Archive for year: 2025

Emotional Farewell to Shirase As She Heads Back To The Ice
Japan's famous icebreaker Shirase, a frequent visitor to Fremantle, arrived in Fremantle from Antarctica on Sunday 23 February 2025, carrying…
Freo College Kids Embark Shirase
Fremantle College Year 8 Specialist Marine Studies students yesterday visited the Japanese Icebreaker Shirase, a frequent visitor to Fremantle who’s…
The Shipping Forecast – A Lovely Gift!
I have to tell you folks, one of the wonderful things that comes with being the Editor of Fremantle Shipping…
The Wednesday Poem
Daytime Moon​ distance between us blue wash craters covered, glossed and you only half there winter moon so close to…
Bird – Film Review
There really are so many good films showing just now, it’s hard to keep up. Bird is another. You’ll want…
Raise a Glass to Clicquot – Film Review
Have you ever wondered about the story behind one of the world's premium champagnes? Janet and I made it to…
Grand Tour – Film Review
Miguel Gomes’ Grand Tour is an epic, a film made for those who love epics, and for those who love…
Not Happy, Jan!
‘WA Labor will introduce a free CAT bus service between Stirling Station and Scarborough Beach, if re-elected, under a $14.2…
Interview with Ian Forsyth – Author of A Hazardous Port
Ian Forsyth was born in Perth and enjoyed a forty-year career in international relations and economic policy before retiring from…
I’m Still Here – Film Review
I loved this remarkable film, a heartbreaking masterpiece of love, loss and resilience. The film is a profound and poignant…