Digging the past
WHEN it was built in 1897 this place on Fremantle’s Stevens Street was the local shop and its cellar, dug from the natural limestone ridge, was used to store all […]
WHEN it was built in 1897 this place on Fremantle’s Stevens Street was the local shop and its cellar, dug from the natural limestone ridge, was used to store all […]
OUCH! Superstar bass player Nick Gardner, from Fremantle’s own Aria-nominated pop quartet San Cisco, will miss their international tour this month after shooting himself in the foot. Gardner was helping out […]
BRAD PETTITT has launched a charm offensive in a bid to woo backers for Fremantle council’s ambitious Freo 2029 project. On Thursday potential investors from the WA government and private […]
WITH its ranks thinned to just 18 members and a 91-year-old president succumbing to dementia and a stroke, Fremantle’s RSL club is facing its last stand. The club once boasted […]
COULD there be anything better than the promise of ice cream to entice kids out of bed early on a Saturday morning? It’s working a treat for the East Fremantle […]
TWO Fremantle residents’ groups say they’ll run council candidates to try and change the direction of the city. The residents and ratepayers, and inner city residents associations have banded together […]
BIBLIOPHILES have declared war on plans to bury Fremantle library. As part of its long-planned revamp of Kings Square, the council wants to put the library underground. But critics say […]
ONE of the panels reviewing the proposed roll-out of marine parks across Australia will be in Fremantle on March 11-12. The marine parks were initiated under the Howard government and […]
A new crane for DP World’s North Quay container terminal made an impressive sight as it was shipped into Fremantle harbour this week. The Chinese-made crane is DP’s second and […]
THE Future Freo project will deliver its first findings next month. An off-shoot of the Committee for Perth think tank, Future Freo was set up to identify the port city’s […]