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Freo Today. 11 June 2026. Here’s Fidelio, one of the distinctive RO-ROs in the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet, entering Freo Harbour between rain showers on Tuesday at 10 am. In from Melbourne and now on her way to Singapore. She’s sailing under the flag of Sweden. Her length overall is 227.8 metres and her width is 32.29 metres. Named after the opera Fidelio, in turn based on a true story from the French Revolution about a wife rescuing her imprisoned husband by disguising herself as a man to infiltrate the prison. Nice pic by Jean Hudson.

Rarely A Dull Moment – Manjaree Bathers Beach & J Shed in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Arts Scene Around Freo in Gig Guide
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Action Stations: Changing Hearts and Minds in Life, Law & Culture
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Unruly in Testing Times

in Life, Law & Culture
Newly formed Right to Protest WA opened UNRULY WA: protest makes progress with a bang at Kidogo Arthouse on 2 June, introduced by a throng of "difficult women". Over three nights, UNRULY featured local photographic compilations of Western Australia's proud history of protesting, alongside talks, live music, and the "difficult women" march evoking the suffragette movement of not-so-long ago to win the women's vote. In the wake of the Cook Labor Government’s planned changes to WA's protest laws with the Public Order Legislation Amendment Bill 2026, currently before the State Parliament, Right to Protest's work celebrated and defended the right…
‘I’ve just got a text message from One Nation – How come and can I STOP them?’ in Life, Law & Culture
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The Wednesday Poem in Life, Law & Culture
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Laughing for 30 Years – Over the Fence Short Comedy Film Festival in Life, Law & Culture
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Moored Exhibition Launch in Life, Law & Culture
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World Ocean Day in Our Environment
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Getting scammed via a text will be harder from 1 July in Life, Law & Culture
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SailGP Returns To Freo In February 2027 Bigger Than Ever!

in Shipping & Sailing
Today, at Bathers Beach, during a gap in the winter weather, Reece Whitby, WA’s Minister for Tourism and SailGP unveiled event dates and ticket experiences for the 2027 Australia Sail Grand Prix in Freo - it will all happen on the weekend of 20-21 February 2027. Just 8 short months away. SailGP, not described as ‘the most exciting racing on water’ without good reason, will be back in Fremantle at Bathers Beach following the sell-out success of the inaugural Freo event in January this year. The 2027 edition will welcome more fans than ever before with a significant increase in…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 13 2026 V North Melbourne in Life, Law & Culture
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View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Iran, Israel & Lebanon, Ukraine, US Tariffs, One Nation, Meta, Fracking in Life, Law & Culture
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Major Mental Health Moves at Freo Hospital

in Architecture + Urban Design
New 40-bed mental health facility at Fremantle Hospital complete, expanding access to specialist care. Includes neurobehavioural unit and older adult ward to increase inpatient capacity. The State’s first 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Centre provides a safer alternative to emergency department care for mental health. This means more than 1,000 hospital beds have been delivered since 2021. The Cook Labor Government has completed the $88.1 million expansion of Fremantle Hospital, significantly expanding mental health care options and improving access for the community. It really is good news in the mental health sector. Congratulations to the State Government for achieving this outcome.…

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