Archive for year: 2025
Emotional Farewell to Shirase As She Heads Back To The Ice
26 February 2025
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
26 February 2025
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!
26 February 2025
I have to tell you folks, one of the wonderful things that comes with being the Editor of Fremantle Shipping…
The Wednesday Poem
26 February 2025
Daytime Moon distance between us blue wash craters covered, glossed and you only half there winter moon so close to…
Bird – Film Review
25 February 2025
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
25 February 2025
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
25 February 2025
Miguel Gomes’ Grand Tour is an epic, a film made for those who love epics, and for those who love…
Not Happy, Jan!
25 February 2025
‘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
25 February 2025
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
24 February 2025
I loved this remarkable film, a heartbreaking masterpiece of love, loss and resilience. The film is a profound and poignant…









