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Freo Today. 15 August 2026. If you, like so many Freo folk have been doing for a while now, have been watching the new Fremantle District Police Complex growing higher and higher, you will notice there is now something missing from this photograph. What is it? Yes, you’re right. The cranes have disappeared. That’s what’s missing!

After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 23 2026 v Adelaide in Life, Law & Culture
Packed tight as anchovies in a good olive oil, we were chugging our way from Freo to the city, when suddenly the lights went…
Rarely A Dull Moment – The Hilton Park Trees Special Edition in Life, Law & Culture
In the latest edition of the Fremantle Herald, its Editor, Steve Grant, reports that a number of people ‘confronted’ Freo…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Gambling, ‘The Gayest Party’, Bragging, AUKUS, Census, Red Bins, SH 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 Planning Committee on 12 August?

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 occasionally 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 new role as our RADM reporter and we are sure Shipees will look…
Going Inside! in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s your chance to go inside the old South Freo Power Station - just click on the INSIDER’S VIEW link…
Sounds of Silence in Life, Law & Culture
Our regular contributor Bruce Menzies contemplates them The impetus for this article came from a small book by indigenous author and…
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…
Young Washington – Film Review in Gig Guide
"What on earth is such a young man, who sleeps in, and visibly shakes before mounting his horse to join…
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…
Rail Cuts Trucks in Architecture + Urban Design
Rail Use Surges at Fremantle, Cutting Truck Traffic and Boosting Efficiency Fremantle Ports has recorded a nation‑leading shift to rail,…

NEW FREMANTLE TRAFFIC BRIDGE TO OPEN BEFORE END OF THE YEAR

in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s the joint media statement released today by the Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King and WA Transport and Major Infrastructure Minister Rita Saffioti The Albanese and Cook Labor Governments have today confirmed construction of the new Fremantle Traffic Bridge is progressing ahead of schedule, with the project on track to fully open to road users later this year. The old Fremantle Traffic Bridge was closed on 1 February, with the closure originally expected to continue for up to 12 months and the new bridge earmarked to open in the first half of 2027. Despite…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 22 2016 V Melbourne in Life, Law & Culture
Hello readers. Firstly, apologies for missing the Bulldogs game. It was Mrs Truly who insisted that I be ‘managed.’ We’ve got a big month ahead and…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Polls,  Gambling, Immigration, ICAC, IBAC, Iran Oman and Hormuz, Ukraine and Russia, Dan Pastorelli. 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 we learned at the Planning Services Committee of 5 August 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…

Cities of Tomorrow – Documentary Review

in Life, Law & Culture
Not to be confused with Peter Hall's chronicle of urban planning movements since 1880, although reading it would be a nice accompaniment to this documentary directed by Elena Brunello. Global warming caused by human beings is changing our climates as we speak. 70% of the world's population live in cities. 70% of pollution stems directly from them. The carbon footprint of inner city residents is substantially higher than of non urban residents due to rampant, capitalism-driven resource use and modern shifts away from walkable and cyclable neighbourhoods. It's confronting and hard to watch mounting evidence of the costs of those…

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