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Freo’s Today. 22 July 2024. Rain keeps coming and going. Clyde McGill captured the coming over the Port recently in black and white. Very artistic. Thanks Clyde.

After The Game v Melbourne, Rd 19 2024 – With Snaps Truly in Life, Law & Culture
Oh, the pleasure of an afternoon at the footy without doubt or anxiety or the crippling prospect of hope suddenly…
Public Meeting over Vic Hall & Freo Oval in Architecture + Urban Design
The Fremantle Society is up in arms about the sale of Victoria Hall by City of Fremantle, and the possible…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Trump/Biden/Vance/Harris in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Today, there could be only one…

Obituary – Garry Gillard, Creator of Freotopia and Australasian Cinema

Many around Freo may not have known Garry Gillard by name or personally, but they are very likely to have come across one or other or all of his wondrous websites, likely in their order of  prominence: Freotopia/formerly FreoStuff; Australasian Cinema; and GarryGillard.net. Garry’s Freotopia/formerly FreoStuff is simply a tremendous trove of everything you ever wanted to know about Fremantle, past or present. An amazing work in its own right. Little of what happened around Fremantle missed Garry’s gaze and much of it found its way into Freotopia. But many folk who love Fremantle and delight in celebrating the wonderful congregation…
Breaking News! South Mole to re-open to vehicles in Life, Law & Culture
In breaking news, Fremantle Ports have announced that South Mole will re-open to vehicles following a period of public consultation.…
Interview with Rebecca James – Cruise ship waste disruptor in Shipping News
Rebecca James has dedicated over 30 years across the mining, government and industry sectors, to implementing practical solutions for enhanced…
Get Ready – 10 Nights In Port 2024 Program Revealed! in Life, Law & Culture
Fremantle’s favourite winter arts festival, 10 Nights in Port, has today revealed its 2024 program which will see over 15…
Interview with Nicola Bartlett – The Children in Life, Law & Culture
The Children, a play by the renowned British playwright Lucy Kirkwood, opens at the Heath Ledger Theatre in Northbridge, Perth,…
Lady Whistleup Still Needs You – Especially If You’re A 60+ Guy! in Life, Law & Culture
What a fab idea. A regular, last Thursday of each month social get together for Singles 60+. Here are the…
Rarely a Dull Moment – Wild NF, New Ferris Wheel, Urban Greening, Trees, THE BUDGET in Life, Law & Culture
"Money doesn't grow on trees but trees are growing on us". This could be the takeaway from the Ordinary Council…

Interview with Will Axten – Weird Science live event

Weird Science is a live event this coming Saturday night in Freo that you simply won’t want to miss. Book yourself a ticket or seven right now. Or beg, borrow or steal one if you are already too late. ‘Weird Science’ Will be hosted in the Signals Sound Laboratory in Fremantle’s iconic Old Custom’s House on this Saturday 20 July. It’s a unique event that provides the opportunity to see and hear some of Perth’s favourite local musicians as they deliver bespoke performances that respond to the laboratory environment, incorporating the wide array of heritage musical instruments and scientific test…
After The Game v Hawthorn, Rd 18 2024 in Life, Law & Culture
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Last week, The West Australian newspaper - owned by Seven West Media - decided…
Where will all the timber go, long time a’standin? in Architecture + Urban Design
One of our regular readers, Will Dallison, recently wrote to us explaining he was interested to know if the Shipping…
Places I Love: Margaret River – Australia’s only magic river in Life, Law & Culture
‘Did you know that Margaret River is the only magic river in all of Australia?’ asked our tour guide. [gallery…

‘Debbie Downer’? Thanks JLo!

The Ox is Slow but the Earth is Patient. The little older among you will remember when Mick Malthouse, then Eagles’ coach, went all philosophical on us. Loved it. Seemed to help the Eagles at the time. Now after the game v Richmond on Saturday night, we had Justin Longmuir tossing up ‘Debbie Downer’. ‘To win by 50 points - you don’t want to be a debbie downer, but … A what? A ‘debbie downer’? Now, I did a quick demographic sample. Over 60 said ‘a what?’ Under that said ‘Yeah, yeah, a Debbie Downer. Upper case D and D,…