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Freo Today. 2 July 2026. Grimaldi’s Grande Napoli. The vehicles carrier – or RO-RO – is in from Adelaide yesterday. Off to Shanghai soon. Looks a little rusty, but that’s just the distinctive brown livery.

Interview with Brendan Kelly – Biographer of ‘Jerry’ Hart in Fremantle People
In the last couple decades of the 19th century, the 1880s and 1890s, as Western Australia earned Responsible Government, the…
A VR Experience Not To Miss – Life In The Great Barrier Reef in Our Environment
Life In The Great Barrier Reef has just opened at the Maritime Museum in Freo. It’s another wonderful VR -…
Saccharine – Film Review in Life, Law & Culture
Gayle and her partner watched the screener for Saccharine at Luna Leederville on Monday 30 June, with a spooky full…

Against the Machine

Our regular contributor, Bruce Menzies* takes us on a meander, but it’s well worth the journey! You may look at the title of this piece and wonder where it might lead. I’m pondering the same question. So, if you are a leftish-brained reader who would like me to keep on track, to address a specific subject, and not to meander down unconnected detours, you may like to activate your mouse and roam elsewhere. Please excuse my directness. My mind (for want of a better description) is in scrambled egg mode. On the in-breath, it refuses to be reined in; on the out-breath, I’m singing ‘baby please don’t go’. Dear reader, can you tolerate a sense of disturbance, which sums up my present reality…
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…
5 Common Immigration Myths Busted in Life, Law & Culture
Louisa Jones* of Thomas More Law School at Australian Catholic University explains how Australia’s migration system works and busts 5…
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…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 16 2026 V Gold Coast in Life, Law & Culture
Boy, did Gold Coast miss David Swallow on Sunday afternoon. Can you hear my sly sardonic laugh? Ha, ha, ha. There…
Another Plea about the Trees in Architecture + Urban Design
Our recent posting of Hayley Parker O’Toole’s PLEA TO SAVE THE TREES has produced quite an outbreak of support on…
Sending off Horatio T Birdbath in style in Fremantle People
The Farewell event is on 12 July at the Fremantle Town Hall. Your opportunity to help send off Horatio in…

North Mole to remain closed following storm damage

Fremantle Ports advises … … that North Mole will remain closed to public access following damage sustained during the severe storm event over the WA Day long weekend (Saturday, 30 May to Monday, 1 June 2026). North Mole was closed for the duration of the storm and subsequent inspections identified damage to the rock wall, pavement and other infrastructure requiring further investigation. Detailed engineering assessments are now underway to determine the full extent of the damage and any associated risks. At this stage, Fremantle Ports says it is not safe to reopen the area. While North Mole is a valued…
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…
A Plea To Save The Trees in Architecture + Urban Design
As Jenny Archibald reports in the latest Rarely A Dull Moment, at this week’s Freo Council meeting’s public question time…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Political Pipe Dreaming in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks…

Rarely A Dull Moment – Dogs

Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle Council meetings and 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 many Shipees will look forward to her…