sardelic Park has remained […]
Not (beep)ing fair
THE peace and quiet that drew Peter Edwards to Wattleup 25 years ago could soon be replaced by the sound of heavy machinery, reversing alarms and truck training just 15 […]
No victim ID
THE identity of a 63-year-old man who died following an alleged altercation in Fremantle last weekend remains unknown, with WA Police yet to publicly identify the victim. The man died […]
No fee sting for those doing it hard in Freo
FREMANTLE residents experiencing financial hardship will no longer be slugged with extra charges for paying their rates by instalments. The City of Fremantle has amended its hardship policy so eligible […]
Don’t let them fiddle with our Town Square
Susan Flis, Paula Samson, Dr Jillian Horton and Steve Douglas are members of Save Our Space, which has been championing an open space in the heart of Applecross. THE local […]
Real change matters at a tough time
JOSH WILSON is the Federal Member for Fremantle. After the distraction of his five-week ban from playing soccer after a bit of biffo, in this Thinking Allowed he tries to […]
Literary light
PALMYRA six-year-old Zahara Kitchener was the youngest of four students to have their poetry brought to life at this year’s Lightscape in Kings Park. After an Easter school holiday workshop, […]
Quirky collab
BOATS made out of old microwave parts, celestial bodies stitched together on fabric, and meditative line art are some of the eccentric artworks in Uncommon Threads. The Fremantle exhibition is […]
Biting prose
GHOSTWRITTEN celebrity books, derivative crime fodder, and shelves of formulaic genre drivel. I await with bated breath the next Jamie Oliver tome—One Pot Wonders. Pukka Tukka. Bish bash bosh. Unfortunately, […]