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Freo Today. 27 October 2026. Did you know the sailing ship Emily Taylor landed settlers at Augusta on 2 May 1830, and then 19 days later was wrecked at South Bay, Fremantle? True as. Here’s a plaque at Augusta recording the Augusta arrival. The best record of the calamitous end of the Emily Taylor today is her namesake restaurant in Freo! Oh, the ship in the distance in this pic? It’s the cruise ship Coral Geographer at anchor just off Augusta and Flinders Bay today, having departed Fremantle Friday bound for Albany and beyond.

Colorado in Port for Major Maintenance in Shipping & Sailing
US submarine visit puts Stirling on track for AUKUS role HMAS Stirling has taken another step towards becoming the home…
More on the Don – A Scouting Future? in Shipping & Sailing
Recently we posted MV Cape Don – Are Her Days Done? by Freo local John Adderley. John drew attention to the Sea…
SEEING RED: Walking The Long March in Life, Law & Culture
SEEING RED is an irregular column on Fremantle Shipping News by Barry Healy*. In this piece, Barry is inspired by the Long March…

A tale of bridges over the Derbarl Yerrigan at Walyalup

in Architecture + Urban Design
As the new Walyalup Bridge is due to open this coming Sunday, 1 November 2026, Kristi McNulty and Jenny Archibald tell the tale of the others before it, as well as the latest. Walyalup has long been a place of firsts, and we are now witnessing another first - the completion of the first extradosed bridge in Australia, which will be opened on 1 November 2026 by the WA State Government and Australian Federal Government.  With the former Fremantle Traffic Bridge no longer fit for purpose, consultation for the replacement bridge commenced in 2019, and quite a journey it was – but more on the “new bridge”…
Castaways is on again! in Gig Guide
Castaways Sculpture Awards 2026 kicked off at Rockingham over the weekend and our Jean Hudson was there to spot her…
MV Cape Don charity named DCN Diversity and Inclusion Award finalist in Shipping & Sailing
Recently we posted MV Cape Don - Are Her Days Done? by Freo local John Adderley. John drew attention to…
It’s Officially ‘Walyalup Bridge’ in Architecture + Urban Design
In an announcement made today on behalf of the Government of Western Australia, Rita Saffioti, Transport and Major Infrastructure Minister,…
VIEW FROM THE ROUND HOUSE WITH MARTIN DRUM – HELEN HAINES, GREENPEACE, UKRAINE AND TRUMP, VICTORIA, MUWAC – AND FRANCE BURNING 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…
Totally Lit 2026 in Life, Law & Culture
Never one to snub a festival, especially when it's about literature, Gayle merrily marched along to as many Totally Lit…
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…

Rarely A Dull Moment – What Happened At The Planning Framework Committee on 19 October?

in Architecture + Urban Design
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle Council and 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 role as our RADM reporter and we are sure Shipees will look forward to…
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…
Interview with Greg Taylor – 2026 Hungerford Prize Winner in Life, Law & Culture
Greg Taylor has a PhD in Ecology from Monash University, an MSc in Conservation Biology, and a BSc in Biology.…
The MV Cape Don – Are Her Days Done? in Shipping & Sailing
John Adderley, once second mate and later chief officer of the Cape Don in the 1970s, and later again a…

The 2026 Soroptimist Arts Scholarship Goes To … Kitty Wallwork!

in Life, Law & Culture
CONGRATULATIONS to Fremantle artist Kitty Wallwork (19) who has been awarded the 2026 Arts Scholarship by Soroptimist International Fremantle (SIF). Kitty is an established artist and works across many mediums through her business KaiArts, using digital and traditional mediums creating detailed digital illustrations and paintings to customised skateboards, clothing, bags and merchandise. Inspired by Japanese and Chinese culture, Kitty’s winning artwork – Where the Yatu Sleeps – uses symbolism and colour to create a peaceful yet powerful scene. A Tora (tiger) rests atop a red Torii gate, a traditional Japanese shrine gate symbolising spirituality, protection, and the connection between the…

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