A SEVEN-storey aged care facility proposal on Stock Road and Canning Highway has received backlash from residents who say the development is “concerning”. The plans by developer Hall and Prior, […]

WE’RE about to ‘ink a deal’ with a new printer.  Next week we switch back to newsprint with the monopoly-buster Fair Maiden Press in Maddington.  Many thanks to all our […]

BAYSWATER council’s freshly minted 2025/26 budget will pour millions into tackling local priorities—from midge-plagued lakes and competitive sport facilities to urban forests and street parties—while keeping rates among the lowest […]

A WEARABLE safety alarm developed to help curb rampant gender-based violence has reached Fremantle.  Becky’s Button is a wearable safety alarm named and developed in honour of Rebecca Dyke, a […]

FREMANTLE Ports has hiked its ship and cargo charges, drawing the ire of shipping companies who say the “cash grab” will transfer costs to WA residents.  According to a statement […]

SAILING enthusiasts will almost feel the spray on their faces when Sail Grand Prix comes to Fremantle in January, with a grandstand to be set up just metres from the […]

A BICTON teen was among a group of young changemakers from across WeA who stepped up to the dispatch box in WA Parliament last week, tackling some of the state’s […]

FIRST-TIME Fremantle author Khin Myint has paid homage to the city after joining two other local writers on the shortlist for this year’s Premier’s Book Awards. As the Chook mentioned […]

UP TO 40 trees on the Bicton and Applecross foreshores have been “vandalised” in the last year, costing ratepayers hundreds of dollars in replacement and maintenance fees.  According to the […]