Fremantle’s ‘lady who lives in the port’ dies age 89

Fremantle’s ‘lady who lives in the port’ dies age 89

Carmel Mullally,who spent 50 years fending off attempts to buy her worker’s cottage in the Fremantle port,died on Friday.

  • byPeter de Kruijff

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Last resident of Fremantle Port sells cottage after five-decade holdout

Last resident of Fremantle Port sells cottage after five-decade holdout

The family of Carmel Mullally,who lived in the last vestige of historic residential buildings in the port since the 1950s,sold the house to the port authority which infamously tried to push her out many years ago.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
North Freo icon Mojo’s closes,owner exits as backlash grows and gigs go elsewhere

North Freo icon Mojo’s closes,owner exits as backlash grows and gigs go elsewhere

Mojo’s Bar has announced its temporary closure and the resignation of owner Andrew Ryan in the wake of surging backlash and a slew of gig cancellations.

  • byCameron Myles andMarta Pascual Juanola
Flying-car landing pads:How a Freo development is looking to the future

Flying-car landing pads:How a Freo development is looking to the future

North Fremantle will soon become home to the first residential apartment building in Australia with a private take-off and landing pad,making way for new technologies yet to be launched.

  • byLauren Pilat
Perth's wild winter weather prompts Fremantle beach closure

Perth's wild winter weather prompts Fremantle beach closure

The City of Fremantle is urging visitors to pay attention to warning signs and respect beach closures.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Record smashed as kiteboarders ride the wind across Gage Roads

Record smashed as kiteboarders ride the wind across Gage Roads

An armada of kiteboarders took off from Rottnest on Saturday,crossing the channel to Leighton as part of the Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton race.

  • byCameron Myles
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Saving lives and shark patrols:Life in the air with the Westpac rescue chopper

Saving lives and shark patrols:Life in the air with the Westpac rescue chopper

The Westpac lifesaving rescue helicopter service performed over 480 missions last summer and are ready to do the same this summer.

  • byHamish Hastie
Chilly commute a step on the road to English Channel for Freo swimmer

Chilly commute a step on the road to English Channel for Freo swimmer

Serena Wells swam from North Fremantle to Dalkeith on Friday morning as part of a fundraising drive to culminate in a swim across the English Channel.

  • byCameron Myles
Fremantle train jumper caught on camera,remains on the run

Fremantle train jumper caught on camera,remains on the run

Police have released images of a man believed to have jumped from the top of a moving train in Fremantle on Saturday.

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Propeller

All are welcome at this down-to-earth restaurant,bar and cafe that's serving up impressive Middle Eastern and Mediterranean share plates.

  • byGail Williams