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Freo Today. 12 June 2026. One never tires of watching what’s happening on the Derbarl Yerrigan Swan River. There’s always something going by …

So, how many containers are there?! in Life, Law & Culture
How many containers are on this train? First correct EMAIL ANSWER TO THE EDITOR receives a congratulatory email in return!…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Ukraine, Iran, Belfast, One Nation, AUKUS, Pollies and Alcohol, SpaceX IPO in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our politics podcast, View From The Round House With Martin Drum. Round House, Fremantle  Today, our Editor, Michael Barker asks…
Tuner – Film Review in Gig Guide
Gayle O’Leary reviews Tuner, a debut narrative feature from Daniel Roher starring Leo Woodall, Havana Rose Liu and Dustin Hoffman…

Rarely A Dull Moment – Manjaree Bathers Beach & J Shed

Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle Council meetings and 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 many Shipees will look forward to her…
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…
Action Stations: Changing Hearts and Minds in Life, Law & Culture
A reflection on the UNRULY WA Right to Protest event from our regular contributor, Bruce Menzies* ‘So Fremantle!’, writes our…
Unruly in Testing Times in Life, Law & Culture
Newly formed Right to Protest WA opened UNRULY WA: protest makes progress with a bang at Kidogo Arthouse on 2…
‘I’ve just got a text message from One Nation – How come and can I STOP them?’ in Life, Law & Culture
You know things are going on when unsolicited political text messages start pinging on your smart phone. Like this one…
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…
Laughing for 30 Years – Over the Fence Short Comedy Film Festival in Life, Law & Culture
FSN’s Gayle O’Leary attended this year's Over the Fence Short Comedy Film Festival night held at Luna SX Fremantle on…

Moored Exhibition Launch

On Friday 5 June, Moore and Moore Gallery opened its doors to reveal the "Moored" exhibition and Gayle O’Leary was there to see it! Here’s Gayle’s report. Moored showcases pieces from 11 multidisciplinary local and national artists reflecting upon coastal identity and what Fremantle represents to them. The night opened with a talk by 2025 community citizen of the year, Rosslyn de Souza, speaking to the importance of art in establishing an identity, which can never truly be replaced by AI. As Moores Gallery itself describes it: “The title reflects the deep, unshakable ties our artists have to this city,”…
World Ocean Day in Our Environment
Jean Hudson reports on WA World Ocean Day at Gage Roads last night! Gage Roads Freo had a packed house…
Getting scammed via a text will be harder from 1 July in Life, Law & Culture
– but more businesses need to act Mohiuddin Ahmed, Adelaide University From July 1, when you get a text claiming to…
SailGP Returns To Freo In February 2027 Bigger Than Ever! in Shipping & Sailing
Today, at Bathers Beach, during a gap in the winter weather, Reece Whitby, WA’s Minister for Tourism and SailGP unveiled…

After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 13 2026 V North Melbourne

How do you pronounce Switkowski? The City of Bunbury, now apparently the Shinboners’ favourite home away from home and when you think about it, they’re probably a perfect match. Less a preferred destination these days, than something to be negotiated, driven around at speed, and bypassed on the road to somewhere much nicer. Freo as we know is on that road. I don’t want to be unkind, but many people outside the Golden West may only know of Bunbury from the time it made national headlines about a decade ago as the methamphetamine capital of WA. And today, Junior Truly said she couldn’t help thinking there might still be some weird waste water vibes tingling in the septics.  She might have been onto…