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Freo Today. 12 October 2026. You can feel a real sense of anticipation all around when you stand here in QV Street, North Freo and look south towards the New Fremantle Traffic Bridge. It’s nearly there, dontchya know!

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…
Prefabricated build delivers 38 social homes in North Coogee in Architecture + Urban Design
For a change, a good news housing story - Thirty-eight new social housing apartments have been completed in North Coogee…
Farewell ICGS Shaunak! in Shipping & Sailing
The Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel ICGS Shaunak slipped out of Fremantle on Sunday morning at 11am, escorted through the heads by a pilot…

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…
Rarely A Dull Moment – What Happened At Planning Services Committee on 7 October? in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Interview with Debra Rule – Community Banker in Fremantle People
Many Freo folk will know Debra Rule because of her involvement in the establishment and continued operation of the Fremantle…
View From The Round House With Martin Drum – Live Streamed Firing Squads, The Greens, Russia’s Bus Attack, Credit Cards, Scope 3 Emissions, Midterms, 7 October 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…
Australia’s top court puts fossil fuel developers on notice in Our Environment
Australia’s highest court has just delivered its first-ever decision in a climate case. And it could sour the economic argument…
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…
People, Place, Prayer, Past in Life, Law & Culture
A few months ago, our regular contributing thinker Bruce Menzies* wrote what he describes as a ‘meandering article’ that dealt, in part,…

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 poets and those who may not call themselves poets but love writing poetry or having a go! This week we are pleased to bring you De Grey by Tim Edwards ~ Look here for other poems in The Wednesday Poem feature. ~ And don’t miss our podcast interviews with other poets in our Poets Paddock feature. ~ If you’d like to SUBMIT A POEM FOR THE WEDNESDAY POEM or COMMENT on this or any of our stories, don’t hesitate to email our Editor. ~ WHILE YOU ARE HERE – ~ Don’t forget…
The Latest from Main Roads on the Bridge in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s the very latest from Main Roads WA on what’s happening on and around the Bridge as the grand opening…
Giant Deepwater Construction Vessel Seven Arctic Calls at Fremantle in Shipping & Sailing
What a vessel! One of the world's most capable offshore construction vessels, the Seven Arctic, arrived in Fremantle on Thursday,…
Totally Lit is up and running – Book now! in Gig Guide
The Totally Lit festival was launched last night at the iconic Victoria Hall, High Street, Freo to great acclaim. Sharon…

The Port’s A Shed is 100 – and wants you to help her celebrate!

in Life, Law & Culture
Gage Roads asks the Freo Community to help tell the story of a Freo icon Former port workers, local families and Fremantle locals are being invited by Gage Roads to share memories, photographs and stories from a century of A Shed history. For 100 years, A Shed has stood on the Fremantle waterfront, witnessing generations of workers, families, celebrations and change along one of Western Australia's most iconic coastlines. Now, as the historic building reaches its centenary, Gage Roads Freo is inviting the community to help uncover and celebrate the stories that have shaped A Shed over the past century.…

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