What’s in a survey?
“It is reasonable to presume that 88 per cent of the respondents ought to be at least human. Prime facie, about 40 per cent of the content is so similar it is either AI generated or someone had a few…
Something rotten in …
COMMENT: IN a repeat of the Japingka parking debacle, the City of Fremantle refuses to move on freeloaders camped unlawfully, sometimes for weeks, on Marine Terrace, South Mole, Mews Road, Wilson Park and South Beach. Members of Fremantle Residents’ Against…
Freo councillor breached for ‘offensive’ parking post
COMMENT: Mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge just couldn’t let it go. In a slap down decision, the local government standards panel found South Ward Cr Marijia Vujcic breached the Act last year when she published a post the mayor found offensive, “regarding…
Glory decision throws City plans offside
ANYONE interested in buying a soccer club? By now news that Perth Glory is in receivership has reached the disappointed masses, including in Fremantle. Despite concerns raised by StreetWise in August last year at http://bitly.ws/M7R and as recently as May…
Old Wives’ Tales & Superstitions – Part 1
BLACK cats. Broken mirrors. Charms. And Buddha tummy rubs for Lotto luck. Why are people superstitious? Why ‘touch wood’, avoid number 13 or flick salt over your shoulder? Part one of ‘Old Wives’ Tales & Superstition’ invites StreetWise readers to…
Love me tender, not
BURY the Fremantle Markets business plan and take the ‘People’s Palace’ to public tender. In a ‘time to wake up’ plea to restore the Fremantle Markets building, Fremantle Society president John Dowson said Fremantle Markets Pty Ltd has had the…
Broken records & black holes
COMMENT: THE Fremantle Markets lease and CAT bus service represent lost opportunities in the wake of one of the biggest developments in the port city, Freo's Walyalup Civic Centre. Times have been COVID tough since 2019, the $65m-plus cost of…
Freo folk group Zagreb to tour Croatia
NORTH Fremantle folk group Zagreb is dancing on sunshine today after locking in contributions from the cities of Fremantle and Cockburn to tour Croatia next year. Vice president Raymond Pecotic said the dance group was delighted, with 75 dancers and…
Freo ratepayers reject City annual report – thrice
“Does the new Minister need to be made aware of the ratepayers’ rejection for a third year in a row?" UNCOMFORTABLE truths about the impact of Fremantle's failing finances on community services in the port city were front and centre…
Murdoch family name grab for Freo icon
THE Murdoch family has in the past two weeks registered six new business names for the heritage-listed Fremantle Markets building in the event council decides against extending its lease. The names (opposite) were registered after Fremantle Markets Pty Ltd CEO…
