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Freo Today. 20 May 2026. Not sure whether this is a free ad for Wild Bakery or for the MG Cyberster. Everyone around Freo, and in this case North Freo, Queen Vic Street, knows Wild. But perhaps not everyone knows the Cyberster (or how to say it properly!). Certainly our Ed didn’t know it until this one appeared in the QV St carpark near Wild and left its front passenger door/only passenger door high in the sky as its driver wandered off, to the amusement of many onlookers including this passer-by. Turns out the fancy James Bond type doors don’t close automatically. Otherwise, as the MG online puffery explains: ‘With history rooted in icons like the MGB and our future clearly defined in tech, the Cyberster is a car 100 years in the making. The Cyberster seamlessly blends cutting-edge tech, sophisticated design and enhanced performance!’ Except, as we say, it doesn’t close its high flying doors automatically!

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…
ENTER CODA: A Bold Double Bill of International Contemporary Dance in Gig Guide
If you love dance, you won’t want to miss these dance performances by WAAPA’s elite graduate ensemble on 28-30 May…
The Latest Climate News Update in Our Environment
Here’s the latest On Good Authority climate news in brief from Australia’s Climate Change Authority. Wild scarlet macaws flying over…

Freo Loses Freo Dockers AFLW Games to Cockburn

As sad as the news is for Freo, it was always going to happen. But life goes on. The players and the Club are happy and City of Cockburn is ecstatic! The Fremantle Dockers have today announced they will play AFL Women’s home matches at the Club’s Cockburn headquarters for the 2026 NAB AFLW Season, in a move ‘set to support future growth and elite standards for the program’. While Cockburn ARC Oval has previously hosted AFL and AFLW pre-season matches, Fremantle’s opening home game of the season in August will be the first time official AFLW premiership matches are…
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…
Australian Government Response To The Interim Report of the Bondi Royal Commission in Life, Law & Culture
The Australian Government on Tuesday, 19 May 2026 tabled in the Commonwealth Parliament its response to the Interim Report of…
Crown Princess Calls By On Way To Dover in Shipping & Sailing
Hantavirus Passengers Quarantine near Perth as Crown Princess visits. Jean Hudson reports. Crown Princess arrived from Adelaide this morning at 6.50am just as dawn…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 10 2026 V Essendon in Life, Law & Culture
Remember Kevin Sheedy? Hard-nosed and intimidating. And he took Essendon to 23 finals in 24 years and four premierships. When he wasn’t waving…
Franz Becoming Kafka – Film Review in Gig Guide
Courtesy of Luna Cinemas, Gayle O’Leary recently attended a preview of Franz Becoming Kafka at Luna, all about Franz Kafka,…
H is for Hawk – Movie Review. in Gig Guide
Jean Hudson went birding - at the movies. Here’s her review. I looked forward to this movie with Claire Foy…

View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Politics of the Budget, What Farrer Means, Are the Libs on Life Support, Is Starmer the canary, Xi & Trump, Are the Freo Dockers the Answer to Everything?

Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks the Prof about the Budget, the Farrer by-election results, the future of the Libs, Starmer and Uk party politics and Australia, Xi🤗Trump, Freo Dockers as Saviour. Professor Martin Drum, expanding on an issue during the recording of View from the Round House Martin Drum is the Executive Dean for the Faculty of Arts, Sciences, Law and Business and Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Notre Dame Australia, a frequenter of Fremantle, and a well known political pundit. In case…
Rarely A Dull Moment – Planning, Trees, Differential Rates, Other Stuff in Architecture + Urban Design
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Letter to the Editor: 2030 Operational Date Questioned in Our Environment
Recently, we reported that HISTORIC RENEWABLE ENERGY BUILD A BIG DEAL, indicating that the WA State Government with the Federal…
BONDS Flying Roos Clean Up In Bermuda in Shipping & Sailing
Congratulations to the Australian F50 Team at the Bermuda SailGP - that’s two wins in a row! Jean Hudson reports.…

The Bridge: The Very Latest From Main Roads WA

 Things seem to going gangbusters! Here’s the latest report from Main Roads WA First Deck Pour Complete for the New Bridge The new Fremantle Traffic Bridge continues to make excellent progress with the first concrete deck pour completed on Friday 1 May. The pour took place between the towers on the northern side of the bridge. That section of deck was filled with approximately 120 cubic metres of concrete – about 20 truck loads and took under four hours to complete. Bridge beam installation and finishing works are in full swing with 40 of 46 beams installed. Deck construction is underway concurrently,…