A few months ago I pondered whether Perth was considering a new housing style … shipping containers (link home renovations of the future). A recent trip to Scarborough Beach suggested the…
It’s always embarrassing when you’re the last to arrive at the party. But it’s even more embarrassing when you’re so late the organisers are already rolling up the red carpet.…
New Years Eve is always a tricky one, what do to? The decision is easy for any international tennis players who find themselves in Perth … the Hopman Cup Ball…
Following on from the previous Melbourne Cup post where we identified five segments, here are two of the celebrities who passed by. One had five minders, the other none. See…
They say it’s the race that stops the nation but I beg to differ. From what I saw we did anything but stop. Here’s a quick snapshot of just some…
T’was the night before the 2013 AFL Grand Final and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse … meanwhile down Fremantle way … Seaview…
Many years ago Prince sang about Purple Rain, I ponder … He’d feel right at home if he ventured down the Fremantle at the moment. Congratulations Dockers, long many the purple…
For those of you who completed, or even half completed, last weekend’s City to Surf Fun Run, I commend you. Anyone who spends their weekend running from the city to…
Surfing has been promoted as a healthy way for young kids to take risks, rather than getting involved in other risk-taking behaviours like drugs. This years Super Saturday certainly lived…
It’s always interesting to hear what goes on behind the scenes of seemingly effortless acting performances. NIDA graduate Damon Gameau was in Perth recently to launch his latest film Save…
Take a true Australian story, add a touch of The Hangover, a smidge of Eat, Prey, Love, two drops of Bollywood and a good dose of club cricket, the result…
When I first entered the Perth Arena for this year’s Hopman Cup the roof was closed and the lights dimmed, while Spain’s Fernando Verdasco stood off to the side waiting…
Regular readers will know I’m quite fond of finding ways to live guilt free, hell I’ve even written a book about it. So it’s probably no surprise that the other…
Early on in the evening I wandered into the Crown Entertainment Complex and sat on some innocent looking chairs in no-man’s-land. Little did I know what would happen next. Marcia…
Following are some of the other fashions seen at the Hyundai Hopman Cup 2013 New Years Eve Ball. Nothing to ponder really, although I did ponder the kilts … a…
Other players arriving at the Hyundai Hopman Cup 2013 New Years Eve BallNovak DJokovic slipped in quite quietly, well as quietly as a number 1 ranked player and his stunning…
The 2013 Hyundai Hopman Cup may have been held in the new Perth Arena, but the invitation only New Years Eve Ball remained at Crown Entertainment Complex. As the clock ticked down to…
Celebrating 25 years, the Hopman Cup moved to its new home in the Perth Arena, and with it came some new traditions. Unfortunately the public couldn’t get up close and…
