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Freo Today. 21 August 2026. 3 months ago we updated you on progress with the ‘Artisan Place’ development. Now it’s towering up above old Freo in the vicinity of the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre. Onwards and Upwards!

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…
The Party’s Over! Film Review in Gig Guide
Alliance Française French Film Festival entry The Party's Over! or Classe Moyenne is directed by Antony Cordier and stars Sami Outalbali, Noée…
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…
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…
SEEING RED: An Empire is Sinking, and … in Life, Law & Culture
SEEING RED is an irregular column on Fremantle Shipping News by Barry Healy*. In this piece, Barry says Australia must not go down…
4 Traffic Lanes, 2 Shared Paths and just 2 Piers in Uncategorised
Everyone is asking, just what do we get with the new Fremantle Traffic Bridge. The answer is: quite a lot…
Interview with Howard McKenzie-Murray – Debut Novelist in Fremantle People
Howard McKenzie Murray is an author and playwright based in Fremantle. His debut novel, This is Where We Say Goodbye was published…

PC + GST = WA in a Tizz

in Life, Law & Culture
Here’s something for our Shipee policy wonks - the Executive Summary of the national Productivity Commission’s recent Interim Report on the GST distribution that benefits WA more than it does other States. The PC’s interim conclusion that the system needs to change has got local and federal pollies from WA in a tizz! What do you think? You can make a submission to the PC by the end of September. Executive summary Since Federation, the Australian Government has aimed to limit the fiscal gap between the states and territories (hereafter ‘states’). This has evolved into the principle known as horizontal…
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…

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