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Freo Today. 15 October 2026. V LYRA, a Dry bulk / Handysize vessel built in 2012 that now sails under the flag of Panama, is currently in Port. Jean Hudson captured this nice pic of her yesterday. V Lyra has an interesting backstory and has had different names over the past 14 years since she was delivered, including White Sanko, followed by Sea Bonanza, Skala, Jaunty Jenny, and now V Lyra. Her overall length (LOA) of 180 metres with a beam of 28 metres. So of a certain size. The big green modules on her deck are, we understand, hatch covers pontoons. She’s in from Gresik, Java, and apparently here at North Quay Berth 1 or 2 until 25 October, when she’ll depart for Singapore. Word from the dock is, she may then be loaded with scrap metal? Interesting ship.

Rarely A Dull Moment – What happened at the Strategic & General Services Committee Meeting on 14 October 2026? in Life, Law & Culture
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Don’t Miss The Harbour Classic This Sunday in Shipping & Sailing
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Coral Geographer heads south after visiting Rotto

Earlier today, we incorrectly reported that the small, cute cruise ship Coral Geographer had departed Fremantle just after 5 pm and was headed to Broome for some ‘Broome time’, when in fact she was heading south via an overnight stay off Rottnest, in search of whales among other activities. We apologise for our mistake. Here’s our report updated. Most of us love the ocean, although some of us love it more than others. We enjoy being on it or in it - swimming, snorkelling, kayaking, sailing or maybe cruising. Why do Western Australians love cruising so much? Could it have something to…
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…
The Wednesday Poem in Life, Law & Culture
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Seen In Freo … On WA Day in Seen in Freo
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Prefabricated build delivers 38 social homes in North Coogee in Architecture + Urban Design
For a change, a good news housing story - Thirty-eight new social housing apartments have been completed in North Coogee…
Farewell ICGS Shaunak! in Shipping & Sailing
The Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel ICGS Shaunak slipped out of Fremantle on Sunday morning at 11am, escorted through the heads by a pilot…
Rarely A Dull Moment – What Happened At Planning Services Committee on 7 October? in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…

The Life of Riley

Just got better - with these South Beach Dog Beach upgrades just announced by City of Fremantle. Here’s your chance to learn about and contribute to the final outcomes! South Beach Dog Exercise Area (Dog Beach) has received $2.46m in Federal Government Grant funding and is set for accessibility, landscape and amenity upgrades. The South Beach Dog Beach upgrades are supported by funding from the Australian Government through the Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program (MLCIP). The project is being delivered by the City in accordance with grant requirements and guided by the South Beach Place Plan, which sets the…
Interview with Debra Rule – Community Banker in Fremantle People
Many Freo folk will know Debra Rule because of her involvement in the establishment and continued operation of the Fremantle…
View From The Round House With Martin Drum – Live Streamed Firing Squads, The Greens, Russia’s Bus Attack, Credit Cards, Scope 3 Emissions, Midterms, 7 October 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…
Australia’s top court puts fossil fuel developers on notice in Our Environment
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People, Place, Prayer, Past

A few months ago, our regular contributing thinker Bruce Menzies* wrote what he describes as a ‘meandering article’ that dealt, in part, with Paul Kingsnorth’s book, Against the Machine. In retrospect, Bruce thinks it may have served readers better had there been more of Kingsnorth’s erudition, and less of his meanders. Given Kingsnorth’s book is, Bruce says, ‘a brilliant book, dealing with the dark matter of our times’, he is now wanting to have another shot at conveying its scope, with liberal use of the author’s words. Here’s Bruce’s next shot. Publication took place last year – a decade after Kingsnorth, an award-winning novelist, relocated from London to the west…