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Freo Today. 5 November 2026. This Terrace House development in George Street, East Fremantle has to be the most outstanding example of its kind in the whole of Fremantle, East, North, South and central, wouldn’t you agree? Beautiful. Simply the best!

Rarely A Dull Moment – Hickory Dickory Dock in Architecture + Urban Design
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
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…
The Latest Climate Change Report in Our Environment
Just in from Australia’s Climate Change Authority who you can follow right here on Facebook ~ If you’d like to COMMENT on…

Interview with Lynsey McDonnell – Author of Bailey Street

Once you read this synopsis of Lynsey McDonnell’s debut contemporary and historical romance novel, Bailey Street, you will want to get your hands on a copy quickly. Here’s the synopsis - Genre: Contemporary and Historical Romance Their love was as undeniable as it was impossible. The cottage on Bailey Street has held onto its secrets for 150 years. Then: John Boyle O’Reilly was a convict who believed he had nothing left to give. Jessie was the girl who proved him wrong. Now: Rebecca only came to meet her biological father. But echoes of passion, heartache, and courage from the past…
Seen In Freo … 👻🎃💀 in Seen in Freo
Last Saturday night, innocent South Freo folk, out on their evening constitutional in Atwell Street, were confronted with quite frightening…
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…
Here’s The Latest From Main Roads! in Architecture + Urban Design
‘Wally’ is open for business, but work remains to be done adjusting all the modifications to the road network that…
Collaborate or Perish in Life, Law & Culture
Says our regular contributing thinker Bruce Menzies* ‘Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality…
Freo studio brings home four national music awards in Fremantle People
Local composers Josh Hogan and Ned Beckley win every category they were up for at the Screen Music Awards A…
Children Have One Childhood – Poverty Should Not Define It in Life, Law & Culture
Fremantle Shipping News is please to publish this Opinion Piece by Tony Pietropiccolo AM* WA is rich in resources and…

Daytime homelessness support services to begin in Rockingham

We hear and talk a lot about homelessness, so here’s a State Government initiative just south of Fremantle, at Rockingham, that deserves mention. People experiencing homelessness in Rockingham and surrounding areas from today, 2 November, have access to daytime case management services, with local provider The Crew. The service forms part of the State Government's $2.6 million investment in the Rockingham Safe Night Space initiative and is intended to connect people sleeping rough with health, mental health, housing and other support services. The Crew, a long-established Rockingham organisation, will provide tailored assistance aimed at helping people navigate pathways to housing…
‘Wally’ opens for business in Architecture + Urban Design
Walyalup Bridge - her birth name - otherwise affectionately dubbed ‘Wally’, opened today to great fanfare. Here’s our story and…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Israel, Serbia, Brazil, US Midterms, Hanson on Super, Spain, Wally Bridge 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…
And the Winning Name in The Fremantle Shipping News Bridge Naming Competition is … ‘Wally’ in Architecture + Urban Design
 On Sunday 18 October, we launched The Great Fremantle Bridge Naming Contest before the WA Government announced the official name of…

Rarely a Dull Moment – Draft Local Planning Scheme 5 – A Big Deal

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…