A FREMANTLE business has been nominated for a prestigious Marine Stewardship Council award for sustainable seafood practices.  In a true David-and-Goliath story, Fremantle Octopus was nominated for MSC’s best sustainable seafood award this week and will face industry giants Birds Eye, Bluewave, Coles, I&J, and Skull Island which is owned by Austral.  General manager Heidi…

PREMIER Roger Cook made a charismatic appearance as Labor faithful converged on Gage Roads last weekend to mark the launch of Simone McGurk and Lisa O’Malley’s campaigns for the state seats of Fremantle and Bicton respectively. Former premier Peter Dowding and Jim McGinty were also in attendance. Around the grounds, the Liberal Party have finally…

A group of Tangney residents from Bicton to Cannington held a rally outside Tangney MP Sam Lim’s office on Wednesday, warning about an expansion of Woodside’s gas hub and the benefits of renewable energy. The Tangney Climate Action Group appeared as climate emergency first responders wearing high viz and hard hats, bearing positive climate action ideas…

UWA’s Two Centuries of Chinese Heritage in Western Australia aims to discover, record, and tell stories of Chinese communities’ contributions. Explore the digital portal and podcasts: www.chinesewa.net CHINESE market gardeners represent an important chapter in the state’s agricultural and multicultural history.  Arriving in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many Chinese immigrants established market…

YOKINE’S Holocaust Institute of WA has welcomed $2 million pledges from both major parties leading up to the federal election, but says the circumstances behind the announcements puts a cloud over them. The announcements, made on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, were aimed at curbing a rise of anti-Semitic attacks around the country and follows this…

CONSTRUCTION has begun on a new urban forest at Riverside Gardens, with City of Bayswater officials marking the occasion with a ceremonial turning of the sod. The project, aimed at tackling the urban heat island effect, will see the introduction of extensive greenery to provide much-needed shade, cool the landscape, and create new habitats for…

GREENS candidate Sophie McNeill says if the state election delivers a split Upper House, her party will use any balance of power leverage to ban fracking in the Kimberley. At a press conference on Wednesday, Ms McNeill says her party will haggle with the elected government to push through a series of legislation, but that…

A MODERN-DAY adventurer has completed an epic journey from Perth, Scotland, to Perth, Australia—entirely by land and sea—reviving the spirit of Scottish emigrants who once set sail for new opportunities abroad. Liam Cavanagh, 41, embarked on his journey in September, seeking not only a new home but also a career change.  Mr Cavanagh recounted his…

IT’S at least 40 degrees outside, the concrete and asphalt on Victoria Quay pushing the mercury a few notches above the Met Bureau’s prediction, while inside Fremantle Ports’ old mechanical workshop it feels like being in an internal combustion engine. Despite these sweltering conditions, a young circus troupe is leaping, tumbling, climbing and flying through…

THE newly refurbished Langley Park Pavilion has officially opened, offering upgraded facilities and new community spaces along Perth’s riverfront. The revitalised site, formerly Langley Park’s changerooms, now features improved toilet and changeroom facilities alongside three multi-purpose rooms available for community events and activities.  Booking options for these spaces will soon be available on the City…