Archive for month: July, 2021
Friday On My Mind – Racing To Judgement?
in Life, Law & Culture
'Words, words, words.' This was Hamlet's reply to Polonius' question, 'What do you read, my lord?' Perhaps it’s the Covid…
The Joy of Walking: Going the Distance
in Life, Law & Culture
The Bibbulmun track (‘The Bib’ to aficionados) is just over 1000 kilometres long, and arguably Australia’s finest long-distance hiking trail.…
The Terrible Wash-Up After The X-Press Pearl Fire And Scuttling
in Shipping News
Could Sri Lanka’s ship fire have been avoided? Here’s what we can learn from the shocking environmental disaster By Claudio…
Places I Love – Fremantle’s Historic West End
in Architecture + Urban Design
We can’t visit London’s West End at the moment – but we can visit Freo’s West End, it’s right on…
The Wait’s Nearly Over – ‘10 Nights In Port’ Festival Opens 15 July!
in Life, Law & Culture
Over 10 nights and days from 15-25 July, Fremantle will come alive in a feast of culture and storytelling with…
Sitting In Fremantle How Do You Make Sense Of Xinjiang?
in Life, Law & Culture
The Uyghurs in Xinjiang are experiencing one of the most intense persecutions in recent times. Despite the nominal legal protection…
Port Beach Takes Another Battering
Doesn’t seem like so long ago when they were ‘nourishing’ Port Beach to save it and the adjacent restaurant from…
Recommend _Ted: ABC, Art Works? No, Not Really …
in Life, Law & Culture
National arts coverage by the ABC is extremely hard to achieve for artists working from a base in Fremantle. It’s…
A Street(car) Named Desire … And Terrazzo, and Pulford, And Scolaro
The very annoying High Road Upgrade goes on and on. When it’s complete it will produce two new street frontages,…
As It Is Written – Love My Neighbour!
in Life, Law & Culture
When I first arrived to live in WA I was enchanted by the practice of the “haves” leaving surplus lemons…