Beyond the cult of Freo: The $1.3b set to change our port city forever

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, 9th July, 2018 AM News Update [Fremantle on Friday.]( [Beyond the cult of Freo: The $1.3b set to change our port city forever]( BY Nathan Hondros Just about everyone loves Fremantle, though not everyone agrees it's seen better days. But one thing is beyond dispute: a massive pile of investment cash is about to usher in the biggest change the port city has ever seen. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [What we know about the Thai cave rescue so far]( Four of the twelve boys trapped in a cave in northern Thailand have been freed after a meticulously planned rescue effort. Here's what we know so far. 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