Volume 32 No 05 Your local INDEPENDENT newspaper 41 Cliff Street, Fremantle Saturday January 30, 2021 Letterboxed to: Bibra Lake, Coolbellup and Hamilton Hill. Street Press: Success, Yangebup, Wattleup, Jandakot, Beeliar, Ph: 9430 7727 Fax 9430 7726 www.fremantleherald.com Bibra Lake, Atwell, South Lake, Henderson, Aubin Grove, Munster, Spearwood, North Coogee and Coogee Email: [email protected] • Whoops, someone forgot to tell these happy boaties Freo doesn’t do Australia BUMPER Day on January 26 any more, with Rocky Bay packed to the gunwales on Seniors Tuesday and the national SeniorsEDITION! flag on prominent display. Numbers were probably YOUR GUIDE on par with those who turned out to the council’s TO THE alternative One Day in BUSINESSES Fremantle event on Sunday. Despite some “ramping” CLOSE TO YOU of boats together, the Department of Transport THAT MATTER said most did the right TO YOU. thing and there were only a handful on infringements BEGINS PAGE 14 and cautions. DoT safety director Chris Mather said BE A PART OF OUR NEXT a couple of skippers and SENIORS FEATURE. swimmers were ordered out CALL 9430 7727 of the channel, but mostly everyone was well behaved. • Citizenship honours page 5 First it was a pub with no beer, now it’s the by PIP WALLER event organiser Peter Woods of Premiere Events made THE Fremantle Boat Show the official announcement has being postponed for on Wednesday, saying a 2021 after Covid-driven sales nationwide shortage of Port with stripped local showroom recreational vessels had forced floors of sufficient stock. the postponement until further notice. Although the cancellation One of WA’s leading event was flagged at Fremantle and marking companies, council’s finance and policy Premiere Events ran the Freo committee on January 20, no boats • Full story page 6 State finds $2.3m Fed up traders tackle vagrants Aboriginal cultures by STEVE GRANT hands; for two weeks they around the world for homelessness will take a “zero tolerance” know that everything IN the quiet malls away approach and forcibly turf is connected, and has by STEVE GRANT Department of from Fremantle’s main out loiterers. its own nature, place Communities executive strip, traders say the Steve, who runs Kings and purpose THE McGowan director Glenn Mace said removal of Tent City of the Sun gift shop in government has the money “will go directly hasn’t stemmed the The Piazza, said he was committed another towards providing wrap- so anguished about what appalling impact of anti- he faced every day he was $2.3 million towards around supports for people social behaviour on their combating homelessness, experiencing homelessness prepared to face court if across Perth as part of businesses. the traders’ heavy-handed but has stopped short • Communities staff process Earlier this week a approach went pear- of promising to use it to ongoing efforts to ensure those who are willing to Tent City campers before group of six traders from shaped. rehouse 67 people moved they are bussed off to hotel The Piazza and Fremantle It wouldn’t be his first DISCOVER MORE engage get the help they ON PAGE 24 out of Fremantle’s Tent need. accommodation. 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Steve says after a couple of Steve says traders need “Are you from the council,” days they’re seeing some results Fremantle council to increase she demanded.