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Freo Today. 31 August 2026. By know everyone has heard all about the motorboat that burst into flames near the entrance to Fishing Boat Harbour yesterday, well here’s a great long view of it all taken by Les Moyle of Balm Commercial Photography. Smoke everywhere.

The H5N1 Bird Flu Challenge – Chooks or Wildlife? in Our Environment
Prof Ray Wills and Prof Peter Newman* say we can replace the chooks but we can’t replace our wildlife —…
Secret Harbour – Our View from the Round House Wednesday Special with Martin Drum in Life, Law & Culture
Last night, well before the counting was over, go-to Fremantle Shipping News political pundit, Professor Martin Drum of Notre Dame…
The Pain of Impermanence in Life, Law & Culture
Bruce Menzies* ponders the pain of impermanence as the Nepal/Tibet tragedy unfolds Himalayas. Credit Mauricio Manzato for Unsplash In the…

Kwinana Freeway Upgrade Contract Awarded

in Architecture + Urban Design
A $700 million upgrade of 29 kilometres of Kwinana Freeway is set to begin in early 2027, adding new lanes, smart ramp signals and supporting more than 4,000 local jobs as Perth’s busiest southern corridor undergoes its biggest overhaul in years.  In a joint media statement today, obviously timed to hit the news before tomorrow’s Secret Harbour by election, WA Premier Roger Cook, Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King and WA Deputy Premier and Transport and Major Infrastructure Minister Rita Saffioti, have announced that construction will begin early next year on the major upgrade of…
Rarely a Dull Moment – Leaves of Absence, Boo Park, North Freo and MRS Amendment, Trees in Hilton, Party Time on the Strip in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome readers to our RADM report for the Ordinary Council Meeting of 26 August 2026. The first notable topic of the night was Leave of Absence – which usually doesn’t rate much of a mention.…
The Wednesday Poem in Life, Law & Culture
Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem. In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – 1N in S….. H….., Data Centres, Meta in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael…
Arts Scene Around Freo in Gig Guide
Welcome to our feature - Arts Scene Around Freo - compiled by our Arts Editor, Gayle O’Leary. Here we will…
Investing in Defence in Life, Law & Culture
Pat Conroy, the Australian Minister for Defence Industry and Pacific Island Affairs, yesterday opened the Defence Industry and Capability Forum…
VR – V is for Victory, R is for Roos! in Shipping & Sailing
Our Shipping & Sailing Correspondent Jean Hudson reports that BONDS Flying Roos Win it All at Sassnitz, Germany, on the…

After the Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 24 2026 V Carlton

in Life, Law & Culture
Look, I may as well apologise in advance. I didn’t see it. Not live. Because I knew it didn’t matter. And given the choice of watching Bailey Banfield get out marked by Harry McKay or Mitch Starc bowling out Bangladesh in Mackay, I think I made a good decision. That’s not a knock on ‘Remember the Name’ – he seems like a very nice young fella, but tellingly he has not been able to force his way into Freo’s best 22 this season for good reason. Others have gone past him. He was only out there today because Freo decided to rest Jye Amis, Sam Switkowski and Heath Chapman. No Murphy Reid either, whose gonads, I am…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Swans, Gambling, NDIS, Widows Tax, Secret Harbour in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael…
&SONS – Film Review in Gig Guide
The film & Sons details the realisation of an elderly writer (Bill Nighy) that death is approaching and his desire to set…
Silver Cloud Calls at Fremantle on Her Way to the Kimberley in Shipping & Sailing
Silver Cloud, Silversea’s boutique expedition vessel, berthed in Fremantle yesterday, a day ahead of her scheduled northbound departure along Western…

LET’S GO FREO! 

in Life, Law & Culture
The City of Fremantle and Freo Chamber of Commerce plan to turn Freo purple as the AFL Finals approach Finals fever is about to hit Fremantle as the Dockers close out a record‑breaking season and chase their first‑ever premiership. Today the Mayor of Freo, Ben Lawver, launched the Let’s Go Freo campaign on the famed Cappuccino Strip confirming the city is about to turn purple — and inviting us all to join in the fun. However, the Mayor did make it clear that cost and convenience of doing so will militate against painting the streets of Freo purple as happened…

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