Onya bike plastic, hello Ocean
WITHOUT drastic worldwide action there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish by 2050, warned speakers at the 2016 World Economic Forum. In just eight years there will […]
Category Archives: Traders
A stitch in time
SHIRLEY PETFORD threw retirement out the window 26 years ago to open her own mending shop Clothing Alterations, and at 85 years old she’s still going strong. “I was bored, so […]
A perfect fit for Fremantle
THOMAS BOUSFIELD came to Western Australia in 1902, one of the thousands rushing to dig up their fortune in Kalgoorlie’s gold fields. Fortunately for Bousfield, gold fever hadn’t fogged his […]
Sodashi? Naturally
NOW sold at some of the most exclusive day spas around the world, Sodashi beauty products came from humble beginnings. Back in the early 90s they were whipped up on […]
Healthy to a tea
WHEN Hamilton Hill local Oren Barak was looking for a business opportunity he wanted something ethical, and something that would help people. “[Something] new to the market, to do with […]
A pet passion
A CAREER as a lawyer or a stockfeed merchant? The choice was easy for Joel Nibali and with just two units left to qualify for the legal profession he didn’t […]
Old-school
THE old corrugated-tin shed on Hampton Road is old-school: a nuts and bolts mechanical workshop where the bikes being worked on are mostly classics from the ‘60s and ‘70s. “We […]
