Archive for year: 2021
Should we just secede, and be done with it?
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Life, Law & Culture
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!
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Fremantle People
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!
in Life, Law & Culture
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?
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Shipping News
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
in Fremantle People
Everyone knows St Pat’s! And its CEO is Michael Piu. St Pat’s - it’s full name being St Pat’s Community…