FREMANTLE council would lose up to half its elected members under new rules proposed by a panel reviewing the WA local government sector. The panel, headed by Balcatta Labor MLA […]

FREMANTLE council wants to drop rules which force developers to step back a fourth floor in the historic West End, arguing it can actually contribute to an uglier streetscape. The […]

FREMANTLE council has voted to renew a deal that aims to turn the Fremantle railway line green.  The agreement with the Public Transport Authority, Main Roads and western suburbs governments, […]

AFTER a false start two years ago East Fremantle council is again seeking to develop a Reconciliation Action Plan to guide its engagement with the town’s first peoples. The brainchild […]

A NEW rail freight service running out of Freo port could mean 21,000 fewer truck trips per year on WA roads. Launched last month by Pacific National, the new service […]

WE’RE two minutes from an apocalyptic midnight. That was the bleak assessment from the atomic scientists monitoring the Doomsday Clock, who earlier this year set its deadly hands closer to […]

Analyst nod to Scomo AUSTRALIA’S response to the Covid-19 pandemic has been “world class”, says an analyst and author who examined it through the prism of his experiences in military […]

CONSTRUCTION of apartments surrounding the old SEC sub-station in Fremantle’s east end has finally kicked off after years of delays. The M/27 by Match development will include 40 apartments behind […]

A REVAMPED mental health facility was opened in East Fremantle last week by the WA government to provide short-term residential care for people with mental ilness.  Hampton House has been […]

MELVILLE mayor George Gear has tried to snaffle a four-year-old plan for a new tunnel under the Swan River as his own “big idea”. Mr Gear put out a release […]