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…
A City of Fremantle plan to spend $35,500 on a three-month campaign to support the ‘Yes’ campaign for a First Nations Voice to Parliament has sparked public outrage on social media, radio and TV. Some have called for people to…
THE City of Fremantle wants to launch a three-month campaign to educate people about why they should vote ‘Yes’ for a First Nations Voice to Parliament. Before FPOL on Wednesday, the City proposes to spend $35,000 to deliver on its…
THE City of Fremantle has voted to dump its bulk waste collection system and replace it with a ‘valet’ verge service that will cost ratepayers $50,000 to help reduce landfill and illegal dumping. That’s $3.33 a household, according to FPOL…
MILLENIA in the making, nearly 100,000ha of land and sea at rock art-rich Murujuga in WA's Pilbara has been nominated for inclusion on the World Heritage List. If the nomination submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre is accepted, the…
