Dowding’s no whinger
UPDATE: “It’s not me,” says former WA premier Peter Dowding, denying he’s one of the complainers who led to the demise of live music at Dave’s Cans on the rooftop […]
Day fiddles while ‘burbs burn
LIBERAL minister John Day has been sitting on Cockburn council’s proposed bushfire management plan for seven months, it was revealed this week after fires raged through the council’s southern suburbs. Council […]
Kwinana rejects Cockburn overture
KWINANA council has completely rejected Cockburn council’s grovelling attempt to revisit an amicable merger. Cockburn’s last-gasp entreaty was its best hope of surviving looming council amalgamations, which now look set […]
Sister defends MP
THE sister of a man with intellectual disabilities who faces losing his home has leapt to the defence of Fremantle state Labor MP Simone McGurk. WA mental health minister Helen […]
Gift for East End developers
DEVELOPERS have convinced Fremantle council to water down key components of its city revitalisation scheme. Changes to the already controversial amendment 49 will include adding the Fremantle Malls into the […]
Hi Pa….Love, Elizabeth
A HEART-WARMING message in a bottle from a young girl to her grandpa has washed up at Woodman Point. “Hi Pa, I’m missing you a lot,” the note reads. “I […]
Dave’s canned—too loud
THE Dave’s Cans rooftop bar on top of the old Myer Building must unplug because of noise complaints. The live venue has been a hit with punters, attracting regular crowds […]
Flat out alfresco
LUCY HEGNEY sent this photo into the Chook this week, gobsmacked a restaurant would allow its customers to be seated so close to South Terrace and the fleet of buses […]
Reality bites for fame chasers
A DEBUT novel by former Fremantle council CEO Ray Glickman explores society’s obsession with reality TV, people’s willingness to be manipulated and their failure to take responsibility for the choices […]
Oz too slow
AUSTRALIA is being left behind in the human rights stakes says WA Greens MP Lynn MacLaren, with Scotland becoming the 17th country to extend marriage rights to homosexual couples. Ms […]