NOTRE DAME uni has scored a dramatic coup, enticing Australia’s premier drama school to Fremantle for summer holiday classes. The deal with the National Institute of Dramatic Art was announced […]

SANCTIONS against the Fremantle Italian Village aged care facility in White Gum Valley are being lifted by the Department of Health. The department imposed the sanctions, including withholding funding for […]

WA’s shrinking black cockatoo population has stabilised, according to this year’s Great Cocky Count. Two years ago the survey, which is carried out by more than 750 ‘citizen scientist’ volunteers, […]

COCKBURN council will continue using glyphosate for weed management despite community concerns. The city decided to review its use of the weed killer after residents were worried that long-term spraying […]

A NEW car park in North Fremantle has earned Freo council plaudits for its commitment to recycling, but also criticism from a local property owner who says it’s poorly designed. […]

RECRIMINATIONS have continued to flow following Melville council’s fiery annual general meeting last week (“Ejections, walkouts during fiery AGM,” Herald, December 8, 2018). Three councillors walked out during a deputation […]

FREMANTLE sculptor Greg James is worried he’ll be forced to turn down commissions because of Fremantle council’s struggle to meet a contractual deadline for lease negotiations. Last month Mr James […]

AFTER 35 years of doing short back and sides, legendary barber John Matheson will soon be packing away his scissors for good at Hilton Unisex. Perry Ward has been a […]

FREMANTLE households will be the first in the country to take part in a renewable energy trial where they can trade excess solar power with their neighbours. In the Renew […]

A SON’S attempt to help his aged father clean up around his East Fremantle home has taken a terrible turn, with the local council declaring it a contaminated site. White […]