Rating Freo’s retail
COLIN NICHOL, who has a long retail and markets history, examines the latest development regarding vacant shops in Fremantle THE announcement by Fremantle’s mayor that the city will consider charging […]
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Wowagee!
by JENNY D’ANGER IT’S often assumed the butler did it: Well, this home in Willagee’s Butler Street, tucked behind a cute white picket fence, certainly did it for me. There […]
Lumos is looking’ up
CAFE LUMOS, White Gum Valley by BRENDAN FOSTER: Apparently Le Whaf dining—where a machine transforms food into breathable vapour—is the latest fad in Europe. Crack for foodies. Well, those crazy […]
Double rates for greedy landlords
by Stephen Pollock FREMANTLE city council plans to penalise landlords with double rates if their shops are unoccupied for lengthy periods. Mayor Brad Pettitt took a short break from his […]
Freo beachfront a poissoned chalice?
by DAVID BELL SWANKY French beachfront restaurant Le Poisson D’or has shut, failing to tell customers who’d booked and turned up dressed to the nines only to be confronted with […]
New statue campaign
Was Fremantle a child rapist? by CARMELO AMALFI HERITAGE crusader John Dowson wants a statue to Captain Fremantle rebuilt on Esplanade Park, despite unsettled child rape allegations still attached to […]
Growing fig
by DAVID BELL THE Pickled Fig Cafe in North Coogee wants to take 70sqm of public recreation reserve. Cockburn city council is considering purchasing the strip of Crown land at […]
Cycling for fistulas
REJECTED by husbands, families and communities, thousands of Ethiopian women lead miserable lives as social outcasts when for just a few dollars they could be treated. Obstetric fistula develops when […]
Heartphones won’t skip a beat
A MURDOCH University PhD candidate is working on an innovative way for smartphone users to check if they are having a heart attack. James Meneghello is developing a device where […]
Aboriginal centre for Bibra Lake
by DAVID BELL AN Aboriginal cultural and visitors centre is on the way for Cockburn. Cockburn councillors have voted to set aside an additional $1 million to add it to […]
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