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Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Beloved WA beer festival returns to coastal city
The highly anticipated Fremantle BeerFest is officially back, with the craft beer festival announcing its return at the end of this year. Brewers from all over Western Australia will be on display with more than 12,000 visitors expected to attend at Esplanade Park on November 14-16. Aussie EDM legends The Presets will headline the music offering, while the weekend will feature heaps of beers and ciders, along with a variety of entertainment and activities ranging from axe throwing to giant beer pong. Running since 2011, the festival has become a calendar event for avid craft fans, with Fremantle Mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge saying the city was excited for their return. 'As beer lovers will know, Fremantle's widely regarded as the home of Australian craft beer and we're proud to help showcase the industry's latest and greatest in the stunning surrounds of Esplanade Park,' she said. 'The craft brewing industry supports local jobs and innovation and introduces visitors to our vibrant food and drink scene.' Freo Beerfest returns to Esplanade Park in November. Credit: Supplied In true Freo spirit, the event will celebrate 25 years of local icon Little Creatures, which has shaped the State's beer culture across the past quarter century. Festival founder and co-director James Harding said that it was an achievement that deserved to be celebrated. 'Freo BeerFest is the perfect setting to celebrate the game changers,' he said. 'We've stood side-by-side with producers like Little Creatures since 2011, helping showcase the most unique and timeless experiences the industry has to offer. 'We're proud to be WA's original major beer and drinks festival and we've lasted because we evolve, surprise, and serve up the best every year.' Freo Beerfest celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2022. Credit: Supplied Field sales director WA for Little Creatures Danny Connolly said BeerFest has become a key part of the WA drinks scene. 'The event has helped shape our community for over a decade, and we're proud to celebrate our 25th year with a festival that continues to lead the way,' he said.
Perth Now
30-07-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Perth council unimpressed with boring new road names
What's in a name? Quite a lot according to the City of Fremantle, which has put off supporting an unimpressive selection of street names for a new subdivision. The council voted unanimously at its July 23 meeting for a two-week deferral on considering 10 potential street names in Development WA's subdivision of the former TAFE college site on Grosvenor Street in Beaconsfield. The proposed road names were Observation Drive and Explore, Insight, Maven, Veritas, Enrich and Athena lanes, with Mentor, Stencil and Verve as back-up options. They were based on a theme of 'knowledge and wisdom' recognising the former college. The Landgate Geographic Names Team has the final say on street names. Mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge said she was 'not really thrilled' by the proposed names. She asked if the city could put off its recommendation for two weeks and suggest names from its road names register that were already approved. 'We have a bunch of names that have been sitting on a register for a significant period of time. They're not going to go anywhere unless we get new roads to name,' she said. 'And we don't get them that often.' Cr Doug Thompson agreed it would be a good opportunity to use names from the register. 'I would prefer to actually see some some local, let's say Aboriginal, names in there and I would also prefer to see some names that are on a register that have been there a long time, that are of local people that are well worth consideration,' he said. Cr Ben Lawver said the city might have missed the boat as it had supported an education theme for street names in the subdivision in February. Although he voted for the deferral, Cr Geoff Graham did not believe it was worth the effort to come up with alternative names. 'Within 24 hours, those names on the street signs, no one's going to give two hoots what they're called. That's the name of it and that's it,' he said.
