Fremantle
Police shut down out of control party in Freo, DJ charged
A DJ who failed to stop the music after repeated requests and instead cranked up the volume has had his equipment seized and will face court.
- by Sarah Brookes
Latest
Christmastime Fremantle port strikes ‘hold country to ransom’
A months-long dispute between the Maritime Union and wharf operator Qube has escalated with rolling strikes at Fremantle Port from Friday.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Tourism
Controversial 250-bed ‘pod hotel’ approved in Fremantle
The $8 million tourism development cut its height to appease state planners, but that may not be enough for the angry neighbours abutting it.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Review
H&C Urban Winery
Wellness takes many forms at wine drinkers’ wonderland in Freo
Two career publicans and a couple of Eagles premiership players walk into a wellness emporium and transform it into a rollicking wine pub.
- by Max Veenhuyzen
Three Things I Love: What first struck John Butler about his chosen hometown
You might be able to guess the place the musician feels most at home. But you might not guess the things that struck him about it after first moving to WA.
- by Emma Young
Price tag revealed for WA’s biggest ever infrastructure project
After two-and-a-half years of planning the Kwinana Westport business case has been handed to the government revealing a cost of $7.2 billion in today’s dollars compared to the $4.7 billion the project was originally slated to cost in 2020.
- by Hamish Hastie
Direct from China to WA: The new freight service easing supply chains
Import industry experts are hopeful of easing supply pressures heading into Christmas as new shipping options open up for the state.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Review
Madalena’s
Imaginative dishes make South Freo’s Madalena’s an essential address for lovers of seafood
Madalena’s menu proves unexpected thinking can take seafood to unexpected places.
- by Max Veenhuyzen
Review
Cassia
Smoke show: Newly opened Cassia brings modern barbecue to Fremantle
Where there’s smoke, there’s woodfire (and carefully grilled fish, chicken, addictive potatoes and a love letter to the winemakers and brewers of Western Australia).
- by Max Veenhuyzen
Design of the times: award-winning Perth architect reflects on four decades of building and designing hospitality hotspots
From pioneering craft beer brewpubs to breezy cafes and new-wave hotels, Michael Patroni has seen – and designed – it all.
- by Max Veenhuyzen
Three things I love: Art with kids is possible! Perth artist parents share their secrets
Galleries that are family-friendly, with amazing programming and space for running around are more common than you might think. Here’s your insider cheat sheet.
- by Emma Young
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