Franginpaini
WA housing department accused of neglect by BRENDAN FOSTER MATURE frangipani trees in the front gardens of the old warders’ cottages in Fremantle’s Henderson Street are dying of thirst and […]
Living for love and democracy
BUS driver Christian Rosca, 45, is on a roller coaster ride of love and loyalty. The Russian and French-speaking engineer is one of 56 people in Fremantle who plan to […]
Six storeys for South Freo
by BRENDAN FOSTER PLANS to squeeze up to 1500 homes in a six-storey complex in South Fremantle have locals concerned about the place resembling a “great big brick”. The 16-hectare […]
Proving them wrong
‘This project is all about providing an inspiring and practical example of hot to create beautiful and resource efficient homes’ by JENNY D’ANGER A BUNCH of long-haired uni students keeping […]
Former councillor Whittington dies
FORMER Fremantle councillor Amelie Whittington (nee Fabre-Simmonds) has died after a long illness. The 82-year-old was a Beaconsfield ward councillor from 1976 to 1988, serving on the same council as […]
Fremantle nurse on the frontline
PHILIP LUKER is a journalist with Médecins Sans Frontière (Doctors Without Borders). In this REFLECTIONS he reports on the experiences of Fremantle emergency nurse KATY BROWN. A DINKA tribesman (196cm—6ft […]
Wray reborn
GOURMET ON WRAY, Fremantle by JENNY D’ANGER: According to the Huffington Post an emerging food trend for 2013 is vegetables as a main course. HuffPo is a Pulitzer-winning site so […]
Art in the eye of the beholder
by BRENDAN FOSTER “EVERYONE loves sexy faces!” laughs artist Anya Brock. The local painter, renowned for her sensuous, sexual, and innocent-faced paintings of girls, says art should be neither elitist […]
Go troppo!
by JENNY D’ANGER LUSH jungle and tall palm trees surround a glistening rock pool—the ultimate Bali dream is wrapped up in a package called paradise at 35B Matheson Road, Applecross. […]
The fine life
by JENNY D’ANGER LUCREZIA BORGIA was maligned for centuries as an evil seductress and a dab hand with the poison vial. But modern historians say she was the pawn of […]
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