FREMANTLE Society president John Dowson has accused the City of Fremantle of chasing a target of 10,000 residents in the city centre that has no basis in research. Mr Dowson […]

FREMANTLE council has unanimously endorsed a new planning scheme allowing buildings of up to 15 storeys on selected city sites. The draft Local Planning Scheme, which will replace the City’s […]

THE empty Sailing for Oranges site on Fremantle’s Cappuccino Strip will be transformed into markets, workshops, performances and community events this summer with SpaceMRKT getting access to temporarily activate the […]

Over the past four years as CEO of the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce, I have experienced vicious online trolls, stalking, threats at public events and physical violence. I have endured […]

WHEN I heard that independent federal MP Dr Helen Haines had been physically attacked, I felt an overwhelming sense of sadness. Regardless of where we sit on the political spectrum, […]

OR much of its life, Fremantle’s 1939 Traffic Bridge was regarded as a practical solution to a growing city’s transport needs. But by the early 21st century, questions about its […]

BY the 1930s, Fremantle’s ageing timber bridge was in poor condition. Its supporting piles had deteriorated, and its decking required constant maintenance.  The question facing the authorities was whether to […]

A history of Freo’s bridges The Bridge of Sticks: Convicts, Controversy and Community LONG before the familiar 1939 Fremantle Traffic Bridge became part of daily life, an earlier crossing connected […]