Fremantle People

Eric The Pathfinder
Eric Abraham Silbert was born in the front room of his parents’ newly constructed Federation style home in Ellen Street,…
Meet Minnie Masel
The person Barney Silbert would eventually marry, Minnie, was the youngest daughter of Bella and Joseph Masel. Minnie, or Chai,…
Hot Chocolate
Barney Silbert: once a household name, the person and the landmark in Fremantle. ‘Meet you at Barney’s Corner’ was the…
Interview With Kate Hulett – Now Running For Canberra
First Kate Hulett accepted a Voices4Freo invitation to run for Fremantle in the recent State elections. We covered the Kate…
Interview with Professor Charles Watson AM – Neuroscientist, Public Health Guru, Health Scientist
Emeritus Professor Charles Watson has done it all, well, if not exactly all, then nearly all in the fields of…
Interview with Mark Nelson – Biospherian
In early 1993, after spending just over 2 years inside Biosphere 2 in Arizona, USA, Mark Nelson emerged from the…
Interview with Ric and Kat Longley
Ric and Kat Longley give us their insightful account of an ever-changing Fremantle, in which their deep love of Fremantle shines through.
Interview with Grant Revell – Loving Place Fremantle
The creative force behind the Loving Place Fremantle project, Grant Revell, has a wonderful background in town and regional planning…
Interview with Fraser Maywood – Sustainable Energy Now!
Fraser Maywood is the Chair of Sustainable Energy Now, a non profit formed in 2006, that advocates for how Western…