Fremantle Herald

RESIDENTS on Attfield Street in South Fremantle say a council plan to control parking around the suburb’s bustling business strip will merely shunt the problem onto their doorsteps. wp.me/p2Np7f-vPs

THEY were often the unsung heroes of the Italian pioneers who travelled across the world and gave WA its cosmopolitan flavour; now those young women are being celebrated in their autumn years with an exhibition at the WA Maritime Museum. wp.me/p2Np7f-vKO

Fremantle photographer Brett Leigh Dicks pays homage to the glorious Aussie institution with an exhibition of 40 photographs of lunch bars scattered across Greater Perth. wp.me/p2Np7f-vFH

FREMANTLE ratepayers look set to get an average $120 added to their rates bill this year. wp.me/p2Np7f-vGu

FREMANTLE might still be in the running for a state-funded film studio on Victoria Quay. wp.me/p2Np7f-vGW

While most mums are out enjoying a slap-up meal on Mother’s Day, you might see Caroline Cornish catching some waves on Leighton Beach.. The Freo mum is part of Surfing Mums – Perth’s largest surfing mums group who meet at Leighton or Trigg beaches. wp.me/p2Np7f-vev

This week's THINKING ALLOWED is written by SAM WAINWRIGHT - a founding member of the Fremantle Refugee Rights Action Network and a former Fremantle councillor. wp.me/p2Np7f-veG

LABOR has pledged $1.25 million towards a creative arts hub at the Fremantle Arts Centre if it wins the upcoming federal election. wp.me/p2Np7f-vfa

THE WA government has given Murdoch University $1.5 million for conservation research into black cockatoos, while dithering over a revegetation project scientists say could avert thousands of bird deaths. wp.me/p2Np7f-veQ

ONE of the aces Save the Black Cockatoos hope they’ve got up their sleeve is Fremantle filmmaker Jane Hammond. wp.me/p2Np7f-veV

“PEOPLE are ready for change,” says the co-ordinator of a new campaign aimed at saving three endangered species of black cockatoo often seen around the southern suburbs. wp.me/p2Np7f-vf0

ARTISTS from all walks got together this week to slather some colour on one of the most boring walls in town. wp.me/p3k1mb-BDk

THE McGowan government has put another $5 million into the East Fremantle Oval redevelopment after rising construction costs threatened to send the council back to the drawing board. wp.me/p2Np7f-v29

THE Manning family has added their opposition to plans for a Mountain Bike trail crisscrossing the ridge above the park that bears their name.wp.me/p2Np7f-uSz

The jazzers will celebrate their 30th birthday with a special gig at the Navy Club on Sunday April 10 with loads of notable guests including singer Ali Bodycoat and pianist and clarinettist Adrian Galante. wp.me/p2Np7f-uLn

FREMANTLE’S Young Citizen of the Year says Fremantle needs a “Queer Koort” space for LGBTQIA+ youngsters. wp.me/p2Np7f-uLK

FREMANTLE council will write to premier Mark McGowan letting him know the outcome of a special electors meeting which called on him to revoke WA’s state of emergency declaration. wp.me/p2Np7f-uM2

FREMANTLE council will write to premier Mark McGowan letting him know the outcome of a special electors meeting which called on him to revoke WA’s state of emergency declaration. wp.me/p2Np7f-uM2

THE Fremantle Whalers Tunnel canopy has been finished. Along with stabilising the nearby cliff face, the works were jointly funded by the city and McGowan government, which contributed its $500,000 from WA’s Covid-19 Recovery Plan. wp.me/p2Np7f-uMc

FREMANTLE council will lobby the big end of town to help fund its CAT buses, otherwise it’ll be up to ratepayers and users if the full routes are to be restored. wp.me/p2Np7f-uMh