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Freo Today. 16 September 2026. Yesterday we brought you the story on MV Baltazar – Glimpsing the Future. Last night she left Port, under the watchful eye of Jean Hudson who captured this lovely image of the vessel as she passed through the heads on her way to Geraldton. A little earlier Baltazar was given a Right Royal welcome to Freo, on her maiden voyage here, by Rita Saffioti, the Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Transport and Major Infrastructure; Sport and Recreation, a former Minister for Ports, and otherwise the Minister for Getting Things Done in WA, who also officially named the ship in her honorary capacity as her Lady Sponsor. The Minister noted that the ship ‘will support the supply chains that keep WA moving’.

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: All My Homies Hate War Pigs in Gig Guide
SEEING RED is an irregular column on Fremantle Shipping News by Barry Healy*. In this piece, Barry invites you to YAWF’s All My Homies Hate…
Baltazar – Glimpsing the Future in Shipping & Sailing
John Hartley, our roving Fremantle Port sleuth, last evening, under a crescent Moon cradling Venus, found himself face to face…

Congrats To The Big Freo Spring Cleaners!

in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s our report on the Big Freo Spring Clean organised by the Good Fund Freo. Sarah Booth from Good Fund Freo tells us that the big spring clean went so well - and that the common thread between the participants afterwards was how good it felt to participate in doing something positive for the Freo centre! Here’s a great gallery of pics taken by Adam Kenna on the day, last Saturday morning, that give you the feel. About 100 people showed up and did everything from picking up rubbish and weeding, to cleaning the shop windows left dirty by absent owners.  And…
Four WA Writers Up For The Hungerford in Life, Law & Culture
Four Western Australian writers have been shortlisted for the 35th City of Fremantle Hungerford Award, selected from 128 manuscript submissions…
The Founding Father and The Voice in Life, Law & Culture
Mike Lefroy celebrates his great grandfather CY O’Connor, legendary AC/DC singer Bon Scott and the Mighty Freo Dockers! The rider…
‘We Must Pace The Frontier’ says Anthropic’s Dario Amodei. But Does Everyone Agree? in Life, Law & Culture
Artificial Intelligence and its promise and the potential threat it poses to humankind are serious propositions that simply can’t be…
Four Exhibitions, One Statewide Journey in Life, Law & Culture
It’s wonderful to learn about ART ON THE MOVE’s 2027–2029 Touring Program, that’s sending four contemporary art exhibitions across Western…
Get Excited! The New Bridge To Open On 1 November in Architecture + Urban Design
The Albanese and Cook Labor Governments have today confirmed that the new Fremantle Traffic Bridge will open ahead of schedule on…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – First Semi Final 2026 V Geelong in Life, Law & Culture
After a week of slurs and insults, none worse than the Whateley slap that Freo’s performance against Hawthorn had caused the…

View from the Round House with Martin Drum – 9/11, PM’s Latest Challenges, Hastie V Hanson, The Greens Dilemma, Mali and Migrants, The Bribe

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 Barker asks the Prof about 9/11, the PM’ latest Challenges, Hastie V Hanson, The Greens Dilemma over the Koala Park and offsets, Mali and Migrants, and finally The Bribe. Professor Martin Drum, expounding on an issue during the recording of View from the Round House Martin Drum is the Executive Dean for the Faculty of Arts, Sciences, Law and Business and Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Notre Dame Australia, a frequenter of Fremantle, and a well known political pundit.…
Rarely a Dull Moment – What Happened at the Strategic & General Services Committee Meeting on 9 September? in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
What Happens When Men Sing Together? in Life, Law & Culture
Every Monday night in Fremantle, something quietly remarkable happens. A group of men — teachers, tradies, retirees, musicians, beginners —…
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…

Good Disability Housing News

in Architecture + Urban Design
The Cook Labor Government has delivered new housing options for people living with disability in Perth’s south, thanks to more than $2.4 million in grant funding awarded to Uniting WA for the construction of three new Supported Independent Living houses. Built by Perth business JFK Custom Homes, the new homes in Spearwood and Riverton provide safe, secure, and fully accessible accommodation for up to nine residents. In Spearwood, a new three-bedroom, three-bathroom home will accommodate up to three residents, with internal and external communal living spaces. Construction is now complete following a $802,666 Government grant. In Riverton, construction is also…

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