Archive for month: June, 2024
Simply Stunning Solstice Sunset
22 June 2024
Just when you think the rain has arrived in Freo and you are unlikely to see another gorgeous Freo sunset…
Freo workers join Bulk Liquids Shipping Terminals stoppage
21 June 2024
Late yesterday, the Bulk Liquids Alliance of the CFMEU,the Maritime Union of Australia and the United Workers Union announced workers…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Macron goes to an election, Dutton goes nuclear, Li Chiang goes to Canberra
21 June 2024
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. The Prof is back from his…
An Ideal Planning System
20 June 2024
Western Australia, and in particular the Perth Metropolitan Region, once had what was, arguably, the best planning system in the…
Alt/Gov’s Nuclear alternative leaves us in the dark
20 June 2024
In 1971 on a family holiday, my father drove us to look at a huge concrete slab at Jervis Bay,…
Penholders and public profit from FFBH/Capo D’Orlando Drive improvements
19 June 2024
Last year, the Fremantle Harbours Master Plan was launched. It identified the need to improve facilities for recreational boating in…
Finding staff in Freo’s lean staff market
18 June 2024
Like we did, no doubt you too noticed the Get Job Ready, Learn Barista Skills and Your Management Pathway advertising…
Light in the Darkness: Fremantle’s Justice Vigil for Refugees 200 Fridays Old
18 June 2024
In winter, the southerlies whip straight up the street and through our coats. In summer, the sun beats down directly…
Interview with Richard King – Thinker, Author, Critic, Poet
17 June 2024
Richard King is a Fremantle based thinker, author, critic and poet. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, he gained…
New Noongar Heritage Gangway Launched at Port
16 June 2024
Yesterday, 15 June, Fremantle Ports officially launched Fremantle Passenger Terminal’s ‘Indigenous Welcome Statement’, a brightly painted, Noongar heritage gateway to…









