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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.

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…
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 in Architecture + Urban Design
Yesterday, we launched The Great Fremantle Bridge Naming Contest and what an enormous response we’ve had so far! We reckon…

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 cool, breezy morning; her last port of call was Busselton.  The season gets underway It really feels like the cruising season is underway when a large cruise ship like the Crown Princess berths here. She’s over 290 metres long and has 2 ,414 guests/passengers and 1,117 crew onboard. Great ratio. She’s due to depart at 4pm today which gives them all, some of the crew too hopefully, a full day to go exploring: 632 are booked on organised tours, so that leaves 1,782 free to explore Freo. And what a good day to be at the…
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…
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 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
Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem. In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected…
Seen In Freo … On WA Day in Seen in Freo
Sunshine and the last day of the school holidays brought families flocking to Fremantle’s Fishing Boat Harbour on Sunday for…

The Life of Riley

in Beaches
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…

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