Archive for month: August, 2023
Fremantle, caught in a net – A Poem
10 August 2023
FREMANTLE, CAUGHT IN A NET Not a city of Lego, not a jigsaw or a Rubik cube. A jumble of…
Freo’s High Line? The High Street Circus and Canyon Trail
9 August 2023
Freo may not have the exact equivalent of New York City’s now famous High Line to walk along, but we…
Women’s History, Heritage and Woodside Maternity Hospital
8 August 2023
What do we think of when we think of East Fremantle’s Woodside? We think of a beautiful early twentieth century…
Red Meat – the lot, a little, or none?
7 August 2023
A juicy burger is a staple in many Australians’ diet. Yet research shows regularly eating red meat can increase your…
After The Game v Brisbane – With Snaps Truly
6 August 2023
You might remember that last week I didn’t watch Freo beat Geelong, because I doubted they could pull it off;…
The Pacific Northwest, an Evergreen Jewel in the US’s West Coast Crown
6 August 2023
The best way to sneak in a visit to a decommissioned nuclear site in Washington’s Columbia Basin was to disguise…
YES23 Campaign Kicks Into High Gear This Weekend
5 August 2023
Yes23 - the YES campaign that brings together grassroots organisations all campaigning for constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
Getting The Voice – A Nation Healed and United In A Voice
4 August 2023
Twenty years ago, during my first visit to an Aboriginal community for Centrecare, I saw a man enter a tuck…
Shipping News Editor Goes Down The Rabbit Hole
4 August 2023
Yesterday, 2 August 2023, Fremantle Shipping News’ Editor, Michael Barker, bravely fronted the regular Fremantle Chamber of Commerce’s Down The…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Robodebt, Brittany Higgins, Trump, Russia, Rockingham, Protests, The Voice, The Matildas
4 August 2023
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. In this podcast, the Shipping News’…









