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Freo Today. 2 July 2025. Port Beach’s best kept secret- Alchemy Saunas. When it’s cold outside, zen inside🧘. The only thing better than the view? The heat! 🔥 Heat that heals!

Fremantle Press and CircusWA IMAGINES IF – A New Unique Forever Home in Architecture + Urban Design
Two Fridays ago, a collective of visionary people gathered at PS Artspace to ask ‘What If’ - what could Fremantle…
Here’s some good Freo social housing news in Architecture + Urban Design
The Albanese and Cook Labor governments yesterday were pleased to share news they are delivering more homes under the Commonwealth’s…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 16 2025 v St Kilda in Life, Law & Culture
Let me begin, by introducing you to Mrs Norma Grimbergen who in season 2025 sits to my immediate right. We…

HMAS Arafura hits the water sailing!

Today marks a major milestone of the Australian Government’s implementation of the Surface Fleet Review with the commissioning of HMAS Arafura into the Royal Australian Navy fleet. HMAS Arafura is the first Arafura class OPV or offshore patrol vessel of the Navy’s surface fleet. She will enter into the fleet at a commissioning ceremony in Fremantle later this morning, a timely reminder that the last four of six Arafura class OPVs are currently being built at Henderson, just south of Fremantle. Here’s HMAS Arafura entering Fremantle Harbour on Wednesday. HMAS Arafura entering Fremantle Harbour ahead of…
SEEING RED – Fremantle Youth Rage Against the War Machine in Life, Law & Culture
A newly formed group of Fremantle young people have set out to stop Australia’s involvement in US wars in general…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – More Iran, NATO, Ukraine, Gaza, Trump – and Roger in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Today - well what else could…
Rarely a Dull Moment – Budget Time, Laws, Parks, and Painting the Town Purple in Life, Law & Culture
As the dark, chilly fingers of Makuru reach in and pinch what depleted energy reserves remain, I note a proliferation…
HMAS Arafura Arrives In Freo For Commissioning in Shipping News
Today, right on 1 pm, the HMAS Arafura came though the Heads, North and South Moles, into Fremantle Harbour. Our…
Freo Ports Honours Day of the Seafarer in Shipping News
Today, Fremantle Ports was proud to support Fremantle’s Seafarer Welfare Committee who delivered a celebratory treat to all seafarers isiting…
Interview with Richard Sowada – Revelation Perth International Film Festival Director in Life, Law & Culture
The Revelation Perth International Film Festival is a cracking 11-day celebration of cinema, showcasing over 200 international films. It will…

Win 1 of 10 double passes to the Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2 – 13 July

From outrageous animation and genre-defining horror to poetic coming-of-age tales and restored cinematic landmarks, the 2025 Revelation Perth International Film Festival has announced its full program, running 2 – 13 July at Luna Leederville, Luna on SX and The Backlot. Boasting a lineup of over 45 features and documentaries and more than 100 short films, this year’s program delves into diverse narratives, innovating storytelling and cinematic artistry, providing a platform for both established and emerging filmmakers and confirming Rev’s place as one of the most daring and diverse film festivals Down Under. To win a double pass you need to…
Reckless in Fremantle in Life, Law & Culture
NITV, SBS, Screen Australia and Screenwest have just announced that production has commenced locally on BBC Studios Productions Australia’s Reckless,…
The Wednesday Poem in Life, Law & Culture
Deluge Horizon sits dark, a surging smudge of cloud. A cold front moving fast, streams in to shore over a…
“Riviera Revenge” Film Review in Life, Law & Culture
Called "Never Admit" in the original French, Riviera Revenge is a delightfully silly, droll comedy from the Alliance Française French…

“The Shrouds” Film Review

Stephen Fry swears he'll never write a negative review ever again as it's too self-serving, and I say bah humbug. It's cathartic. Off I go! If you are to march yourself over to Luna Cinemas to watch this new filmatic edition of Cronenberg body horror, having decided you're already a fan of past body horrors including Videodrome and Crimes of the Future or you're new to the Canadian director's work, I have some recommendations. Go in with an empty stomach. Watch it in stormy weather like we've had lately in Perth, and even better pair it with a playthrough or…