FREMANTLE Ho ERALD Volume 30 N 19 41 Cliff Street, Fremantle Saturday May 11, 2019 Your local, INDEPENDENT newspaper Ph: 9430 7727 Fax 9430 7726 www.fremantleherald.com Email: [email protected] Italian club all go for revamp Mr Alberti said apart by STEVE GRANT from attracting new members to the ageing club, THE Fremantle Italian they also hoped to attract Club has pushed the the broader community by button on a multi- opening up the facilities. million redevelopment “Currently we are pretty which will see it get new exclusive to members, and clubrooms surrounded while we do have some functions and weddings and • Fremantle Italian Club president Fred Calginari and his deputy John Alberti were both recent recipients of an Order of by apartments up to five Australia Medal. Mr Calginari’s was for his services to the Italian community, Mr Alberti’s for services to the Fremantle storeys. the like, it would make it a real community hub,” Mr community. They’re hoping for a new era at the Italian Club which is about to undergo a multi-million transformation. This week the Alberti said. club signed its end The pair said plans a C-Class reserve, which is under the plan so it could to see it reinvigorated,” Dr Boat Harbour that the of a memorandum of weren’t advanced far likely to mean the area will line up with Norfolk Street, Pettitt told the Herald. current crossing at Arundel understanding with enough to know what the have to be rezoned to allow which would be extended “Extending Norfolk Street.” Fremantle council and ultimate footprint of the apartments. across the railway line to Street across the railway line Dr Pettitt said the vision developer Fini Group to club would be, but said But mayor Brad Pettitt Mews Road. through to Mews Road as for the area was being transform the southern end they were meeting with Fini was quick to point out the “The Italian Club part of the redevelopment driven by the council’s Freo of the Esplanade Reserve representatives later in the Esplanade park area would building is looking a little would provide a much 2029: Transformational and adjoining car parks. The week to get down into more be expanded by 4500sqm tired so it would be great better connection to Fishing Moves strategy. council voted to sign up at detail. its April monthly meeting. Club vice-president John Alberti said it would be the Car park biggest development in the Fini Group boss Adrian city after Kings Square. Fini’s father Tony, who Targeted threat got beat cops “They’re talking about founded the company, is a FreoNow, a small business the Herald his conversation to the completion of Kings four storeys on Marine life member of the Italian by STEVE GRANT lobby group. with the minister was meant Square and the Manning Terrace and five storeys Club. Mr O’Brien’s briefing to be confidential, and at Buildings,” Mr O’Brien said. along Mews Road,” Mr Part of the development A THREAT from Target to the board about his first warned that printing Fremantle mayor Brad Alberti said. under discussion is a four- that it might leave discussions with Ms O’Brien negative news could Pettitt said Target hadn’t President Fred Calginari storey car park, although Fremantle unless anti- also revealed a handful hamper the city’s recovery. • Continued page 12 said the new premises the pair are cautious about social behaviour was of other smaller tenants But he later emailed that would be aimed at discussing it knowing brought under control had been reconsidering extra policing over the last attracting a new generation there’s likely to be local helped convince police their future in the port city month had “dramatically Find the Fake of members with facilities backlash. because they didn’t feel safe. improved the environment” Ad & win a such as basketball courts Fremantle council said minister Michelle Roberts Target was apparently and was appreciated by chance for a and a gym. under the MOU Fini would to order more police concerned about the safety retailers. feast for two! “The only facility at the be responsible for preparing patrols in the CBD. of its staff, who regularly “Fremantle is clearly See the moment is the Esplanade the proposal and working The department store’s cop abuse from drunks and heading in the right competitions for conferences, so we are with the state government ultimatum to landlord drug users and have to deal direction with this renewed page for hoping to be able to offer to resolve land tenure Gerard O’Brien came to with aggressive shoplifters. team approach and we are details. that as well,” Mr Calginari issues. light in a set of leaked The businessman told all now looking forward said. 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ENROL 9430 6635 NOW! 110 Rockingham Road Hamilton Hill w: www.fremantlecc.wa.edu.au for PREKINDY to YEAR 11 e: [email protected] Page 2 - The Herald, Saturday May 11, 2019 www.fremantleherald.com Angry parents force swim squad rethink Sports and rehabilitation podiatry by STEVE GRANT Fremantle Port Swimming As part of the changes, elite Club president Dave Lanfear has athletes are broken down further Post-surgery rehabilitation FREMANTLE council will found himself in that boat, and into those aiming for state or rejig a restructure of swim says if a compromise can’t be national levels, but Mr Lanfear is Foot & ankle injury MANAGEMENT squads at its leisure centre found, he might have to take his hoping they might be combined Sports and rehabilitation after a tense meeting with daughter to another club. to open up more times for the about 60 mostly unhappy But Mr Lanfear says he exercisers. supports Mr Utting’s proposed A spokesperson for the parents this week. changes. council said the squad program About 60 people attended the “In the past you had would now be more structured meeting where the centre’s new squad swimmers that are not and fit with the state and swim coach Ray Utting outlined competing and aren’t part of the national event calendars. Book online, email or call today plans to split the squads so club and that was impacting on “The program offers WWW.LLLTPERTH.COM.AU potential elite athletes could the team spirit, which is what competitive swimmers more receive more attention. Ray is trying to achieve – more sessions to reach their desired [email protected] But that has limited kids of a sporting mentality,” Mr outcomes, such as state and 0456 895 840 who go along for the exercise to Lanfear said. national levels,” the council’s Henry St, Fremantle & Wise st, Joondalup sessions that start strictly at 4pm, Mr Lanfear said poaching statement read. and many parents said it would Mr Utting was something of a “The changes include levels be impossible to get them there coup for Fremantle, as he’d been for younger children to enter on time if they had to come from coaching the powerful South into squad swimming and schools outside Fremantle. Lake Dolphins at Cockburn Arc. prepare them for either stream.” Tax torpedo by STEVE GRANT ANOTHER social club in Fremantle has hit hard times, with the Navy Club facing a tax bill that might force it into selling its High Street premises. Although president Craig Gorham told members in a letter last Saturday the only viable option was to sell, by Wednesday afternoon things were looking brighter. Mr Gorham told the Herald a club member who worked for an accounting firm had MOTHER'S DAY GIVEAWAY put them in contact with one of the financial whizzes who helped rescue builder Cooper • Navy Club president Craig Gorham (second from right) with SATURDAY 11 MAY 2019 & Oxley after it went into secretary/treasurer David Dawson, manager Sharon Pratt and life 10AM TO 12PM administration. member John Cruickshank. Photo by David Bell He’d told the club it was “While the turnover of the possible to strike a deal with the “We have done a lot of Receive your FREE Mother's Day Gift when tax office and trade itself out of club has increased in recent fundraising for the community trouble. years, the costs continue to rise in the past, but we haven’t done you spend $35 or more at any Port Coogee The lifeline will be put to at a faster rate.” so much for ourselves,” he said. members, along with the sale Club manager Sharon Pratt “We are talking about a Village specialty retailer/s on Saturday 11 options, at a special general told the Herald staff costs were wine club, selling chocolates or meeting of the club which was the biggest impost, but the offering members an adventure, May(excludes Woolworths & BWS). due to be held today (Saturday, club was proud of paying them something like buying a brick of May 11) at 11am. a decent wage and had been the club.” “It is evident over the last repaid with their loyalty. One of the options on the The gift is a limited edition Perdaman Umbrella. decade the patronage of the Ms Pratt said a measure of table if the members decide to Must display valid receipt/s to our hostess located outside Navy Club has been on the that loyalty was an offer from sell the building is to negotiate Woolworths to receive free gift.