Fremantle People

Interview with Sophie McNeill – Walkley Awards Winner, Would-be Greens Pollie
Sophie McNeill is probably best known as a television reporter for the ABC's investigative program Four Corners and as a…
Interview with Jo Darbyshire – Artist
Jo Darbyshire was born in 1961 in Perth, Western Australia. She studied Fine Arts at WAIT/Curtin University in 1981, a…
Interview with Linda Wayman – Journo, Radio Boss, Tourism Guru, Savvy Communicator
Linda Wayman has a background in journalism, marketing, public affairs, communications, business development, and commercial and business leadership, with an…
Obituary – Garry Gillard, Creator of Freotopia and Australasian Cinema
Many around Freo may not have known Garry Gillard by name or personally, but they are very likely to have…
Interview with Richard King – Thinker, Author, Critic, Poet
Richard King is a Fremantle based thinker, author, critic and poet. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, he gained…
My friend Richard Utting
Coming up 4 years ago, I was so pleased when my old friend, law school and legal colleague Richard Utting…
Interview with Sarah Booth – Freo Mover & Shaker
Sarah Booth has a broad resume with a central focus: community. She currently acts as General Manager of Fremantle-based urban-renewal…
Interview with Gemma Farrell – Jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer
Gemma Farrell, another Fremantle connected creative, is a talented, and busy, musician, bandleader and composer. And to prove it, she,…
Interview with Jo Smith – CircusWA
Jo Smith is Artistic Director of CircusWA – the Fremantle-based youth circus arts centre. Throughout the 90’s she worked between…