Last-minute hitch
DESPITE a mini-platoon of “incident response vehicles” and tow trucks at the ready, it took just a minor prang on Stirling Highway on Thursday morning to cause a couple of […]
R100 for South Freo aims to help protect West End
FREMANTLE mayor Ben Lawver hopes a proposed increase in housing density elsewhere in the city will help protect the historic West End. The council’s planning committee on Wednesday endorsed a […]
Spooky tunes
HALLOWEEN’S ghosts, ghouls and haunted houses are getting a classical soundtrack when thousands of candles illuminate Perth Town Hall for a night of spooky tunes. A Haunted Evening of Halloween […]
Mayor welcomes Westport pause
FREMANTLE mayor Ben Lawver says the Cook government should revisit its decision to build a new container port at Kwinana, arguing improved efficiency at Fremantle could meet the State’s needs […]
Keeping you posted:
A STRAW mattress, constant activity and the responsibility of standing guard were among the memories Anne Chapple’s mother Marjorie carried from her wartime service at the former women’s army camp […]
Arise, Sir John
FREMANTLE Italian community stalwart John Alberti has been honoured as a Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy, that country’s highest honour for a citizen living overseas. Mr […]
Nonnas’ recipe for tradition
GENERATIONS of Italian family traditions will be celebrated at Fremantle’s Little Italy by the Sea Festival on October 25. For Louisa Perroni making pasta was a part of everyday life […]
THINKING: Time to get this off my chest
ETHAN CLEMENTS is a 15-year-old local Fremantle resident and lifelong Dockers fan. Following the Grand Final he’s taken a deep dive into the grassroots “Get Off My Chest” campaign. RECENTLY […]
Budget broth
WITH the Reserve Bank ratcheting up interest rates again, you might want to take refuge in Hulme Court. Situated behind a bunch of car yards on the Leach Highway, the […]
Prime jazz
NUMBER Junky have pulled it off again. The jazz trio’s latest album Composure is minimalist, melodic and accessible, but bubbling away underneath are complex time signatures, innovative arrangements, altered chords […]