by Carmelo Amalfi CROATIAN VC war hero Leslie Thomislav ‘Tom’ Starcevich was one of eight brothers from WA who served in WW2 and Korea. Wounded, shot, sent to prison labour camps, they survived to tell extraordinary tales of bravery and…
DOES Freo’s iconic cafe strip need a name change? Is calling and promoting it as the ’Cappuccino Strip’ false advertising? In this two-part report, StreetWise publisher Carmelo Amalfi explores the rapidly changing future of WA’s famous al fresco destination. NEWS…
‘Live your life by a Compass and not a Clock’ By Carmelo Amalfi DOCUMENTS whether in paper, timber or stone have allowed people to travel beyond their birthplace since the written word. Such documents were used in ancient times to…
BARISTA, guitar ace and tennis pro Scott Arnold-Eyers is my go-to menu master for food, wine and hospitality in Western Australia. The 54-year-old founder of Menu Magazine has just released Issue #39 after more than 20 years of publishing, the…
BLOGTHIS! HENRY Cavill. Jay Leno. The late Kirk Douglas. American Dad. Humans are the only primates with a chin. Dimples, optional extras. No other human species developed a chin, not even Neanderthals, leaving scientists to wonder why we have one…
STREETWISE celebrates 10 years of publishing success in Fremantle. In December, it will publish a special magazine anniversary edition that showcases our history, culture, food and festivals, the arts and hot cars. Book your personal gift copy using the order…
THE oldest evidence of shark-like fishes includes a few tiny scales fossilised more than 420 million years ago near Alice Springs in central Australia. Identical to scales in living sharks, they are older than trees, insects and the rings of…
EXCLUSIVE: PERTH hotelier Michael Church could not have known when he left the water at Cottesloe on a stinking hot day in 1925 that his swimming buddy would be killed by a shark after he decided to go back in.…
‘Junket’: An extravagant, expensive and unnecessary trip or celebration enjoyed by a government official at public expense. JET-setting Fremantle mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge and councillor Ingrid van Dorssen will fly to Italy, Portugal and Croatia on a $20,000-plus junket to visit…
BEFORE photography, police only had physical descriptions of offenders to work with. Name, age, build, height, hair, eye colour, scars, deformities and tattoos. Retired forensic chief superintendent John Horton said this changed when Lieutenant Colonel George Braithwaite Phillips was appointed…
