FREMANTLE has been offered a tempting future by the Cook government; accept 30-storey apartments and up to 55,000 residents and get a redeveloped port with all the bells and whistles. […]

A 20-YEAR dream to one day open a museum dedicated to classic cars – some big charity drawcards – has been ruined by vandals. Retired conversion guru Brian (who didn’t […]

FREMANTLE filmmaker Celia Tait was recognised at the WA Screen Culture Awards with an Outstanding Contribution to Industry Award this week. Based in the heart of Fremantle, Tait is managing […]

WHAT do you do when a ratepayer asks for their neighbour’s verge tree to be cut down, particularly when the owner themselves are pretty happy with their shady companion? It […]

THE application for an eight-storey residential apartment building  on the Point Street carpark site, by Sirona Urban, has triggered some negative feedback, that the building is too high and that […]

COMPETITORS from the 7th ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships were out in force at Bathers Beach on Thursday as they got a sneak preview of the 20km course they’ll […]

THE South Fremantle Football Club has signed a new 40-year lease at Fremantle Oval, a move mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge says is a major signal of their commitment to its redevelopment. […]

THE front bar of the P&O Hotel in Fremantle has reopened for the first time in 20 years, restoring a connection to pubs on the site that stretches back to […]

THE Chook had a few queries from readers after last week’s story about Fremantle’s new traffic bridge about what exactly made a bridge “extradosed” Extradosed bridges, a relatively recent innovation […]

A BIT of fun that led to a global ‘hit’ and created something of a tradition in South Fremantle is back next month. Fourth Wheel Theatre was created by South […]