Archive for month: April, 2024

Fremantle flags
Fremantle needs more flags. As a cyclist and former boat owner, I am always interested in the wind. So are…
Seen In Freo – Skateboarding at Woolies
Did you know that Fremantle is home to one of the most well-known skateboarding spots on the planet? Well, it’s…
Freud’s Last Session – Film Review
I enjoyed this movie for much of the first half. Then, I don’t know, it sort of descended into the…
After the Game v Carlton Rd 4, 2024 – By Snaps Truly
Adelaide. Ever been there? Lovely. They have Foodland, just like we used to. They seem to really like choc milk…
Rarely a Dull Moment – Strategies, Beaches, and Pesky Bore(r)s
Here we are already and at last in Djeran, enjoying cooler days and hopefully some sprinklings of rain soon? Goodness…
All at sea with The Conversationalist – Banda Neira, the Former Centre of the World
Approaching Banda Island on Seabourn Sojourn at sunrise was a surreal moment. In an earlier Conversation with ship’s guests I…
Loving Place – North Fremantle
What happens when a place like Leighton Beach is loved to death? What happens when the urban planning and design…
Passing of Fremantle Ports CEO Michael Parker
Here is a statement from Fremantle Ports advising of the sad news of the passing of CEO Michael Parker today,…
Freo’s parrots, magpies, ravens and honeyeaters 50 million years old
In a world first, announced by the Australian Museum today, a team of international scientists including three Australians, Al-Aabid Chowdhury…
Old Traffic Bridge gets own Art Exhibition
Ian Acott is a Fremantle artist with studio space at the Naval Store, just opposite the Old Traffic Bridge. He…