In the dark  I COULDN’T believe it when the City of Melville posted a public notice requesting submissions on their proposed rates to be levied for the 2023-2024 financial year, […]

Rates up, services down DID you hear the one about the City of Fremantle having a surplus of $2.1 million in 2021-22? Was it just an urban myth? After all, above […]

Empties THOUGHTS in considering what could be done with the empty shops and entertainment venues around Fremantle. It is clear they may not become renewed businesses until there is a […]

Agreed AGREED Bob Sommerville… You hit the spot with your letter concerning the current state of poor old Freo (“Yes, but…” Herald Letters, April 15, 2023). We’re long time residents […]

Jugglers not guzzlers I’VE just come home from the wonderful streets arts festival.  Whilst the skies opened up on Monday afternoon, the sky did not fall in due to the lack of […]

Respect! AUSTRALIANS have a deep respect for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.  Australians, however, have a greater disrespect for bureaucracy!  The Uluru Statement from the Heart was at its core a […]

Free advice I READ with some disbelief that the Cockburn city council could approve funding for a paid councillor to improve his ability to speak in public. There is a […]

Stay neutral I AM in total agreement with Gerard MacGill’s letter re Fremantle Council’s unwarranted support for the Voice to Parliament (“That’s not your job,” Herald, March 18, 2023). I […]

That’s not your job THE Voice debate is in full swing, with well argued positions for and against in full swing daily in the serious press.   For Fremantle council […]

No way I AM shocked and appalled that the cash-strapped Fremantle council has the gall to allocate $35,500 of our ratepayers’ funds in an effort to brainwash its ratepayers to […]