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Freo Today. 12 September 2026. Sydney Friday. MCG 26/9. Nice pic by Amelie Boulden.

After The Game With Snaps Truly – 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…
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?

Every Monday night in Fremantle, something quietly remarkable happens. A group of men — teachers, tradies, retirees, musicians, beginners — gather in a circle and sing. Some have decades of experience. Some can’t read music. Some arrive confident; others aren’t even sure they can sing at all. Yet for many members of VoiceMale, what begins as music becomes something deeper: friendship, confidence, emotional connection, belonging, and the simple joy of creating something together. Musical Director Digby Hill has watched that transformation for more than twenty years. VoiceMale grew out of men’s singing workshops and now performs music from traditions across…
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…
Valencia Vamos Hollywood style in Shipping & Sailing
Jean Hudson reports ‘Australia's BONDS Flying Roos Still Lead SailGP’ Australia’s BONDS Flying Roos dominated the group stage at SailGP’s…
Silver Cloud Docks Darwin in Shipping & Sailing
We see all sorts of vessels arriving in Fremantle Port, but hardly spare a thought for them after they depart…
(Almost) 10 Sights in 10 Nights in Life, Law & Culture
Gayle O’Leary wraps the 10 Nights In Port Festival Or close enough. I did my best and if you ask…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – The QF 2026 V Hawthorn in Life, Law & Culture
The build-up was big. Purple popping up everywhere, bandwagon jumpers jumping and even the ABC News Breakfast team turned up in town. All wanting to be part…

Rarely a Dull Moment – The West End, 47 Pakenham Street and JDAP

Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle Council and occasionally Committee meetings and other activities. We would have titled the feature Never a Dull Moment, but didn’t want to overpromise! In 2026, we are very pleased to welcome Jenny Archibald to the RADM desk. Jenny will be well known to many Freo folk as a former Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillor of the City of Fremantle. Jenny brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her new role as our RADM reporter and we are sure Shipees will look…
Big Freo Spring Clean Set to Launch a New Tradition of Civic Care in Architecture + Urban Design
The Big Freo Spring Clean is happening on 12 September 2026. What a great idea! Put it in your calendar…
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…
Places I Love:  Malta and its links to Fremantle in Life, Law & Culture
Here’s Jean Hudson’s latest Places I Love Relative to its size, Malta offers an incredible richness of history and terrain.…

View from the Round House with Martin Drum: The Secret Harbour By-election Special Edition

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 One Nation’s big win in the WA state seat of Secret Harbour by-election last Saturday. Is it a one-off or an indicator of just what’s coming nationwide? How could Labor lose? Why did the Liberal Party fly the white flag? How far can One Nation go? 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…