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Freo Today. 31 July 2026. Off Parry Street, Freo. Great spot! Near Fremantle Press, CircusWA, Fremantle Park, Fremantle Club, Bowling Club, Tennis Club, St Patrick’s Church, Aquatic Centre, what have we missed?

After the Game without Snaps Truly – Rd 21 2026 V Western Bulldog in Life, Law & Culture
Freo won by 37 points sans Snaps Truly who was managed. In light of the expected outcome of this Round…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum-Democracy, ICAC, GG, Carroll, Pauline & Gina, Cash & 1N, AUKUS, Gaza, Mid East, Bibi, Z 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…
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…

Flying Roos still – but …

Bonds Flying Roos still in the lead after the Portsmouth, England SailGP, 25-26 July 2026, but only just as Los Gallos go back to back. Event 8 of the Season 6, Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, took place in Portsmouth last weekend. Ten races and ten different winners over two days brought high- speed drama to one of the most competitive events to date. Australia’s BONDS Flying Roos arrived in Portsmouth well clear at the top of the season standings, but it was a frustrating event for them as they missed the final and finished 7th overall. Day 1…
AUKUS – Full Steam Ahead in Shipping & Sailing
We publish below the full transcript, issued this morning Fremantle time by Pat Conroy, the Minister for Defence Industry, of…
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…
Les Liaisons Dangereuses – Play Review in Gig Guide
How lucky are we that we get to see National Theatre plays on our own cinema screens, thanks to National…
FCO and Ellie Do It Again in Gig Guide
Whatever else you do, don’t miss Ellie Malonzo playing the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra, Paul Wright…
There’s no HMAS Freo, but there is HMAS Perth – and she’s on the move in Shipping & Sailing
The Anzac class frigate HMAS Perth has just departed Fleet Base West on Garden Island to commence the Australian Defence Force’s fifth…
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – Film Review in Gig Guide
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma concludes Jane Schoenbrun's LGBTQI trilogy after We're All Going to the World's Fair…

Kwinana Freeway Upgrades Announced

The State and Federal Governments have today announced the hoped for major upgrades to the Kwinana Freeway with the appointment of the preferred proponent to deliver the $700 million project between Roe Highway and Safety Bay Road. A consortium comprising CPB Contractors, McConnell Dowell Constructors, Arup Australia Projects and Jacobs Group will now enter negotiations with Main Roads WA ahead of the final contract award. Jointly funded by the Albanese and Cook Labor Governments, the upgrade aims to ease congestion, improve safety, and support growing communities across Perth’s southern suburbs. What’s planned A third lane in each direction for the…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 20 2026 V West Coast in Life, Law & Culture
It won’t surprise any of you that I have long been a keen student of the ancient Greek texts and…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – UK & Oz, Labor’s National Conference, Trump 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…
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…

Hey History Researchers – Time to apply for the $3,000 Ron and Dianne Davidson Scholarship!

Wow! Thanks to the fantastic support of Fremantle Ports Community Investment programme, the Fremantle History Society - or FHS - is offering the $3000.00 Ron and Dianne Davidson Scholarship for original research on an aspect of Fremantle History. Here’s the detail as laid out by FHS. The Scholarship  is named for Ron and Dianne Davidson, the founding members of FHS. It was established in 2018 to ‘encourage new, high quality research which will contribute to the understanding of the history and heritage of Fremantle and encourages new audiences to this endeavour’. The Scholarship supports a broad approach to history and heritage and while not…