Anxious Pilbara Communities ‘Weak Link’
THE arrival of thousands of people on cruise ships in Fremantle has left remote communities in WA anxious over the movement of potentially infected FIFO workers in the Pilbara. Social media sites, local radio and TV and conversations at shopping…
Council Votes To Vacate Cossack
THE City of Karratha will walk away from managing historic Cossack and Jarman Island after councillors tonight voted to ‘hand the keys back’ to the State Government. The unanimous vote followed a brief discussion on whether the City was prepared…
Cossack Owners Appeal To Parliament
COSSACK landowners today called on WA parliament to explain why they cannot develop their freehold properties after two decades of promises to repopulate the historic town near Karratha. Greens Mining and Pastoral Region MLC Robin Chapple, in questions to Regional…
Council takes blaise approach to virus threat
AS Channel Nine’s A Current Affair ‘exposed’ Karratha as the Coronavirus Gateway of WA’s North-West, Karratha tonight resolved to discuss boosting doctor numbers with the State Government. The program claims to have exposed a loophole that, “made a mockery of…
Karratha Sidelined In Regional COAG Meeting
REFUGEE housing, military infrastructure and federal assistance to stop “homes falling into the sea” are high on Port Hedland’s COAG wish list. Prime Minister Scott Morrison, state and territory premiers and ministers will visit the Pilbara in July when the…
It’s Not A ‘Done Deal’: Cr Marija Vujcic
FIREBRAND Independent Marija Vujcic wasted no time chastising councillors over the Kings Square hospitality deal before she successfully convinced council to consider her motion for an independent probity audit. That was just the warm up, the South Ward councillor having…
Council Manhunt Over Chamber ‘Assault’
FREO CEO Philip St John has called on staff to identify a man who allegedly hit a council officer as he left the rowdy chamber meeting last night. In a confidential email circulated to staff and elected members this afternoon,…
Desperation Trumps Good Governance At Freo
COUNCIL attempts to justify its Kings Square hospitality lease deal raise serious questions over why it offered a ‘consortium’ of local businessmen $1.3 million in inducements including three years free rent. StreetWise last week sent questions to the City following…
Kings Square Pub Deal ‘Pragmatic’: Freo Mayor
COUNCIL’S decision to offer a private company a $500,000 fit-out ‘sweetener’ and two years free rent was a ‘pragmatic reality’ in a tough WA market, according to Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt. On Wednesday, council approved lease conditions for a three-storey…
