Firey wants chemical tests
A FIREFIGHTER who used to work at the Success fire station wants authorities to test whether pesticides or other chemicals are behind a kidney cancer cluster linked to the site. […]
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Up the Creek?
THE long-term viability of the Bull Creek shops has been questioned by Melville council because of the rampaging growth of Garden City in Booragoon and the rapidly emerging Murdoch centre. […]
Open House a hit
THE streets around South Fremantle were buzzing last weekend courtesy of the inaugural Fremantle Artist Open House. Five homes, all within walking distance, along Jenkin, Scott and Chester Streets had […]
Hoon nabbed
THERE’S been some good news on the policing front in Coolbellup recently, but problems still plague Hilton. “This confirms my fear of living in Nicholas Crescent,” said a Hilton local […]
Seeking war stories
AN Edith Cowan university history lecturer is looking for Fremantle families prepared to tell the grittier side of the story about their rellies who’d fought in WWI. Leigh Straw, who […]
Street parade ends the Fremantle Festival
THE Fremantle Festival danced and banged its way to a grand finale last weekend with the annual street parade ending the two-week celebration. One of the longest parades in […]
Gods drink to Maya’s success
FREMANTLE’S gold-plated Maya Indian Restaurant turns 25 this year and has announced its first-ever foray outside the port city. Maya has been selected by the Metropolitan Development Authority to open […]
Make room for Moore
MOORE AND MOORE, Fremantle by JENNY D’ANGER: For a few years now Moore and Moore has been the Herald’s de facto interview room: easy to find and, even when it’s […]
Breath of life
IT took a near-death experience for David Giles to follow his heart and become an artist. Dragged under by the iron-cold grip of a rip off a remote beach south […]
Cubist cutie
THIS Watkins Street, White Gum Valley home stands out for many reasons, not just its funky modern architecture–although that’s what first attracts attention. Sitting on the corner of Wongan Avenue […]