Double rates for greedy landlords
by Stephen Pollock FREMANTLE city council plans to penalise landlords with double rates if their shops are unoccupied for lengthy periods. Mayor Brad Pettitt took a short break from his […]
Freo beachfront a poissoned chalice?
by DAVID BELL SWANKY French beachfront restaurant Le Poisson D’or has shut, failing to tell customers who’d booked and turned up dressed to the nines only to be confronted with […]
New statue campaign
Was Fremantle a child rapist? by CARMELO AMALFI HERITAGE crusader John Dowson wants a statue to Captain Fremantle rebuilt on Esplanade Park, despite unsettled child rape allegations still attached to […]
Growing fig
by DAVID BELL THE Pickled Fig Cafe in North Coogee wants to take 70sqm of public recreation reserve. Cockburn city council is considering purchasing the strip of Crown land at […]
Cycling for fistulas
REJECTED by husbands, families and communities, thousands of Ethiopian women lead miserable lives as social outcasts when for just a few dollars they could be treated. Obstetric fistula develops when […]
Heartphones won’t skip a beat
A MURDOCH University PhD candidate is working on an innovative way for smartphone users to check if they are having a heart attack. James Meneghello is developing a device where […]
Aboriginal centre for Bibra Lake
by DAVID BELL AN Aboriginal cultural and visitors centre is on the way for Cockburn. Cockburn councillors have voted to set aside an additional $1 million to add it to […]
Carles keeps mum
by JENNY D’ANGER ADELE CARLES is the first person to confirm her attendance at a Fremantle state election candidates’ forum to be held at Notre Dame university on February 26. […]
Workshop dismantled
by ALEX NEWBIGIN A SUMMER school holiday program hit a bump Wednesday when no kids showed at a kites and bikes workshop run by Dismantle at Fremantle’s Esplanade. Children had […]
Seven hours for a bandaid
by CARMELO AMALFI A MENTALLY ill woman admitted to Fremantle hospital after slashing her wrists over Christmas waited seven hours for treatment, only to be given bandaids. Parents Ian and […]
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