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Freo Today. 20 October 2026. Did you miss F.RE.O FASHION FESTIVAL 2026? It was a time to strut your stuff, the pre-show publicity said. As promised, on Saturday, Fremantle transformed into one big celebration of fashion, creativity and circular style – with runways, independent designers, vintage and pre-loved fashion, workshops, clothes swaps and in-store activations happening across the city. There were 3 RUNWAYS · 20+ INDEPENDENT LABELS · PRE-LOVED & VINTAGE · WORKSHOPS · CLOTHES SWAPS · IN-STORE ACTIVATIONS. From emerging WA designers and independent labels to vintage treasures and upcycled fashion, F.RE.O put Fremantle’s unique creative style centre stage. And here’s a fab runway model to prove it. Nice pic by John Hartley.

The MV Cape Don – Are Her Days Done? in Shipping & Sailing
John Adderley, once second mate and later chief officer of the Cape Don in the 1970s, and later again a…
Seen In Freo … AFL Grand Final Day in Seen in Freo
Grand Final Day from the ground and the air in Fremantle on Saturday, 26 September 2026. Colour of bruises and…
The 2026 Soroptimist Arts Scholarship Goes To … Kitty Wallwork! in Life, Law & Culture
CONGRATULATIONS to Fremantle artist Kitty Wallwork (19) who has been awarded the 2026 Arts Scholarship by Soroptimist International Fremantle (SIF).…

Some Sunshine, A Sou’wester and Sirene: The 2026 Fremantle Harbour Classic

in Shipping & Sailing
What a great event! The sun came out, the Fremantle Doctor did its thing, and the Harbour Master closed the harbour for this year’s Fremantle Harbour Classic Yacht Race. 20 boats from sailing clubs around Perth were invited to race, 19 rocked up on the day. Gage Roads Brewery and the A Shed Wharf were heaving with yachties and spectators. Dr Ed Fethers and Laurie Flynn provided brilliant race commentary, keeping everyone up to speed on what was unfolding. A loud boom – the start gun - and the race had begun. The start and first leg were downwind (spinnaker, wind…
A quick pirouette, a curtsy, and then she was gone! in Shipping & Sailing
At around 4 pm yesterday, Crown Princess departed Freo, having arrived around 6 am in the morning. Our Shipping &…
The Bridge Naming Suggestions So Far – Updated Version in Architecture + Urban Design
UPDATED AS OF TUESDAY MORNING! On Sunday18 October, we launched The Great Fremantle Bridge Naming Contest and what an enormous…
Her Royal Highness Drops Anchor: Crown Princess Returns to Freo as Carnival Loses it Aussie Crush in Shipping & Sailing
A regal visitor, Crown Princess passed through the heads of North and South Moles into Freo Port at just on 6 am this…
The Great Fremantle Bridge Naming Contest in Architecture + Urban Design
In exactly 2 weeks today, the new Fremantle Traffic Bridge will be opened, with great fanfare, to the public travelling…
Creatures and critters take centre stage in Hungerford Award winning manuscript in Life, Law & Culture
Greg Taylor has won the 35th Hungerford Award for Wildlife in the Open Eucalyptus Forests.  Written from the viewpoint of 24 species – none of which are human…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – MUWAC, Roger, Josh, Jim, Mark, Don – and Katie 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…

Rarely A Dull Moment – What happened at the Strategic & General Services Committee Meeting on 14 October 2026?

in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle Council and Committee meetings and other activities. We would have titled the feature Never a Dull Moment, but didn’t want to overpromise! In 2026, we are very pleased to welcome Jenny Archibald to the RADM desk. Jenny will be well known to many Freo folk as a former Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillor of the City of Fremantle. Jenny brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role as our RADM reporter and we are sure Shipees will look forward to…
Don’t Miss The Harbour Classic This Sunday in Shipping & Sailing
The Fremantle Harbour Classic Yacht Race is on this Sunday. Take the family to the Port! “Head on down to Victoria…
Don’t shoot the Orca! in Our Environment
Our Shipping & Sailing Correspondent Jean Hudson has been getting up close and personal to Orca, the apex predator of…
Coral Geographer heads south after visiting Rotto in Shipping & Sailing
Earlier today, we incorrectly reported that the small, cute cruise ship Coral Geographer had departed Fremantle just after 5 pm…

John Butler and Nicholas Allbrook join call for Kimberley fracking ban

in Our Environment
Music identities John Butler and Nicholas Allbrook are set to join an estimated 1000 people outside Western Australia's Parliament House next week to urge the State Government to ban fracking in the Kimberley. The sunset rally, organised by Lock the Gate Alliance and Environs Kimberley, comes as a proposed Kimberley gas project moves through regulatory processes and amid growing campaigning over the future of fracking in one of the few regions of WA where the practice remains lawful.Campaigners say the gathering on 20 October will bring together Traditional Owners, environmental advocates and community members concerned about the potential impacts of…

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