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6 October 2026. The Höegh Trotter suddenly turned up between the heads at South and North Moles mid Saturday morning while we were busily watching the Seven Arctic preparing herself to leave Port. These vehicle carriers – colloquially called RO-ROs because the vehicles they carry roll on and off them once in port – are enormous. At FSN we just love ‘em. Trotter is now well on her way to Melbourne, having just passed Albany in the early hours this morning. If you are wondering about the name Trotter, you’re not alone. Our best guess is it reflects her globe-trotting RO-RO trading role. Historically, Höegh‘s predecessor shipping line, HUAL (Höegh-Ugland Auto Liners) operated vessels with names such as Hual Trotter, Hual Trader and similar transport-themed names.

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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.…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Greens, The ‘Terrorists’, and The Midterms in Life, Law & Culture
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Totally Lit is Coming! Are you ready?

in Life, Law & Culture
Sharon Flindell, Totally Lit’s Curator/Producer lets us know what’s in store starting 2 October! Fremantle, you have just one week to recover from the excitement of the Grand Final - and then it’s Totally Lit! Following the huge success of the inaugural festival in 2025, Totally Lit is returning to Fremantle/Walyalup with another hectic two-week program of live literature events, 2-16 October.  With more than 60 events on offer, Totally Lit is bringing live music, storytelling, conversations, book launches, panel discussions, treasure hunts, film screenings, wine tastings, poetry, a morning tea, and a little pirate mayhem to our Port City.Once again, the many stories of Fremantle/Walyalup itself have provided the inspiration for our program. This year we’re bringing Fremantle’s convict past and contemporary crime writing…
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SEEING RED: The Selfie and the Empire in Life, Law & Culture
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After The Game With Snaps Truly – Grand Final 2026

in Life, Law & Culture
Been here all week. Thousands of us. Filling the cafes and pubs and streets of Melbourne with our colours and our hope. Grinning like goons, giddy with ‘pinch ourselves’ wonder. Superstitious and silly. Seeing purple, red, and green lidded bins huddled together in a Carlton street and believing them to be a sign. Surely. We’re here.  So is our team. And we deserve to be here. Wanting a win so badly for Uncle Colin or old Rita next door who hasn’t been well and for Freo the port town that has nursed too many bruised hearts over too many years. For ‘The Champ’ Nat Fyfe, for Pav, and Sonny and Shane Parker and Anthony Morabito and Todd Ridley who kicked our first ever goal in the AFL … and everyone else we’ve cheered for or forgotten about, who pulled…

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