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Freo Today. 19 January 2025. Sandtrax beach yesterday morning. Today much the same. Far from the madding crowd! Super snap by Jean Hudson.

Interview with Ric and Kat Longley in Fremantle People
Ric and Kat Longley give us their insightful account of an ever-changing Fremantle, in which their deep love of Fremantle shines through.
What Really Matters in Our Environment
What Really Matters It’s not the ceasefire in Gaza or the LA fires It’s not the pollies ranting about which…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Ceasefire in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. So, 2025 is the year. The…

The Great Debate. 19 February 2025. Be there!

in Life, Law & Culture
Don’t miss The Great Debate at Notre Dame University in 19 February at 6.30 pm, featuring the candidates vying for the State seat of Fremantle at the upcoming State general elections due to be held on Saturday, 8 March 2025. Those who have already declared their intention to run for Fremantle include Simone McGurk, the incumbent ALP MLA for Fremantle, Kate Hulett an Independent Community candidate, and Felicity Townsend from The Greens. We can expect more candidates to announce as we get closer to the final day for nominations. Here’s the flyer. As you’ll see, the Great Debate is sponsored…
The Round House has Friends in Architecture + Urban Design
The Round House, at Arthurs Head at the very west end of High Street, Fremantle, has regular visitors, wedding parties,…
LISTEN – an anthology of poetry and prose: A Review in Life, Law & Culture
It is good to know the written word is alive and flourishing in Fremantle. Members of OOTA, the Out of…
The Kate for Fremantle Campaign Launch in Life, Law & Culture
Well, along with an avalanche of very enthusiastic younger, and some older, Kate for Fremantle supporters, Fremantle Shipping News and…
Salvos Christmas Thank You Letter to the Editor in Life, Law & Culture
Dear Editor, With the start of a new year, 2025 offers us a chance to reflect on the year that…
Loving South Beach – A Poem in Life, Law & Culture
Loving South Beach - A Poem The sun’s still rising A summer sun Early Feels like I’m the only living…
Up There Walyalup Walking Tour in Architecture + Urban Design
An auditory experience and love letter to Fremantle. Where else in Perth can you expect to be serenaded and cajoled…

Gallery of Regatta’s Arrival in Freo

in Shipping News
Regatta, a smaller but very cute cruise ship, ended a 20 day cruise out of Sydney, via Bali, in Freo this morning. Here’s a nice gallery of her arrival. Photographs from North Mole by Jean Hudson, our Shipping Correspondent, and from South Mole by our Editor, Michael Barker Here’s the gallery from North Mole. And these are from South Mole. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** If you’d like to COMMENT on this or any of our stories, don’t hesitate to email our Editor. *** WHILE YOU’RE HERE - **** Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Welcome to 2025! in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. What a year 2024 was. Welcome…
47 Pakenham Street Redux – And Letters to the Editor in Architecture + Urban Design
Many readers, especially in the West End of Fremantle, will recall the controversial tavern proposal for 47 Pakenham Street that…
Sydney Express – From Freo to Port Klang in Shipping News
The Sydney Express, big container ship, recently in from Adelaide departed Fremantle this morning at 7 am for Port Klang,…

Interview with Grant Revell – Loving Place Fremantle

in Fremantle People
The creative force behind the Loving Place Fremantle project, Grant Revell, has a wonderful background in town and regional planning and landscape design. Grant was taught by and influenced by the work of the pathfinding George Seddon, author of the seminal 1972 book, Sense of Place. Grant has recently embarked upon the Loving Place Fremantle project, which he says ‘is a curious arts project that takes on the comm­unity chall­enge of know­ing and sharing Wal­ya­lup-Fre­man­tle as a loving place. A special place that for many is now at the…

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