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Freo Today. 1 May 2024. Here’s the Cappuccino Strip, or part of it, at 9 am this morning. A great place to park at this time of the morning and dash into Gino’s for a latte. So quiet!

All at Sea with The Conversationalist – Japan to Vancouver in Shipping News
The Conversationalist is aboard Seabourn Odyssey for its seasonal repositioning cruise. Having spent recent months around Australia and New Zealand,…
Container transport or 20 more years of broken sleep! in Shipping News
Many Fremantle residents will be sentenced to 20 years broken sleep before the Fremantle port is shifted to Kwinana. [caption…
Josh Wilson MP’s Fremantle College ANZAC Day Address in Life, Law & Culture
Kaya, good morning everyone: it’s a privilege to share this ANZAC service with you. I acknowledge that we gather here…

Freo Ports Open South Mole for this Sunday’s Harbour Master Classic

Don’t miss the fourth annual Fremantle Ports Harbour Master Classic this Sunday 5 May. It’s Perth’s most scenic fun run, without a doubt! And the weather is predicted to be ‘Sunny, No Rain, 23 degrees’. But the even bigger news is - Freo Ports are opening the still closed off South Mole just for the event! So, take up your chance to ‘run the port’ - fast, flat, fun and traffic-free along the Port of Fremantle’s historic Victoria Quay and out to the South Mole lighthouse. Whether you are a serious runner or…
Rarely a Dull Moment – Groundhog Day: Trees, Change Rooms, Tourist Buses, Homelessness in Life, Law & Culture
It was a bit of a Groundhog Day agenda, folks, the agenda for the OCM - the Ordinary Council Meeting…
Fine Photography – Paul Bastian in Life, Law & Culture
Paul Bastian retired from his medical practice 10 years ago and since then has been able to indulge his lifelong…
More Budget Money Promised For B Shed and Passenger Terminal Works in Architecture + Urban Design
The relatively new Ports Minister, David Michael, announced over the weekend that the Cook Government will invest an additional $40.5…
Latest Cruise News – The Comings & Goings of the Queens in Shipping News
On 19 April, the Queen Anne officially joined Cunard’s luxury cruise line’s fleet during a handover ceremony at the Fincantieri…
Here’s the Atlantic Ocean in better days! in Shipping News
We recently featured, in our FREO TODAY department, a pic of an old fishing boat in Fishing Boat Harbour with…
Housekeeping for Beginners – Film Review in Life, Law & Culture
What a film. Loved it! When it opened with a small, squarish, art film sort of screen, followed by a…

After the Game v Western Bulldogs, Rd 7 2024 – With Snaps Truly

Dear friends, Firstly. What’s wrong? In recent days you’ve seemed testy and ill at ease. And I cannot for the life of me work out why; although I must admit I wasn’t quite myself last weekend. A strange and sudden foreboding enveloped me and I apparently slipped into the unconscious world of the amnesiac. Even today I have no recollection of the events that may, or may not, have unfolded over those two days. I remember nothing at all. Was I pleasant company? Did I behave well? I can tell you though, that as of today, I am quite recovered…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Politics of ANZAC Day in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. In this podcast, the Shipping News’…
ANZAC Day, a source of fierce opposition to the idea of war – Letter to the Editor in Life, Law & Culture
Dear Editor, Attending Fremantle's ANZAC Day ceremony today raised so many questions of the interpretation that should be given to…
Seen In … ANZAC Day Fremantle in Seen in Freo
At 5.50 am sharp this morning the Anzac Day service at Monument Hill, Fremantle, at the Freo War Memorial, snapped…

Freo House Values

The Domain Quarterly House Price report, out yesterday, reports on Perth property price trends in glowing terms - Perth’s housing market continues to be a top performer nationwide. House prices reached another new record after surging 16.6% higher than a year ago – the city’s steepest growth in 17 years. Despite the continual rise, quarterly growth has lost steam. It now sits at 1.5%, five times slower than the previous quarter. The first quarter of 2024 marked a significant milestone for Perth’s unit prices, which soared to a record high and finally overtook the previous peak of a decade ago.…