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20/11/2024

Vandals spoil new addition to Booyembara Park:

A SIGN set up by locals to share community events at Booyeembara Park was vandalised last week just days after it was installed. The Booyembara Friends Group set up the informational sign last Mon…

19/11/2024

Pod hotel rejected again by Freo council:

A PLAN to build a four-storey ‘pod’ hotel in Fremantle’s CBD has once again been shut down by council, heeding the wishes of local residents concerned by its impact. The Lylo Hotel was proposed fo…

18/11/2024

Touching memorial planned for "forgotten" Western Australian WWI unit:

A COMMUNITY group, formed by a local teen, will commemorate a previously forgotten Western Australian WWI unit in a 15-hour long memorial service next Saturday. Luca Muir-Anderson, 19, is the direc…

16/11/2024

She contacts the dead from Hamilton Hill...

DEEP in the bowels of Hamilton Hill, psychic medium Shirley Barroy is contacting the dead. (The Chook always thought the nearby Phoenix Shopping Centre was a mecca for the living dead, but it was a…

15/11/2024

There's a revealing photo exhibition coming to South Freo:

FROM the ancient tribes of the Amazon to bolshie barmaid Bet Lynch in Coronation Street, makeup in one guise or another has been around for centuries and played a key role in society. Featuring a v…

14/11/2024

Council quash South Beach kiosk rumours:

THE SOUTH Beach Kiosk will be staying put despite whispers circulating around the suburb suggesting Freo council wanted to replace it with a flashy new venue. The Herald confirmed with the City of…

13/11/2024

High-profile Freo distillery in admin:

HIGH-PROFILE Freo distillery Republic of Fremantle has gone into voluntary administration following “tough times”. The West End gin and vodka distillery will be administrated by restructuring firm…

12/11/2024

Spare Parts emotional return to Freo:

SPARE PARTS is celebrating the 10th anniversary of a partnership with the WA Academy of Performing Arts with a show that finally brings the puppets back to Fremantle. The Murmuration of Lost Birds …

11/11/2024

Trump repercussions for AUKUS nuclear sub deal?

PEACE campaigners have raised the threat level posed by the AUKUS deal to red alert following the re-election of incoming US president Donald Trump. Trump’s first term in office was characterised b…

09/11/2024

Would Elon Musk like the food at Big Loaf Bakery?

THEY couldn’t be more different. On one hand you have the Big Loaf Bakery, which looks like a 1960s hippie commune with tiny windmills, wooden cubby houses, old trucks and faded murals. And next do…

08/11/2024

Check out Ben Crappsley's life drawings in South Freo:

IF you’re walking by The Local Hotel in South Freo and spot some naked folk inside, don’t worry it’s not a lock-in o**y, it’s probably just one of their life drawing classes. At the classes, buddin…

07/11/2024

South Beach swimmers join forces to raise money for cancer research:

EVERY day in Australia, nine people die from breast cancer. It’s a stat that inspired four South Freo women to take up the Swim for Breast Cancer challenge, raising money for research into potentia…

06/11/2024

Melville go "owl friendly":

THE City of Melville has become the latest local government to become “owl friendly” in an effort to protect the species from rat bait poisoning. At its meeting last week, the Council adopted new …

05/11/2024

Perth Glory ditch Freo:

PERTH GLORY is set to depart Fremantle for Mirrabooka after a disjointed three-year tenure which saw administration and training facilities at different places around the port city. Since 2021, th…

04/11/2024

Should these animal traps at Booyeembara Park be banned?

A MEDIAEVIL-looking animal trap found at Booyeembara Park last week has left some locals calling for Fremantle council to investigate more humane methods of pest control. The “soft-jaw” trap was f…

02/11/2024

The Chook checks out the General Store in Myaree:

IT was 11:30am on a Thursday and the place was absolutely heaving. Burly tradies were brandishing conti rolls like giant spanners, ladies in activewear were hobnobbing over coffee, office workers w…

01/11/2024

The Baháʼí community in Melville is holding a big birthday bash tomorrow:

THE Baháʼí community of Melville will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Baháʼí Faith in WA with a special event in Myaree next Saturday (November 2). Held at the Baháʼí Centre of Learning o…

31/10/2024

Ethiopian poet wins lucrative Hungerford Prize:

ETHIOPIAN-born poet Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes has beaten more than 80 entrants to win the 2024 City of Fremantle Hungerford Prize for his book Trials of Hope. Trials of Hope is a combination of poetry …

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