Archive for month: April, 2024
Fremantle flags
in Life, Law & Culture
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
8 April 2024
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
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Life, Law & Culture
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
in Shipping News
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
in Architecture + Urban Design
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
in Shipping News
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 Our Environment
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
in Life, Law & Culture
Ian Acott is a Fremantle artist with studio space at the Naval Store, just opposite the Old Traffic Bridge. He…