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Freo Today. 16 July 2026. What a cutie. What bird is it?

Ruby Princess in Shipping & Sailing
Ruby Princess is back in the cruise news. Do you remember her? Jean Hudson reports on the latest challenge Ruby…
Rarely a Dull Moment – The new planning scheme and what we learned at PSC on 13 July 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…
‘We can replace the chooks – but not our wildlife’ in Our Environment
Professors Ray Wills and Peter Newman highlight the need to design biosecurity settings in both Australia and New Zealand first to defend wildlife.…

The Wednesday Poem

Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem. In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected poets and those who may not call themselves poets but love writing poetry or having a go! Today, we are pleased to bring you Maritime Rites Fremantle (after Alvin Curran) by Lucy Czerciec. ~ Look here for other poems in The Wednesday Poem feature. ~ And don’t miss our podcast interviews with other poets in our Poets Paddock feature. ~ If you’d like to SUBMIT A POEM FOR THE WEDNESDAY POEM or COMMENT on this or any of our stories, don’t hesitate to email our Editor. ~ WHILE YOU ARE HERE – ~…
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…
Highlights of the Nordic Film Festival in Gig Guide
Barry Healy reports that from Sámi Resistance to Scandinavian Absurdity, there’s lots to see! The Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival (formerly…
After The Game With Snaps Truly – Rd 18 2026 V Sydney in Life, Law & Culture
I didn’t feel very comfortable ahead of this one. Some very dear friends flew in from Sydney to stay with us and then watch…
View from the Round House with Martin Drum – Secret Harbour, China, Iran, NATO, The Gift, Modi, Le Pen, World Cup, Origin, Freo 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 – The Budget and The Respite Centre in Life, Law & Culture
Welcome back to our regular feature, Rarely a Dull Moment where we report on the highlights of City of Fremantle…
Arts Scene Diary Notes – A Tale of Two Galleries in Gig Guide
Last Friday night, Gayle O’Leary, our Arts Editor, was out and about - as she reports here! It's Friday night…

A Freo Love Story From Pemberton

This week we received this lovely email and photograph from Sabrina King of Pemberton, for whom Freo is also a special place. Sabrina writes - Dear FSN Team, I'd love to share a photograph I captured of Fremantle Harbour at sunset. Although I live a few hours away, Fremantle has become a place I return to whenever I need to slow down and reconnect. There is something about its streets, its history and its harbour that always draws me back. On this particular evening, I was driving through Fremantle with my teenage daughter when I suddenly saw this view. I…
Les Moyle’s Bridge Essay in Architecture + Urban Design
On the basis that a picture is worth a thousand words, here’s an 8,000 word Bridge essay by Les Moyle,…
Henderson – Home of Frigates and Now a Blue Mussel Rock Wall in Our Environment
Fremantle Ports has partnered with Byssal and DevelopmentWA to trial an innovative nature‑based pilot project designed to enhance marine biodiversity…
Movie Review – Colours of Time in Gig Guide
Or as our reviewer Bruce Menzies experienced it, Remembrance of Times Past ‘We can’t move forward if we don’t look at the…

The Wednesday Poem

Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem. In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected poets and those who may not call themselves poets but love writing poetry or having a go! Today, we are pleased to bring you Billet-doux to Multicultural Australia by Rita Tognini. Rita Tognini writes poetry and short fiction. Her work has been published in journals and collections nationally and overseas and has won prizes and commendations. In 2018 she was selected for the WA Emerging Writer Program. ~ Look here for other poems in The Wednesday Poem feature. ~ And don’t miss our podcast interviews with other poets…