Balloon ban comes into effect
FREMANTLE council’s balloon ban is now in effect, meaning the release of gas-filled balloons is prohibited on all local government property. Fremantle endorsed the initiative on Wednesday, June 26 after […]
Grow house raid
POLICE discovered a major “grow house” with 400 mature marijuana plants during a raid in Bibra Lake late last month. Organised Crime Squad detectives broke down the door of the […]
Bridge contract signed
THE McGowan government last week signed the contract for the long-awaited construction of a bridge over the Kwinana Freeway in Cockburn Central. The $134 million contract was won by a […]
Stepping across the line
A FORMER head of Fremantle’s ratepayers and residents association says pedestrians are getting short shrift in the city because of impatient drivers and poor planning. Mark Woodcock contacted the Herald […]
‘Bank of mum and dad’ gets big break
A FREMANTLE tech start-up has made a significant breakthrough into the mainstream, being signed up by a major lender. Credi markets itself as the online “bank of mum and dad”, […]
LETTERS 13.6.19
Thanks Nunz REGARDING last week’s article about maintaining town centre vibrancy (“Keeping a city’s mojo,” Herald, July 6, 2019), I must also thank the landlords, on behalf of all of […]
His legacy for all Australians
Fremantle federal Labor MP JOSH WILSON spoke about the passing of former prime minister BOB HAWKE in Parliament last week, recalling the “electric charge” he experienced first-hand during a campaign. […]
