Archive for month: August, 2025

Spirit of Tasmania IV Calls By Freo
The Spirit of Tasmania IV is currently in Gage Roads, just off Fremantle, en route to Tasmania to commence ferry services across…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 23 2025 V Brisbane
It had been ages since I walked into Optus Stadium feeling this confident.  Not anxious.  Not filled with the usual…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Alaska, Gaza, EV charges, Productivity
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Today we focus on Alaska, Gaza,…
Rarely a Dull Moment – Heritage, Planning, Pavements, Pollution
We here at Shipping News are astonished. Two hours and eight minutes. For an agenda this size. Six of the…
Interview with Isla Scarvaci – Who Is Off To 6th WFDYS Children Camp In Ontario, Canada
The 6th WFDYS Children Camp — organised by the World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section - is set to…
My Favourite Freo Street – Harvest Road
My favourite street? The little gem of Pearse Street, nestling peacefully between the old Town Centre and the railway, with…
The Wednesday Poem
Jan Napier is a Western Australian writer. Her work has been published in journals both here and overseas. Her poem…
Interview With Geoff Hutchison – Grumpy Old Buggers
Well known media guy, and now a newly minted Freo author, Geoff Hutchison has just seen his first book, How…
Mr Burton – Movie Review
Recently, I watched a preview of the stirring biopic, Mr Burton. It follows the true story of the mentoring relationship…
All Aboard STS Young Endeavour
Our Shipping and Sailing Correspondent, Jean Hudson, toured the STS Young Endeavour on Saturday just gone. In case the inclement…