CIRCUS WA will open its new Freo substation home to the public for a free Backflip in Time event as part of the Fremantle Heritage Festival this weekend. Artistic director […]

FREMANTLE is a step closer to getting a village of tiny homes to help rough sleepers find shelter, with a local informal committee identifying two potential sites. Mayor Ben Lawver, […]

AS forecasters flagged Cyclone Narelle sweeping towards Fremantle last month, hundreds of people shut their doors and waited for the storm to pass.  For people sleeping rough, there was nowhere […]

A NEW, self-proclaimed “shadow council” was officially launched in Melville on April 1. Lead advocate Gavin Waugh initiated the “community governance oversight group” based on the state and federal idea […]

IT’S been an interesting week in the heart of Fremantle. The case of the missing painting caused a shock response in the community as the large artwork titled Bridging the […]

IN 2017, Lonely Planet named Maylands one of the top three coolest neighbourhoods in Australia.  It turned heads because of who it edged out: Northbridge, Leederville, Subiaco and Mount Lawley, […]

FOR years, the heart of Maylands has been easy to define.  Along Eighth Avenue and Whatley Crescent sit a tight strip of cafes, bars and shops that helped shape its […]

THIS coming May 1 (May Day) will mark the 80th anniversary of the commencement of the historic Pilbara Strike.  Starting in 1946 and officially ending in 1949, the strike involved […]

CORRECTIONS are usually the last thing editors want to see in their newspaper, but in this rare case it’s one that we’re very happy to run, given the good news […]