Architecture + Urban Design
The laneways of Freo go on and on ..
4 July 2024
So many fab lanes and laneways - not sure of the difference! - around Freo. Take this one for example.…
International Co-Op Day is on in Freo this Saturday. Come along!
2 July 2024
We are told regularly we have a housing crisis. With rising housing pressures linked to soaring house prices, which in…
An Ideal Planning System
20 June 2024
Western Australia, and in particular the Perth Metropolitan Region, once had what was, arguably, the best planning system in the…
Rarely a Dull Moment – Multiple Dwellings, Varying Grouped Dwelling Design, Notre Dame Carparks, Ice Cream, Amalgamating setback area, Owls
13 June 2024
Hi there Shippees. It’s been raining cats, dogs, and rabbits out there leading up to Wednesday night’s fortnightly Ordinary Council…
Freo’s getting a new Ferris Wheel
9 June 2024
Freo’s ‘Tourist Wheel’ is being dismantled and pulled down after 11 years of service. But don’t stress - a new…
The new traffic bridge – What shall we call it?
28 May 2024
Freo local Errol Allen has written to your Editor asking a timely question - Shouldn't we be deciding on a shiny new name to go with our shiny new traffic bridge once the Old Traffic Bridge is no more?
Local Freo Artists Forced to Fly the Nest
23 May 2024
Readers may remember our story The Tale of Monument East or Farewell to Bonafide Post-Modern Industrial Grit. After years of…
The latest on the new Freo Traffic Bridge – Freo people stand in awe
23 May 2024
Main Roads WA has advised that construction on the new Fremantle Traffic Bridge is set to start following approval of…
East Village at Knutsford named Waterwise Development of the Year
22 May 2024
Fremantle's East Village at Knutsford is a 1.5 hectare site that forms one portion of the ‘Knutsford’ development by DevelopmentWA.…








