Fremantle People
No such thing as coincidence
10 November 2026
It is perhaps no coincidence that a new book has been published on the eve of Remembrance Day, 11 November.…
Freo studio brings home four national music awards
3 November 2026
Local composers Josh Hogan and Ned Beckley win every category they were up for at the Screen Music Awards A…
Interview with Debra Rule – Community Banker
9 October 2026
Many Freo folk will know Debra Rule because of her involvement in the establishment and continued operation of the Fremantle…
A lifetime of sailing the Swan River inspires Perth sculptor Tony Jones
20 September 2026
A great story on the ABC about Freo Sculptor Tony Jones by Freo-based Nicolas Perpitch and reproduced with the kind…
Interview with Howard McKenzie-Murray – Debut Novelist
17 August 2026
Howard McKenzie Murray is an author and playwright based in Fremantle. His debut novel, This is Where We Say Goodbye was published…
Wish You Were There (Horatio)
17 July 2026
On Saturday 12 July, Fremantle celebrated the life, made an art, by Horatio T Birdbath. Gayle O’Leary reports ‘It was…
Interview with Brendan Kelly – Biographer of ‘Jerry’ Hart
2 July 2026
In the last couple decades of the 19th century, the 1880s and 1890s, as Western Australia earned Responsible Government, the…
Sending off Horatio T Birdbath in style
28 June 2026
The Farewell event is on 12 July at the Fremantle Town Hall. Your opportunity to help send off Horatio in…
The Cold Pebble and the Christmas Tree
22 June 2026
Jan Maria arrived in Western Australia from East Germany in April 1997. When he met Horatio T Birdbath outside Gino’s cafe soon…








