Fremantle Herald Official

17/04/2025

Easter is synonymous with one thing in Freo – The International Street Arts Festival.
Now in its 25th year, the Festival is the biggest of its kind in Australasia and this one is set to be a cracker with a diverse range of acts from France, Canada, Peru, Japan, Argentina and of course, good old Australia.

EASTER is synonymous with one thing in Freo – The International Street Arts Festival. Now in its 25th year, the Festival is the biggest of its kind in Australasia and this one is set to be a cracke…

16/04/2025

The federal election pledges are in full swing.
Labor says it will invest $2.46 million into a South Beach dog exercise area if reinstated in May.

LABOR says it will invest $2.46 million into a South Beach dog exercise area if reinstated at May’s federal election. The funding will be used to construct toilets, showers, change rooms, seating,…

15/04/2025

As the Perth Comedy Festival draws near, anticipation is building for an unforgettable lineup of international and local talent. And, before we reveal the full line-up next month, let’s tease you with some of the most exciting comedians from around the globe and across the land.

Thanks to our friends at Perth Comedy Festival, we’re giving you the chance to win one of five double passes to shows at Freo Social.

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15/04/2025

A South Fremantle teenager is leading renewed calls for Freo’s CAT buses to be reinstated.
Skye Atherton, 13, has met with Freo leaders including Greens MLC Brad Pettitt, independent candidate for Fremantle Kate Hulett and Dockers men’s captain Alex Pearce, to campaign for the CAT to return to its loop from the Freo train station to South Beach.

A SOUTH Fremantle teenager is leading renewed calls for Freo’s CAT buses to be reinstated. Skye Atherton, 13, has met with Freo leaders including Greens MLC Brad Pettitt, independent candidate for…

14/04/2025

THE Elders Woolstores are one step closer to being revamped after Fremantle council passed a $100 million development.
It proposes mixed residential spaces with over 200 dwellings, as well as hospitality and retail spaces.
What do you think of the proposal?

THE Elders Woolstores are one step closer to being revamped after Fremantle council passed a $100 million development. Local development company Human Urban had lodged application plans for the hi…

11/04/2025

The Chook tried the smørrebrød at the new Scandinavian-inspired restaurant, Elske, in Fremantle.

THE little pedestrian strip between Market Street and Walyalup Koort – High Street Mall – has being crying out for an upmarket eatery. You’ve got the ever-dependable Culley’s and Sushi in Freo, but…

10/04/2025

For the first time, the Peel Amateur Radio Group has been given permission to set up a display as part of the Anzac Day services at Kings Park on Friday April 25.

AMATEUR radio operators, or ‘hams’, are often the unsung heroes in times of conflict, but two upcoming events are set to shed light on the important role they played. For the first time, the Peel A…

09/04/2025

In this week's Thinking Allowed, PJ Yates – an aid worker who lives with his family in North Ward – talks about issues surrounding the new Fremantle Traffic Bridge.

PJ Yates is an aid worker who lives with his family in North Ward. Insta: BY now, we’ve probably all had a taste of it. Nick down to Port for a quick swim? Grab a burger at Flipside? Jump …

08/04/2025

The Freo coffee wars are getting serious.

FREMANTLE is home to some of the finest coffee houses in the world; a mecca for lovers of a rich and creamy brew. Born out of the wonderful postwar influx of coffee-loving cultures, café culture ha…

07/04/2025

Federal independent candidate Kate Hulett faces a desperate race to repeal her British citizenship, otherwise her Fremantle election campaign will come to a crashing halt.

FEDERAL independent candidate Kate Hulett faces a desperate race to repeal her British citizenship, otherwise her campaign will come to a crashing halt. On her campaign podcast A Piece of Kate, the…

05/04/2025

This week's Freo Herald front page.

04/04/2025

They say all publicity is good publicity, and Sculpture at Bathers has had plenty.

THEY say all publicity is good publicity, and Sculpture at Bathers had plenty this week. It made headlines after renowned Fremantle sculptor Greg James claimed his n**e statue of Gaia the Greek was…

03/04/2025

The Fremantle Theatre Company is no more.

THE Fremantle Theatre Company will cease to exist after this week, citing stolen equipment and an onerous expressions of interest process. FTC chairperson Kay Gerard says the decision was “an emoti…

02/04/2025

Sculpture at Bathers’ decision to reject a n**e sculpture has been “blown out of proportion” according to the exhibition’s artistic director.

SCULPTURE at Bathers’ decision to reject a n**e sculpture has been “blown out of proportion” according to the exhibition’s artistic director. This week, celebrated Freo sculptor Greg James’ depict…

01/04/2025

The WA Greens are calling on Australians to donate their left-over pizza crusts to ease the affordable housing crisis.
A spokesman said the crusts could be used to build cheap micro homes.
The Chook understands Greens MLC Brad Pettitt has been living in a “Pepperoni Pizza” share house in White Gum Valley for months.
A spokesman said it was like an episode of Friends, but with recycled toilet paper.
The Greens are keen for people to donate cheese-filled crusts which have good insulation properties and deep-pan pizzas which are good for foundations. Thin Italian-style crusts are used for decorative work.
Freo residents Daisychain and Shooting Star said they had been living in a “Ham and Pineapple” house for about a year.
“It’s great,” said Daisychain.
“And sometimes if we run out of food we just rip a piece of the wall and eat it.”
The Chook contacted WA housing minister John Carey for comment, but he was too busy posing on Instagram and pretending he was still in his 20s, to get back to us.

THIS WAS AN APRIL FOOL.

31/03/2025

North Fremantle’s local community association says it’s “furious” about a looming redevelopment of the Pier 21 Marina it believes will privatise more of the river foreshore.

“WA INC mark II”: North Fremantle’s local community association says it’s “furious” about a looming redevelopment of the Pier 21 Marina it believes will privatise more of the river foreshore. The …

28/03/2025

Where do ideas come from? A great exhibition at Fremantle Arts Centre explores this question.

WHERE do ideas come from? The question is often put to creative folk like artists, musicians and novelists. Some believe ideas are floating about in the ether and you just have to reach out and gra…