PERTH Design Week is set to return for its third outing this weekend, offering a vibrant platform to celebrate and explore design excellence across Western Australia.  Established in 2023 by architect Sandy Anghie and designer David Smith, PDW has rapidly become a cornerstone event, fostering discussions and showcasing innovations that shape the region’s design landscape.…

FREMANTLE council has voted to support a proposed sea organ memorial.  The WA Fisher’s Lost at Sea Memorial Association (‘Fisher’s Association’) seek to build the memorial in recognition of hundreds of people who died in the development and operation of commercial fishing in WA.  Fisher’s Association President James Paratore said a tight knit group of…

A STRANDED ferry on Point Walter’s sand bar has been graffitied, with locals wondering when and how it will be removed.  Local resident Tim Johnson has been keeping an eye on the vessel since it grounded on March 8. Mr Johnson said officials down on the bar told him the vessel “busted off its moorings…

LOCAL retailers looking to sharpen their competitive edge can gain valuable insights at the City of Melville’s Business Breakfast Series, kicking off this Friday, March 21. The three-part series, run in collaboration with the Small Business Development Corporation, will provide expert advice on visual merchandising, digital marketing, and small retail precinct growth. The events are…

FORMER Fremantle councillor Bill Massie is putting together a volunteer group to knit items for people sleeping rough, and is looking for donations to kick it off. Mr Massie said the group would meet at Two Dogs Laughing Cafe on South Street in Beaconsfield, and the volunteers would decide the time once they’d figured out…

PROMINENT children’s magistrate, Noongar woman, and Fremantle local Kim Farmer was inducted into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame on Thursday.  Ms Farmer is a qualified anthropologist and lawyer and has worked extensively in Aboriginal land heritage and native title.  As a lawyer, Ms Farmer founded her own legal practice specialising in criminal, family, and…

THE amazing Fremantle Chamber Orchestra is celebrating its 20th anniversary.  What an incredible achievement by founder and cellist Hans Hug, who decided 20 years ago to start his own orchestra so classical guitarist Milica Illic, a Balkan war refugee, could have her first concert. Hug says in the beginning it was difficult to get musicians…

THE Blue Room Theatre continues its tradition of experimental and “unorthodox” storytelling with its 2025 season which launches this weekend. Block Party: Glimpse marks the beginning of the season, exploring the work of Australian artists through a mix of improvised music, dance, and experimental compositions.  The event will take place this Friday (March 21) in…