Archive for month: February, 2024

‘Wave Season’ is on – Six Cruise Ships due this month
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!”
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
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
Well, respectfully, in the main, unhappy South Beach seniors, we should say! There were also some younger folk at the…
Mists of Time – History
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?
The value of Western Australia’s longest running and most prestigious award for an unpublished manuscript just got bigger.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
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?
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?
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’
The development of our heritage buildings, like every issue in Freo, is one that I can reasonably acknowledge has two…