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New Fremantle mayor vows to ‘get stuff done’ after upset win
The shelves were bare and the smell of fresh coffee filled the room as Ben Lawver sat behind the mayor’s desk on his initial morning in office, pausing for the first time after a whirlwind few days. The view over Walyalup Koort, Fremantle’s heart, behind him in the morning light. Less than 12 hours earlier, he had been sworn in. He already feels the weight of expectation that comes with the extravagant chain. Lawver’s grassroots campaign was built from the ground up, with volunteers helping paint signs that supporters pitched outside their homes. He said he only ran because locals kept urging him to. And now that he is elected, he wants to hit the ground running.