Archive for month: February, 2024
‘Wave Season’ is on – Six Cruise Ships due this month
13 February 2024
According to the cruise industry, the annual ‘wave season’ is on . . . meaning a wave of incentives to…
“And They Said it Couldn’t Be Done!”
11 February 2024
The City of Fremantle Council is to be congratulated for their work in significantly reducing the numbers of illegal campers…
The Public Statement of Reasons for Refusing the Bahijah Re-Export Permission
9 February 2024
The Federal Ag Department have just released the Official Public Statement of Reasons for refusing permission, on 5 February, for…
Respectfully unhappy South Beach seniors air grievances
9 February 2024
Well, respectfully, in the main, unhappy South Beach seniors, we should say! There were also some younger folk at the…
Mists of Time – History
8 February 2024
One of the dubious benefits of getting older is to leisurely ponder the narratives and experiences of one’s past. I…
Is your debut manuscript ready for the Hungerford Prize?
7 February 2024
The value of Western Australia’s longest running and most prestigious award for an unpublished manuscript just got bigger. Submissions for…
Interview with Jo Smith – CircusWA
7 February 2024
Jo Smith is Artistic Director of CircusWA – the Fremantle-based youth circus arts centre. Throughout the 90’s she worked between…
Livestock carriers galore in Freo. Where are they going?
6 February 2024
While we anguish over the fate of the livestock, mainly sheep, left on MV Bahijah as she anchors off Fremantle…
Bahijah: Application to re- export livestock refused – What next?
5 February 2024
Here’s the latest from Secretary Hennessy of the Federal Department of Agriculture as of 4.45 pm WST/Fremantle time. As you’ll…
Genesis or Armageddon? An ‘exemplary project’
5 February 2024
The development of our heritage buildings, like every issue in Freo, is one that I can reasonably acknowledge has two…









