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THE southern suburbs’ controversial waste authority is set for a major shake-up as part of a Barnett government push towards privatisation. In anticipation the Southen Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC) is […]
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THE southern suburbs’ controversial waste authority is set for a major shake-up as part of a Barnett government push towards privatisation. In anticipation the Southen Metropolitan Regional Council (SMRC) is […]
FREO’S done it again and sailed away with yet more silverware. Fremantle Sailing Cub wunderkinds Alistair Young and Rome Featherstone were crowned state champions in the laser and optimist classes […]
A CORRUPTION report on local government has criticised Cockburn city council for not doing enough to address the risk of rorting. The Corruption and Crime Commission investigated procurement risks across […]
EDUCATION minister Peter Collier was due to open the $13.7 million upgrade at John Curtin College yesterday, Friday March 6. The money went towards fixing up five maths classrooms, two […]
WILLAGEE is getting mobile support services from a range of government agencies in a move aimed at reining in the suburb’s wild reputation. The Freo Street Doctor, Aboriginal health service […]
FREMANTLE’S world heritage-listed prison will be home to a backpackers’ hostel come April 1. It’s taken Youth Hostels Australia five years to break into the prison’s old female division, with […]
DEFENCE has emerged as a possible new tenant for Kings Square. When the Herald put the rumour to Sirona Capital boss Matthew McNeilly he replied “I couldn’t comment on that”. […]
FREMANTLE’S proposed new library will be like a “spacious sunken living room” and not the dungeon it’s being made out to be, says advisory committee chair Andrew Sullivan. The veteran […]
A SMALL group of Fremantle residents held a vigil at Monument Hill Wednesday in support of drug traffickers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, who had just been moved to Nusakambangan […]
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are narrowing in on the earliest human contact with Rottnest Island, and say the age of prehistoric artefacts they’ve discovered should bring greater respect to Noongars. A team of […]