KEN ADAM is an architect and fourth generation Fremantlian. His convict great grandfather Henry Atwell became a successful Fremantle merchant, with the Atwell Buildings and Atwell House part of his legacy […]

K-A GARLICK is a seasoned anti-Nuclear campaigner, working with the WA Conservation Council. ON the 10th anniversary of the Australian uranium-fuelled Fukushima nuclear disaster, it is time for a rethink […]

VALERIYA KOVALYSHEN is a Cockburn resident who recently made a long-held dream come true. With WA’s sudden lockdown reminding everyone that border re-openings can’t be taken for granted, she says […]

FLEUR SHACK is an Ardross resident and passionate animal welfare advocate. As we pick up the story about the sad last days of the young Minke whale forlornly named Hope […]

FLEUR SHACK is an Ardross resident and passionate animal welfare advocate. She has been following, with a growing feeling of despair, the sad story of a young minke whale caught in […]

Is this what a fully realised urban forest would look like? In this week’s THINKING ALLOWED, local environmental consultant Tim Frodsham voices his concerns about Fremantle council’s urban forest plan. I […]

SOPHIE MOLETA is a Fremantle resident,  mother and musician with an enviable back catalogue. In this week’s THINKING ALLOWED, she reflects on a chance meeting after a gig and what […]

BY now you will be aware there’s trouble brewing in Hilton regarding the loss of our IGA.  I say “our” IGA because since Gino Divitini took over the supermarket in 2008, […]

HAMISH BURNS is financial analyst, and member of Sustainable Population Australia.  THE 2020/21 Federal budget has predicted a sharp fall in net overseas migration over the net few years. The […]

FRANK MOFFLIN is a Fremantle councillor. Having gone through possibly the most tumultuous period in the city’s history, he says it’s highlighted why we can’t just go back to “normal”.  […]