The Bradfield Bulletin - 7th November
I’M NOT sure if everyone else feels this way, but it feels like this week has been one of those longest, yet shortest, ones ever. When my kids were little, someone told me, “the...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 31st October
THIS week has had it all. First, I was taken out mid swim by someone doing backstroke in the next lane. Unlucky. The very next day, I scanned my Flybuys card and got $10 off my...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 24th October
IT'S BEEN a hectic week, I’ve been battling a stubborn bout of sinusitis and have been feeling a bit self conscious. Just when I thought it couldn’t be any worse, I get an email...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 17th October
I'M BACK in Western Australia after leaving Melbourne last night. I had beautiful sunny weather while I was there, but as I left, the storms and rain rolled in! It's great to be...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 10th October
I'VE HAD a headache hanging around all week, and it’s definitely slowed me down a bit. It’s funny how something small can remind you not to take feeling good for granted. For...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 3rd October
This week felt a bit like trying to pull on wet bathers - uncomfortable, tight, and more than a little awkward. On the upside though, I discovered my patience runs deeper than I...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 26 September 2025
If you think freight rates are volatile, have you seen the price of fruit? I paid $9 for a piece of watermelon yesterday (and it wasn’t even that big!). Now, with school holidays...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 19 September 2025
YESTERDAY was my birthday (ssshh, I turned 46!). As I get older, I still can’t figure out how my brain can hold onto every lyric of Gangsta’s Paradise like it’s the ’90s, yet...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 12 September 2025
IT'S all happening in shipping this week! We all saw those containers fall off the Mississippi while it was alongside at Port of Long Beach earlier this week. Someone even told me...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 5 September 2025
IT FEELS like we’ve finally turned a corner with the weather, at least in my neck of the woods, it feels like spring has definitely sprung! The house suddenly feels a little...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 29 August 2025
AT THE end of last week, my girls’ high school celebrated Book Week - the annual test of a parent’s creativity, budget, and sanity, usually involving a last minute dash for a...
SEAFARER WELFARE: Hugs, Hope, and the Humans at Sea
IT WAS a bitterly cold Friday afternoon in the city when I met with Sue. I apologised for the non-WA-like weather, but Sue — who’s from Melbourne — laughed it off. “This is...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 22 August 2025
I'VE BEEN battling a breakout this week that has me reaching for the Clearasil and concealer like a teenager — some things never change! Unfortunately, the shipping industry...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 15 August 2025
AH, THE week that just wouldn’t quit. By Tuesday, I’d already declared it the longest week ever, the universe seemed determined to prove me right by stretching out every remaining...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 8 August 2025
THIS week started with me at the gym, trying to look cool as I tripped over the stand of an exercise bike. Rather than let that stop me, I picked myself up, avoided all eye...
