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Freo Today. 16 August 2026. Judging by the picnicking crowds around South Beach, South Freo around 5.30 yesterday afternoon, you’d be forgiven for thinking we were in the middle of a summer heatwave!

PC + GST = WA in a Tizz in Life, Law & Culture
Here’s something for our Shipee policy wonks - the Executive Summary of the national Productivity Commission’s recent Interim Report on…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 23 2026 v Adelaide in Life, Law & Culture
Packed tight as anchovies in a good olive oil, we were chugging our way from Freo to the city, when suddenly the lights went…
Rarely A Dull Moment – The Hilton Park Trees Special Edition in Life, Law & Culture
In the latest edition of the Fremantle Herald, its Editor, Steve Grant, reports that a number of people ‘confronted’ Freo…

View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Gambling, ‘The Gayest Party’, Bragging, AUKUS, Census, Red Bins, SH

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 Barker asks the Prof about Gambling, ‘The Gayest Party’, Bragging, AUKUS, Census, Red Bins, and what’s the big issue in S….. H…… . Professor Martin Drum, expounding 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 you missed our earlier podcasts,…
Rarely A Dull Moment – What happened at the Strategic Planning Committee on 12 August? in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Going Inside! in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s your chance to go inside the old South Freo Power Station - just click on the INSIDER’S VIEW link…
Sounds of Silence in Life, Law & Culture
Our regular contributor Bruce Menzies contemplates them The impetus for this article came from a small book by indigenous author and…
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…
Young Washington – Film Review in Gig Guide
"What on earth is such a young man, who sleeps in, and visibly shakes before mounting his horse to join…
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…

Rail Cuts Trucks

in Architecture + Urban Design
Rail Use Surges at Fremantle, Cutting Truck Traffic and Boosting Efficiency Fremantle Ports has recorded a nation‑leading shift to rail, with 26.4% of all container freight in 2025–26 moving in and out of the Inner Harbour by train — the highest share of any major Australian port. More than 240,000 containers travelled by rail, supported by the State Government’s long‑running Fremantle Container Rail Subsidy. Credit Deanna Shanahan The surge in rail use removed an estimated 164,000 truck trips from Perth roads over the year, easing congestion, improving safety, and reducing emissions. It coincided with Fremantle Ports’ strongest container throughput on…
NEW FREMANTLE TRAFFIC BRIDGE TO OPEN BEFORE END OF THE YEAR in Architecture + Urban Design
Here’s the joint media statement released today by the Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 22 2016 V Melbourne in Life, Law & Culture
Hello readers. Firstly, apologies for missing the Bulldogs game. It was Mrs Truly who insisted that I be ‘managed.’ We’ve got a big month ahead and…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – The Polls,  Gambling, Immigration, ICAC, IBAC, Iran Oman and Hormuz, Ukraine and Russia, Dan Pastorelli. 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…

Rarely A Dull Moment – What we learned at the Planning Services Committee of 5 August 2026

in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle Council and occasionally 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 new role as our RADM reporter and we are sure Shipees will look…

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