HUGE crowds packed Fremantle for the International Street Arts Festival’s 25th anniversary over the Easter weekend, but it came at the cost of city-wide gridlock. Pyrotechnicians, acrobats and mermaids were […]

TWO years after a controversial 24/7 petrol station was proposed for a derelict corner block on Angove Street, North Perth residents are still saying it stinks—literally. The site at 41–45 […]

“The public are captivated by the macabre,” says Ross Vegas, standing in the dim shade of Cliff Street, a place where shadows from history still cling to the limestone walls.  […]

THE CHOOK’S readership is heading to the polls for the second time in as many months, and we’ve compiled a quick trip around the grounds in both Fremantle and Tangney […]

HERITAGE advocates opposing the Boonji Spaceman installation on the historic Ore Obelisk base in Stirling Gardens say they’ve received strong backing from two of WA’s leading cultural authorities. The History […]

THE Cook government says it has “significantly improved transport options for people living in Perth’s eastern suburbs” while continuing to review the safety of Guildford Road. Last week, Bayswater deputy […]

CORFLUTE shenanigans have spiced up the last week of the federal election in Fremantle. Police were called in after a group of techno-savvy Labor volunteers tracked down a boot full […]

In Tangney, Labor’s Sam Lim faces off against Liberal candidate Howard Ong, which is expected to be a tight race given Labor only holds the seat by a 2.8 per […]

THERE’S a lot happening in Fremantle’s east end this week: the Woolies ledge has officially been retained, and a nice shiny new Coles has opened on Queen Street.  At a […]