AVIATION, ice cream and wife Stacy are the holy trinity for Hilton local Ben Lawrence–although not necessarily in that order. His love of gelato started at a very young age […]

AFTER running Mercer Cycles in Fremantle for 40 years, Clive Mercer is hanging up his cycling cleats and has sold the business. Mr Mercer’s dad, Geoff, opened the business on […]

THE words “cake” and “stylist” combine in perfect harmony at Cupid’s Delight in Hamilton Hill. Like something from the television show Cake Boss, their delicious creations come in a mind-boggling […]

JONATHON DODD has always loved trees. So he’s in his element scaling up tree trunks and performing serious “operations” on diseased or dangerous species around Fremantle. Mr Dodd is the […]

SIMON PARSONS’ infatuation with timber started aged six when his grandfather gave him wood offcuts from his carpentry job at Windsor Castle. His grandfather then made him a kid’s toolset, […]

FREMANTLE’S Eco Structures started out making fancy “tents” for glampers, but these days it’s just as likely to be making low-cost housing. After a cyclone in 2000 wiped out Eco […]

A NIGHT class in upholstery kickstarted Bryan Dibb’s 45-year career in artisan furniture making. During that time he’s opened two shops, made furniture for interior designers, businesses and libraries, and […]

NIK JURIN’S school holidays were spent at his baba’s house in South Fremantle, where he’d cycle past the rundown Davilak Hotel on South Terrace. The free-wheeling Bicton youngster had no […]

IT’S Madam Bukeshla’s attention to detail and quality that separates it from the crowd, says owners Trish Bygott and Nathan Crotty. Above the Wray Avenue clothing store is their production […]

CHANCES are you’ve seen Mark Welsh’s work without knowing it. The fine arts graphic designer is the man behind the scenes of numerous private, state and local government art projects, […]