High as kites
IT was like Kath and Kim meets Sex and the City when the Herald ladies convened for high tea in Fremantle. Featuring Chooks past and present, the girls had a […]
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Mind-bender
FROM a man sewing his head back together after a lobotomy to a puppy flying a spaceship through the outer reaches of the solar system, Mindscapes is a glorious ode […]
Palmyra shaman
THE first Shamanic healing clinic in Australia will open its doors in Palmyra this weekend. But don’t expect hallucinogenic plants, all-night rituals and scary-looking masks and headdresses (although the Chook […]
High marks
IT doesn’t get much better than this two-level home in the heart of Fremantle’s West End. Living here you would feel like a Fremantle merchant in the late 1800s, […]
‘We want our club back’
NORTH FREMANTLE residents have called on Fremantle council to help wrest back control of their local bowling and community centre. More than 100 locals have signed a petition calling on […]
Leeuwin plan stalls
THE redevelopment of the Leeuwin Barracks has been put on hold by the Department of Defence. Talk of selling the barracks has been ongoing since July 2015 when the department deemed […]
Covid fear over staff shortages
LABOUR shortages in the aged care sector may place Western Australians in jeopardy if borders are reopened too early, says the managing director of Fremantle facility Residency by Dillons. Jackie […]
Blessing’s resurrection
FREMANTLE’S iconic Blessing of the Fleet is back this year after last year’s was cancelled over Covid fears. Festival committee president John Minutillo said following the break, this year’s Blessing […]
Open doors push
FREMANTLE mayoral candidate Marija Vujcic wants two council meetings a month so there’s less discussion behind closed doors. Cr Vujcic, who at a recent candidate forum revealed she also wanted […]
No scrutiny for live export during Covid
COVID-19 restrictions on live export ships could put the lives of thousands of animals at risk, say animal rights activists Stop Live Export. The group said animals kept on long […]