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Unelected panel overrides concerns to approve project THE three unelected members of Melville’s development assessment panel have outvoted the two elected councillors to approve a controversial unit development in Mt […]
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Unelected panel overrides concerns to approve project THE three unelected members of Melville’s development assessment panel have outvoted the two elected councillors to approve a controversial unit development in Mt […]
NEW WA local government minister Tony Simpson has ducked questions about Fremantle council flirting with a development that mayor Brad Pettitt acknowledges has been selling sluggishly. The Herald asked Mr […]
‘there is a worrying trend of incompetence by parts of the administration’ THE Fremantle Inner City Residents’ Association is questioning Fremantle city council’s “competence”. FICRA member Maryrose Baker says there’s […]
YOU can buy just about anything at a garage sale, so why not the house? Which is what Shani Graham and Tim Darby did with their Hulbert Street place. “We […]
FREO FARM came another step closer to fruition this week with a council committee giving it the green light—with conditions. The plan to turn parts of the old South Fremantle […]
ON November 21, 1962, Sister Cecilia Salvadori (right) moved into a small property on Attfield Street. More than 50 years later, she’s still there. This weekend, Sister Cecilia and four […]
Freo app launch FREMANTLE mayor Brad Pettitt is backing a smartphone app that marries up disused properties with clients. Spacemarket will launch its Why so empty? app today, Saturday April […]
GRAEME MACKENZIE is the CEO at Fremantle city council. In this week’s THINKING ALLOWED he takes issue with the Herald’s reporting. Thinking Allowed…or is it? The name of this column […]
The city is investigating options for its own commercial benefit and its own strategic objectives—not for the benefit of the developer FREMANTLE city council may buy an “undetermined number of […]
The revelation of the council’s plans to buy into the Heirloom project didn’t stop Dr Pettitt attacking the Herald for last week’s front page story and headline about the development. […]