Archive for month: January, 2024
Genesis or Armageddon? A ‘contagion, the kiss of death’
in Architecture + Urban Design
A key point, made by Andrew Sullivan in refusing the Genesis Building proposal (along with Ben Lawver) as Fremantle City…
Genesis or Armageddon? Let’s celebrate the Genesis!
in Architecture + Urban Design
The Genesis redevelopment has opened up a big discussion on the West End and its future. The old guard (which…
Big freeze on Freo’s northern beaches
in Life, Law & Culture
Leighton residents usually prefer their ice rattling around in a cocktail glass but exceptions have been made in the pursuit…
JDAP ‘breathes new life’ into Freo’s historic West End
in Architecture + Urban Design
Yesterday, 17 January 2024, the Inner-Metro Joint Development Assessment Panel - more colloquially known as JDAP - granted conditional development…
WA’s largest mosque opens doors for Australia Day on Muslim Holy Day
in Life, Law & Culture
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, based in Bibra Lake near Fremantle, has just announced a special celebration of Australia Day on…
South Africa has made its genocide case against Israel in court. Here’s what both sides said and what happens next
in Life, Law & Culture
Following the October 7 attack by Hamas, Israeli forces have carried out sustained attacks on the Palestinian controlled territory, dividing…
Interview with Amelia Turk – Freo’s Youth Rep at COP28 in UAE
in Our Environment
Recently, we brought you Freo local Amelia Turk’s report on the hopes and expectations for COP28 soon after Amelia had…
The latest stats – Should older cyclists be licensed to ride?
in Life, Law & Culture
Cycling deaths are slowly declining in Australia, but fatalities involving single riders and older people are on the rise. Analysis…
What’s going on with Covid in WA?
in Life, Law & Culture
We all seem to know someone who’s been quarantining with Covid lately. Young and older and old. Seems a bit…
AIDAsol bids farewell to Freo!
in Shipping News
Did you make it to VQ - Victoria Quay - or South Mole or even North Mole last evening around…