NEWS FEATURE: They are a highly sensitive lot at Gingin shire when it comes to the use of social media by elected members. Tonight, the wheatbelt council will vote on a proposed, more prescriptive policy flagged at its March 17…
THE Anglican Church says City of Fremantle plans to erect a permanent art installation in Walyalup Koort did not comply with its lease agreement because it encroached on holy ground. Father Ernest Lennon last night told council the area designated…
EXCLUSIVE: THE devil is in the detail at Gingin shire. Take agenda item 14.2 of the April 21 council meeting where elected members were asked to vote on a sand mining development application at Ledge Point. “Cr Andrea Vis has…
A BEACONSFIELD mother of two is in hospital after she was knocked down by a large dog at Leighton Beach on Sunday. Speaking from her hospital bed with 12 weeks of rehab ahead of her, former Fremantle council candidate Sally…
HUNDREDS of StreetWise readers have spoken (posted). The Cappuccino Strip needs a serious spray and wipe. StreetWise’s two-part report on the state of the iconic strip has attracted more than 260 comments since part two, ‘Freo on the menu?’, was…
NEWS FEATURE: For the past 10 years, StreetWise has worked the ‘Cappuccino Strip’ with traders who, particularly after COVID-19, changed the way they did business in Fremantle. Staff shortfalls, rising rents and now fuel costs, homelessness on the front door.…
by Carmelo Amalfi CROATIAN VC war hero Leslie Thomislav ‘Tom’ Starcevich was one of eight brothers from WA who served in WW2 and Korea. Wounded, shot, sent to prison labour camps, they survived to tell extraordinary tales of bravery and…
DOES Freo’s iconic cafe strip need a name change? Is calling and promoting it as the ’Cappuccino Strip’ false advertising? In this two-part report, StreetWise publisher Carmelo Amalfi explores the rapidly changing future of WA’s famous al fresco destination. NEWS…
HOW many Christmas staff parties can a council host in one month? At Gingin, three ratepayer funded shindigs in nine days including topless night at a local watering hole. Shire financial records show the council spent a total of $2575…
GINGIN shire is under fire for holding a ratepayer-funded celebration on skimpies night at a hotel run by a family member of a sitting councillor. The pre-booked end-of-year bash was held on December 16 at Gingin Hotel and attended by…
