$1m fee hike haul
FREMANTLE council’s decision to ramp up parking fees as a trade-off for an hour’s free parking for shoppers will earn it almost $1 million that it hadn’t counted on this […]
Come sing in harmony
ATTADALE local Diana Blackwood is inviting any old-timers who’ve ever wanted to learn to sing to join her Seniors in Harmony project. Seniors will learn to sing across two practice […]
Council hires Kings Square consultants
FREMANTLE city council will hire consultants to work on designs for public spaces around Kings Square as part of its $220 million revamp. The consultants’ team was given the green […]
Backbench for McGurk
SIMONE McGURK is unlikely to make Labor’s front bench, despite having run WA’s union movement for years. The former Unions WA chief—whose Fremantle victory was Labor’s only net gain in […]
‘Territory and greed’
“IT’S all about territory and greed. It’s not about heritage,” says National Trust chief Tom Perrigo, who has criticised a WA housing department decision to “dump” the rundown warders’ cottages […]
Pizza night out falls flat
THE collapse of Ruocco’s Pizzeria in 2012 has thrown up a nasty surprise for discount voucher holders—even though the business is back up and running under new owners. Palmyra’s John […]
Letters 6.4.13
Don’t blame it on Boo I WAS saddened to read about the young man assaulted in the evening in Booyeembara Park (Herald, March 30, 2013) and hope he is making a quick […]
Where’s the respect, Tim?
‘Why is a cafe, planned for the southern end of J Shed, deemed fit for a full commercial lease yet we’re not?’ GLEN COWANS is an underwater photographer with a […]
Cilanttros is all grown up
Influenced by its Portuguese origins, and even though predominantly vegetarian, a Goan repertoire cannot be considered complete without seafood. The cafe that sits in the International Food store in East […]
Passion shines through
TABELLA, Fremantle by JENNY D’ANGER: Fremantle’s Street Arts festival was over but the cappuccino strip was still closed to all but foot traffic, and the atmosphere was very European. Kids […]