Word therapy
AN entertaining video series shot in Bull Creek, Melville and Fremantle aims to get more youngsters reading books. Reading for the Heart and Mind features some of the best children’s […]
Unique design
YOU can tell this Fremantle home was designed by an award-winning architect. There’s a lovely flow with the indoor and outdoor areas blending effortlessly together and plenty of natural light […]
Mum’s fearless plunge
A FEARLESS Perth mum has helped raise $16,000 to tackle a cancer that stalks children and teens. Victoria O’Neill and a team of 11 other skydivers took advantage of some […]
Report slams Cockburn
CHILDISH, disruptive, argumentative, meddling, factionalised, shocking, inappropriate, acting without authority and even apparently drunk; the latest official inquiry into Cockburn council has laid bare the chaos that prevailed as its […]
Mayor’s rebuff comes back to haunt council
COCKBURN mayor Logan Howlett’s leadership under pressure was questioned during the authorised inquiry, but he might well feel somewhat aggrieved that it partly stems from an issue he tried to […]
Kardinya rises
Photo Caption: Willagee MP Peter Tinley, planning minister Rita Saffioti, developer Con Berbatis, Bateman MP Kim Giddens, Melville councillors Nicole Robins and Duncan Macphail, and Labor South Metro MLC Klara […]
Library win
FREMANTLE LIBRARY has won a state award for a program linking vulnerable users with support services. Launched in September, the Library Connect program gave people experiencing homelessness, domestic violence or […]
Pregnancy lockdown traumatic
PREGNANT women have been ‘traumatised’ by WA’s lockdown say women’s health advocates. They’re campaigning for lighter childbirth restrictions in future lockdowns, arguing premier Mark McGowan approves 40,000 punters packing into Optus […]
Crack the big time
Photo caption: Ballerina Jasmine Henry A BOORAGOON-trained ballerina has won a dream role, dancing in the Russian troupe that brought the world the much-loved Swan Lake. Jasmine Henry (18) has […]
Seeing the light
MORE than 160 old streetlights in Fremantle are set to be replaced with modern, energy-efficient LED lights before the end of the year. They’ll be installed in residential streets around […]
