EARLY 17th century Dutch ship builders used multi-layered hulls sourced from the best timbers in Europe to ensure they survived the rigours of ocean travel. Their ingenuity and ability to adapt to changing economic conditions is confirmed in a new…
COMMENT: Fremantle Shipping News purports to be the ‘heart of Freo’, its editor Michael Barker the only voice of reason in a sea of media irrelevance. In a self-inflated rant shared to social media yesterday, the “volunteer-run organisation” which accepts…
OWNERS of Bob’s Shoe Store say a lack of leadership and engagement by Acting Mayor Andrew Sullivan over a parking fine is symptomatic of the deeper malaise affecting struggling businesses in Fremantle. Luca James Lee, son of the owner of…
“WE don’t do deals, we put it out to tender.” Mayoral candidate Marija Vujcic brought down the house last night when she called for Fremantle Markets’ lease to be torn up during the mayoral debate at Notre Dame University. The…
IN September 2017, StreetWise published details of former mayor Brad Pettitt’s election campaign and his team's priority issues including the City's troubled finances, Australia Day, J-shed, Roe 8 and how to counter Ra Stewart’s mayoral run. Four years on, the…
FACEBOOK, Twitter and Instagram users. Take heed. The High Court ruled this week (https://bit.ly/2XbPTQa) that publishers can be held responsible for defamatory comments posted by readers to their social media sites. The five-to-two ruling could mean online publishers (including StreetWise…
PERTH Glory chairman Tony Sage says the City of Fremantle offered it Ken Allen Field as part of its proposal to move into Fremantle Oval by the end of October. Mr Sage told StreetWise today the ‘deal’ was sealed two…
EXCLUSIVE: By Carmelo Amalfi FREMANTLE City Football Club could be forced to leave the port city if council's finance committee approves a Perth Glory proposal to move into Fremantle Oval on Parry Street. President Mark De Luca wrote to all…
GREENS-turned-independent Adele Carles has moved into City Ward to run for the Fremantle mayoral seat in the local government elections in October. The former State MP joins the race on the same day South Ward Cr Marija Vujcic launches her…
COMMENT: THE race for the next mayor of Fremantle will see the Labor party reassert its authority on council through the potential election of a Labor mayor in October. Three councillors including Labor stalwarts Hannah Fitzhardinge and Frank Mofflin and…
