Archive for year: 2021
Should we just secede, and be done with it?
21 December 2021
The Republic of Western Australia: how the west has always charted its own course, from secession to Covid. Four secessionist delegates…
Getting To Know Whadjuk Boodja
20 December 2021
We all know Whadjuk Boodjah, or country, includes Fremantle/Walyalup, but where else does it run? Well, here’s the map of…
Freo Are Looking For A New CEO – Are You Interested? Here’s The JDF
19 December 2021
The City of Fremantle is on the hunt for a new CEO. Following the retirement of the former CEO Philip…
Not Bipedal, But Millipedal – Great Story!
19 December 2021
1 millipede, 1,306 legs: we just discovered the world’s leggiest animal hiding in Western Australia Paul E. Marek, Bruno A. Buzatto,…
Interview With John Da Silva – Honorary Portuguese Consul
17 December 2021
Fremantle and Portugal, especially the island of Madeira, have close links. Many Freo families have wonderful Madeira origins, the family…
Roll Up, Roll Up – It’s Snake Time In Freo!
16 December 2021
There’s common sense advice on snakes – and we later recommend precautions against snakes – and then there is common…
So, What Does An Australian Christmas Feast Look Like?
16 December 2021
What are you eating at Christmas this year? Of course, not everyone celebrates Christmas as a Christian religious occasion, but…
Pirates and kidnapping off Nigeria
15 December 2021
Seafaring is not an easy career at the best of times, and that’s without factoring in the ever-present threat in…
Seen In Freo – Early Morning Movers
15 December 2021
Freo is perhaps loveliest in the mornings. So many people, trucks, buses, bikes, scooters, cars, pedestrians, kids taking a parent…
Interview with Michael Piu, CEO of St Pat’s
15 December 2021
Everyone knows St Pat’s! And its CEO is Michael Piu. St Pat’s - it’s full name being St Pat’s Community…









