NORTH Fremantle folk group Zagreb is dancing on sunshine today after locking in contributions from the cities of Fremantle and Cockburn to tour Croatia next year. Vice president Raymond Pecotic said the dance group was delighted, with 75 dancers and…
“Does the new Minister need to be made aware of the ratepayers’ rejection for a third year in a row?" UNCOMFORTABLE truths about the impact of Fremantle's failing finances on community services in the port city were front and centre…
THE Murdoch family has in the past two weeks registered six new business names for the heritage-listed Fremantle Markets building in the event council decides against extending its lease. The names (opposite) were registered after Fremantle Markets Pty Ltd CEO…
FREMANTLE Markets Pty Ltd says it will be forced to move to a new location if the City chose not to renew its lease or proceed to public tender for the rundown heritage-list site it has operated for nearly 50…
WA Premiers, State and Federal ministers and senior government advisers have played a significant role in accommodating NZ and China plans to build a new iron ore mine and port at Balla Balla between Karratha and Port Hedland. A Flinders…
EXCLUSIVE: Construction by NZ company Todd Corporation on a $6 billion iron ore project at Balla Balla between Karratha and Port Hedland is expected to start on June 1. This is despite resistance by Flinders minority shareholders to China’s ‘Belt…
THE lights dimmed, temperatures dropped and dusty dogs turned tail today when the Moon blocked out the Sun for 62 seconds in the first total solar eclipse in WA in nearly 50 years. Even the stars and planets appeared in…
BlogThis Freo. Eclipse chasers travelling north to Exmouth to view the total solar eclipse this week get a free coffee courtesy of the busy roadhouses along more than 10,000km of the North West Coastal Highway. Caravans, 4WDs and families towing…
THE City of Fremantle last night voted to spend $35,500 to support the ‘Yes’ campaign for a First Nations Voice to Parliament on the day the Federal Government moved to include support for a ‘No’ campaign. Debate on the controversial…
EXCLUSIVE: Former Federal Treasurer John Dawkins and his wife Maggie were left shocked and upset yesterday after City of Fremantle staff refused them entry to the Town Hall. The Federal MP for Fremantle during the America’s Cup had arranged to see…
