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Freo Today. 17 August 2026. Have you see the Department of Transport’s Breakwater Refurbishment Works happening on Capo D’Orlando Drive, alongside Fishing Boat Harbour and Fremantle Sailing Club? Well here they are. Action shot sent in by Bill Samson.

Interview with Howard McKenzie-Murray – Debut Novelist in Fremantle People
Howard McKenzie Murray is an author and playwright based in Fremantle. His debut novel, This is Where We Say Goodbye was published…
PC + GST = WA in a Tizz in Life, Law & Culture
Here’s something for our Shipee policy wonks - the Executive Summary of the national Productivity Commission’s recent Interim Report on…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 23 2026 v Adelaide in Life, Law & Culture
Packed tight as anchovies in a good olive oil, we were chugging our way from Freo to the city, when suddenly the lights went…

Rarely A Dull Moment – The Hilton Park Trees Special Edition

In the latest edition of the Fremantle Herald, its Editor, Steve Grant, reports that a number of people ‘confronted’ Freo CEO Glen Dougall at a dawn meeting at Hilton Park on Wednesday morning and protested about what one described as ‘an abject failure of process’ that would see the loss of 26 mature trees, including 6 Norfolk Pines, as part of the Park’s redevelopment for various purposes including a junior AFL oval. In this Special Edition of RADM, Jenny Archibald - a former Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillor of the City of Fremantle, and a Councillor at material times in 2024…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Gambling, ‘The Gayest Party’, Bragging, AUKUS, Census, Red Bins, SH 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 Planning Committee on 12 August? in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Going Inside! in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s your chance to go inside the old South Freo Power Station - just click on the INSIDER’S VIEW link…
Sounds of Silence in Life, Law & Culture
Our regular contributor Bruce Menzies contemplates them The impetus for this article came from a small book by indigenous author and…
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…
Young Washington – Film Review in Gig Guide
"What on earth is such a young man, who sleeps in, and visibly shakes before mounting his horse to join…

The Wednesday Poem

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! Today, we are pleased to bring you and still by Kevin Gillam*. ~ 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 including by today’s poet, Kevin Gillam. ~ 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 –…
Rail Cuts Trucks in Architecture + Urban Design
Rail Use Surges at Fremantle, Cutting Truck Traffic and Boosting Efficiency Fremantle Ports has recorded a nation‑leading shift to rail,…
NEW FREMANTLE TRAFFIC BRIDGE TO OPEN BEFORE END OF THE YEAR in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s the joint media statement released today by the Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 22 2016 V Melbourne in Life, Law & Culture
Hello readers. Firstly, apologies for missing the Bulldogs game. It was Mrs Truly who insisted that I be ‘managed.’ We’ve got a big month ahead and…

View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Polls,  Gambling, Immigration, ICAC, IBAC, Iran Oman and Hormuz, Ukraine and Russia, Dan Pastorelli.

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 The Polls,  Gambling, Immigration, ICAC, IBAC, Iran Oman and Hormuz, Ukraine and Russia, Dan Pastorelli. 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. In case you missed our earlier podcasts, you’ll find them all here!…